Ken Takakura is not only a Japanese temple-level actor, in 1976 he played the tough and handsome protagonist prosecutor in the movie "The Hunt", which also set off a frenzy in China, and was well known to the public, becoming a screen god in the eyes of thousands of girls in China.
Ken Takakura, a star whose fame has spread all over the country, is little known about his feelings. And he has only been married once in his life, and he has only loved one woman, that is, his ex-wife Jiang Lizhi Huimei.
Emi Jiang died in 1982. After that, Ken Takakura was lonely until he was in his 80s.
Ken Takakura never spoke to the public about his children's affection, and for a long time the public and the media thought that his feelings for Eli Zhihui were as indifferent as he showed.
But outsiders don't know that Ken Takakura's old age was spent every day in the memory of Jiang Lizhi Huimei.
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Emi Tomoe Etoshi, who was very popular in the Japanese music scene in the 1950s, her mother was an opera singer, her father was a band conductor and was good at rhythm, and Emi Erichi's musical talent came from her parents' genes.
But then my mother suddenly fell seriously ill, and my father was devastated from then on, and the family reached the point where the pot could not be opened. Forced to help Jiang Lizhi Huimei at the age of 12, she entered the military camp to sing and subsidize her family.
She was popular in the barracks, where American soldiers gave her the nickname "Ellie".
A garrison soldier liked her very much and gave Emi Jiang Lizhi a song "Tennessee Waltz", which also changed the fate of Jiangli Zhihuimei, and in 1952, as soon as "Tennessee Waltz" was launched, it caused a sensation, and the sales once reached 400,000 copies.
Jiang Lizhi Huimei made her debut in the trend and transformed herself from a military singer to a popular singer, when she was only 15 years old. In the following years, Jiang Lizhi Huimei entered the film and television circle, starring in many film and television works, and was the number one superstar who was known about both songs and movies at that time.
In 1952, Ken Takakura was still a hairy boy with a slim future, who was depressed every day because of his unsuccessful career.
Ken Takakura graduated from Meiji University with a degree in business, and his original ambition was to pursue a career in the foreign trade industry. But after graduation, just in time for the Great Depression, after leaving society, a job is difficult to find.
Ken Takakura had to return to his hometown, and for a long time when he returned home, Ken Takakura helped out in his father's quarry. Later, Ken Takakura had a conflict with his family, and ran away from home in a fit of rage, heading to Tokyo alone.
In Tokyo, penniless people had to find intern jobs in studios. Shortly after the apprenticeship, he was discovered by the directors of Toei Pictures, joined their actor training class, and took the stage name Ken Takakura.
In the beginning, Takakura Ken was very resistant and prejudiced to the profession of actor, believing that drama or actors were "despicable" professions, and how could a man who stood up to the sky be a "drama".
However, he has just graduated without any support from his family, and he often can't even afford to pay for a meal, and he can do anything to earn money with a job, and he can only leave the so-called "manly dignity" behind.
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In 1956, Takakura Ken received the company's arrangement to let him perform the sketch drama "Silly Love Funeral", and after learning that the heroine was Emi Erichi, he was ecstatic, Eli Tomoemi was the goddess he loved for a long time, and for countless nights, it was Eli Tomomi's singing voice accompanied by Ken Takakura.
In the process of rehearsing "Silly Aisang", Ken Takakura finally had the opportunity to get close to the goddess, and then he began to pursue Emi Eritoshi.
People who do not know these past events must not think that Takakura Ken was once a romantic, cheerful sunny youth, in order to hold the beauty of the return, Takakura Ken did everything in his power.
After each date, after Takakura sent Jiang Lizhi Huimei home, he would stop outside Jiang Lizhi's window for a long time, especially at night, until he saw her out of the window and did not leave.
In order to please the goddess, Ken Takakura will also buy many cute socks for Emi Tomoyuki. She also took great pains to get close to Jiang Lizhi Huimei's family, often coming uninvited, cheekily running to Jiang Lizhi Huimei's home, chatting with the elderly, and playing table tennis with her family.
In addition to these romantic small details, Ken Takakura also did not hesitate to spend thousands of dollars for Jiang Lizhi Emi.
Eritoshi Loves Cars, and Ken Takakura buys expensive cars to take her for a ride around. On Eritoshi's birthday, Ken Takakura flew a small plane and landed in front of her to create a surprise.
They fell in love for 3 years, and under repeated sweet attacks, Jiang Lizhi Emi agreed to Ken Takakura's marriage proposal, and the two eventually became dependents.
After they announced their marriage to the outside world, Jiang Lizhi Huimei retired from the music scene. Before marrying Ken Takakura, Eritoshi Hyemi, ten fingers have not been stained with Yang Chunshui, she has been busy with performances, and she knows nothing about housework and cooking.
In order to become a qualified housewife, she no longer goes to restaurants to eat, tries hard to learn to cook, prepares hot soup and hot dishes in advance every night, and waits at home every day for Ken Takakura to return home from work outside.
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In the early days of their marriage, the two spent every day in sweet happiness, but who expected that the good times would not last long, and in the third year after the marriage of Takakura Ken and Jiang Lizhi Emi, their relationship suddenly fell into a freezing point.
This year, Jiang Lizhi Huimei was pregnant with a long-awaited child. However, Tiangong did not act beautiful, and did not fulfill the wish of Ken Takakura and Emi Jiang Lizhi to be parents.
Soon after becoming pregnant, Jiang Lizhi Emi had an extremely serious pregnancy reaction that was different from ordinary people. After going to the hospital for examination, the doctor told her the news of a thunderbolt on a sunny day, she had pregnancy poisoning, and the child in her abdomen could only be shed.
And it is difficult to get pregnant again, and even if you are pregnant, pregnancy poisoning will recur again. The news announced that they would never be able to have children of their own. The night Takakura learned of the news, he drank silently until dawn.
Pan zi can not let the relationship between the two have a big rift. Jiang Lizhi Huimei sits at home every day and spends a sad day, and many times she can only wash her face with tears. And Ken Takakura put all his love on his career to divert pain.
Busy with his career, Ken Takakura and his wife gradually became estranged. First of all, the pain of losing her son, and then being treated coldly by her husband, Jiang Lizhi Huimei could not help but feel a grudge, and her life was shrouded in depression.
At this time, Jiang Lizhi Huimei wanted to return to the singing world, but was opposed by Ken Takakura, who had machismo, but later she could not resist Jiang Lizhi Huimei and could only agree to her continuing her singing career.
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The entertainment industry is changing rapidly, and after her comeback in 1963, although Jiang Lizhi Emi is also very active in the show business circle, starring in operas, participating in movies, and also serving as a host in television stations, her former glory is difficult to reproduce.
After her comeback, Emi Jiang's records sold less than 10,000 copies.
Ken Takakura's career after marriage is rising steadily, since starring in the movie "The Legend of Japanese Chivalry", Ken Takakura has become a representative of the image of chivalry in the movie, and has become hot in the film and television circle for a while.
In the second year of starring in "The Legend of Japanese Heroes", Ken Takakura starred in the movie "Abashiri Fan field", in which Ken Takakura sang the theme song of the same name sold 2 million copies.
For a time, the name Ken Takakura was known to everyone, and even the dream lover of many girls.
During this period, Etoshi Tomoemi starred in a soap opera in which she played the tacky and funny "Lady Radish", but the wife played this image role, which made ken Takakura, who had a good face and machismo, feel a little humiliated in front of the public.
Another fan of Ken Takakura asked him, is your wife really the funny "Lady Radish"? Put Ken Takakura in an awkward position.
Feng Shui took turns, ten years ago, Jiang Lizhi Huimi's reputation was greatly won, and her career was in the sky, but ten years later, she was forgotten and had to play the comedy role "Lady Radish", and Ken Takakura became a superstar.
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In 1970, their love nest was destroyed by an accidental fire, and Ken Takakura and Tomomi Eri have since been separated, and the couple's life has become a real thing.
At the same time, Ken Takakura lived in the spotlight after he became famous, and the media always spied on his private life and fabricated a scandal between Ken Takakura and a certain actress. After seeing all kinds of lace news, Jiang Lizhi Huimei was even more heartbroken.
Finally, Emi Etoshi couldn't stand it, and on the stage of a large performance, she sang to the halfway point with a choked voice, unilaterally announcing to the public that I was going to divorce Ken Takakura.
The next day, the news was published by major media newspapers and magazines. But Eritoshi Emi's move was only because she was out of control of her emotions for a while, and she regretted it afterwards, she actually did not want to divorce Ken Takakura.
However, at this time, the wood has become a boat, the outside world has determined that they are divorced, and Takakura Ken also feels very painful, but the two have only divorced.
After the divorce, Ken Takakura was even more taciturn and cold, isolated himself from the outside world, and the inside and outside of the play were all indifferent.
And Jiang Lizhi Huimei's career marriage was ruined, and since then she has been accompanied by alcohol all day, and only under the influence of alcohol can she temporarily forget the love and hatred of her previous life.
One day in 1982, after Jiang LiZhihuimei was drunk, she was suffocated by vomit, there was no one around, and she left the world alone on the floor of her home, this year she was only 45 years old, and her short life ended in a hurry.
Only when he loses it knows what it is to cherish, the only person he loves has left the world, and Takakura Ken regrets it endlessly, but his personality makes him only keep silent about it, and suppress endless sorrow in his heart.
Ken Takakura did not attend the funeral of Emi Eritoshi, and he came to the tomb 7 days later, looking sad and willing to leave for a long time. Since then, every year on the death day of Jiang Lizhi Huimei, he will mourn and mourn.
In 1999, Ken Takakura starred in the film "Railroad Man", and he insisted that the ending theme song be written by Tomomi Etoshi's famous work "Tennessee Waltz".
At this moment, people know that this man has always hidden his love for Jiang Lizhi Huimei in his heart.
Once the sea was shipwrecked as water, except for the Wushan Mountain is not a cloud.
The person he loved would never appear again, and Ken Takakura would never fall in love with anyone else again, and for the rest of his life he could only miss her with the singing voice of Etoshi Tomoyuki.