高田みづえ──24歳で引退、32年間「縁の下の力持ち」を選んだ妻

In 1985, Mizue Takada, a hugely popular idol singer, suddenly retired from the entertainment industry. Her husband was former Ozeki (sumo wrestler of the second highest rank) Wakashimazu (real name: Rokuo Hidaka), who was known at the time as the "Black Panther of the South Seas." It is said that upon their marriage, she disposed of all her records, videos, and trophies—everything from her singing career—herself. For the next 41 years, she was almost never seen on television. In October 2017, her husband suffered a bicycle accident. He was diagnosed with a brain contusion. Eight and a half years later, Mizue began providing solitary home care for him. On March 15, 2026, Wakashimazu passed away at the age of 69. At the funeral, Mizue read a tearful four-minute eulogy. What choices did she continue to make in the shadow of her husband? This is the story of a wife who lived for 32 years as the "unsung hero" behind the scenes. ────────────────── [Main Sources] ・Wikipedia "Mizue Takada" "Michio Wakashimazu" ・Sports Nippon ・Nikkan Sports ・Sports Hochi ・NHK ・MBC Minami-Nippon Broadcasting "Don to Kagoshima" ・FM NACK5 "Chiharu Matsuyama ON THE RADIO" (Broadcast March 15, 2026) ・CHANTO WEB — Airi-san Interview ・NEWS Post Seven (Shogakukan) — Machiko Watanabe's SNS Post ・Shukan Josei *This video is a carefully organized and restructured version of the above multiple publicly available information. ────────────────── [Channel Information] "Voices Who Lived Through the Times" This channel carefully delivers the true stories of Showa-era entertainers in a documentary format. We aim to create videos that can be quietly enjoyed by people in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. We would be very happy if you subscribed to our channel. ────────────────── #MizueTakada #Wakashimazu #VoicesThatLivedInAnEra #ShowaEraDiva #Documentary