Takamine
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Takamine is a Japanese family name
Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...

, translated literally as high ridge or high peak.

Takamine can refer to:

People

  • Gō Takamine
    Gō Takamine
    is a Japanese director of fiction films, documentaries and experimental films. Born on Ishigaki Island and raised in Naha, Takamine went to university in Kyoto and there began making 8mm films...

    , a Japanese film director
  • Hideko Takamine
    Hideko Takamine
    was a Japanese actress who began as a child actor and maintained her fame in a career that spanned nine decades.-Life and career:Born in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan, Takamine's first role was in the Shochiku studio's 1929 film Mother , which brought her tremendous popularity as a child actor. Soon...

    , a Japanese film actress
  • Jokichi Takamine
    Jokichi Takamine
    was a Japanese chemist.-Early life and education:Takamine was born in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, in November 1854. His father was a doctor; his mother a member of a family of sake brewers. He spent his childhood in Kanazawa, capital of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture in central Honshū, and was...

    , a Japanese scientist

Fictional characters

  • Kiyo Takamine (Kiyomaro Takamine), Seitaro Takamine, and Hana Takamine, Zatch Bell!
    Zatch Bell!
    Zatch Bell!, known in Japan as is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday...

    (Konjiki no Gash!!)
  • Tsukasa Takamine of Sasami: Mahou Shoujo Club
    Sasami: Mahou Shoujo Club
    is a magical girl anime which features the rather familiar likenesses of Sasami and other characters of the Tenchi Muyo! franchise, specifically those of Pretty Sammy. However, this series has nothing to do with either Pretty Sammy anime titles...

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