Tokuko Takagi

Who is this?

Tokuko Takagi (高木 徳子, Takagi Tokuko; born Tokuko Nagai (永井 徳子, Nagai Tokuko), February 15, 1891 – March 30, 1919), also billed as Taku Takagi, was a Japanese dancer and actress in early silent films. She was the first female Japanese performer to appear in a film professionally, appearing in four shorts for the American-based Thanhouser Company between the years 1911 and 1914. After returning to Japan, she was Japan's first dancer to dance in toe shoes.

Career

1. 1891
   Born
2. 1919
   Passed away

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Tokyo
• •Citizenship: Japan
• •Known as: actor, dancer