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Acting
Isuzu Yamada
Also known as: Исудзу Ямада, ایسوزو یامادا
Biography
Isuzu Yamada (山田 五十鈴, Yamada Isuzu, 5 February 1917 – 9 July 2012) was a Japanese stage and screen actress whose career spanned seven decades. Yamada was born in Osaka as Mitsu Yamada, the daughter of Kusudu Yamada, a shinpa actor specialising in onnagata roles, and Ritsu, a geisha. Yamada debuted as a film actress in 1930 at age twelve, appearing in the Nikkatsu film Tsurugi wo koete. She soon became one of Nikkatsu's top actresses, but it was her portrayals of strong-willed modern girls in Kenji Mizoguchi's Osaka Elegy and Sisters of the Gion in 1936 at the new Daiichi Eiga studio that earned her popularity and critical acclaim. Moving to Shinkō Kinema and then to Toho, she became a star with Mikio Naruse's Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro (1938). During the second half of the 1950s, Yamada's main attention shifted towards the stage, but she still appeared in a number of distinguished films like Naruse's Flowing (1956), Yasujirō Ozu's Tokyo Twilight (1957) and Akira Kurosawa's The Lower Depths (1957) and Throne of Blood (1957). Other directors she worked with during this decade include Keisuke Kinoshita, Kaneto Shindō and Shirō Toyoda. In addition to her theatre engagements, she appeared on television, including the long-running Hissatsu series. Her last TV appearance was in 2002. Yamada died from multiple organ failure in Tokyo on 9 July 2012 at the age of 95. She was married four times, to actor Ichirō Tsukita, to producer Kazuo Takimura, to actor Yoshi Katō, and to actor Tsutomu Shimomoto. Her daughter with Tsukita, Michiko, became known as the actress Michiko Saga (1935–1992). Description above from the Wikipedia article Isuzu Yamada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 5, 1917
Day of Death
July 9, 2012
Age at Death
95 years old
Place of Birth
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Popularity Score
1.1
Filmography
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
Self
2002Movie
Kurosawa
Self
2000Movie
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
Oriku
1985Movie
Sure Death
1984Movie
Arashi Tatsunari
Tatsu
1982Movie
Suspicion
Tokie Horiuchi
1982Movie
Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin
1981TV
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Yotsuya
1979Movie
Ameyuki-san
Waka Yamada
1979Movie
Hissatsu Shigotonin
Otowa
1979TV
Shogun's Samurai
Oeyo
1978Movie
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Self
1975Movie
Woman Boss
1970Movie
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Joban
1966TV
Akō Rōshi
Riku
1964TV
Sakiko-san chotto
中川しの
1963Movie
The Great Wall
Dowager Empress
1962Movie
365 Nights
1962Movie
Four Sisters
Tatsuko Katagiri
1962Movie
Glory on the Summit
Taka Hirooka
1962Movie
The Body
1962Movie
假名手本忠臣蔵
1962Movie
Yojimbo
Orin
1961Movie
Daredevil in the Castle
Yodogami
1961Movie
Buddha
Kalideva
1961Movie
誰よりも金を愛す
1961Movie
The Orphan Brother
Yashio (voice)
1961Movie
The Shrikes
1961Movie
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961Movie
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960Movie
風来物語 あばれ飛車
1960Movie
Mission Accomplished
1960Movie
Deep River Melody
1960Movie
Bonchi
Sei
1960Movie
Goodbye to Glory
Otake
1960Movie
Princess Sen in Edo
Kisaragi
1960Movie
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
Otoku
1960Movie
Secret
1960Movie
Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher
1960Movie
Love in the Mountains
1959Movie
Pineapple Butai
Shigeyo (Mother)
1959Movie
風来物語任侠篇
1959Movie
The Hidden Treasure
1959Movie
The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love
1959Movie
Hear My Mother's Cry
1959Movie
Disappearance in the Night
1959Movie
Man of Edo
1959Movie
The Undefeated Woman
1958Movie
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
1958Movie
A Boy and Three Mothers
Natsu, the Foster Mother
1958Movie
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
1958Movie
The Days of Evil Women
1958Movie
The Seasons of Love
Urako
1958Movie
The Shop Curtain
1958Movie
Throne of Blood
Lady Asaji Washizu
1957Movie
The Lower Depths
Osugi the Landlady
1957Movie
Tokyo Twilight
Kisako Soma
1957Movie
A Matter of Valour
1957Movie
Black River
Landlady
1957Movie
The Horse Boy
1957Movie
Downtown
Riyo Yazawa
1957Movie
The Shadow Daughter
Okinu
1957Movie
Samurai Nippon
1957Movie
Flowing
Otsuta
1956Movie
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Shinako
1956Movie
大当り男一代
お吉
1956Movie
Namida no hanamichi
江戸紫女将そよ
1956Movie
How Sorrowful
1956Movie
Farewell to Dream
Seiji's mother, Kiyo
1956Movie
The Mandarin Room
Inako
1956Movie
Mother and Child
1956Movie
Five Patriots of Kyoto
1956Movie
振袖釼法
母つじ
1955Movie
荒木又右衛門
妻みね
1955Movie
Christ in Bronze
Kimika
1955Movie
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1955Movie
Chutaro of Banba
1955Movie
Such is Life
Oharu
1955Movie
Burden of Love
Some Kaita
1955Movie
Growing Up
1955Movie
The Big Ambition
1955Movie
If Indeed One Loves
Yaeko (segment 3)
1955Movie
Ishigassen
1955Movie
A Billionaire
Hanakuma
1954Movie
Three Loves
Mother
1954Movie
Chushingura
Oishi Riku
1954Movie
Hirate Miki the Swordman
1954Movie
Karatachi no hana
1954Movie
Wild Lion
1953Movie
江戸いろは祭
女房おなか
1953Movie
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
Sayo Yamada
1953Movie
Miniature
Tamiko
1953Movie
Hiroshima
Mineh Obah
1953Movie
At the End of the Clouds
1953Movie
The Stand in Hakone
1952Movie
Modern People
1952Movie
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Somehachi
1952Movie
Devil’s Statue
1952Movie
Become a Mother, Become a Woman
Harue Yasukawa
1952Movie
Castle of Revenge
1952Movie
Miss Hanaogi and Santa
1952Movie
Home Sweet Home
Namiko, Kosaku's wife
1951Movie
Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
1951Movie
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
Misawa
1951Movie
Five Men of Edo
Okane, Chobei's wife
1951Movie
Fireworks Over the Sea
Kaoru Uozumi
1951Movie
The Killing of Otsuya
Otsuya
1951Movie
Satsuma-bikyaku
1951Movie
木曽路の決闘 夏祭り三度笠
1951Movie
Orizuru kasa
1951Movie
A Man from Akagi
1950Movie
Kagebōshi
お夏
1950Movie
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
1950Movie
風雲金毘羅山
1950Movie
The Motherland Far Far Away
Masako
1950Movie
Fencing Master
Oharu
1950Movie
A Mother's Love
1950Movie
Koi rōka
1949Movie
Koga Manshion
1949Movie
Hana no jitsugetsu
1949Movie
Hebi hime dōchū
1949Movie
Actress
Sumako Matsui
1947Movie
Lord for a Night
1946Movie
Hinoki Butai
1946Movie
The Famous Sword Bijomaru
Sasae Onoda
1945Movie
Until Victory Day
1945Movie
The Way of Drama
1944Movie
Four Marriages
1944Movie
Kantaro of Ina
1943Movie
The Song Lantern
O-Sode
1943Movie
音楽大進軍
Isuzu Yamada
1943Movie
The Sculpture of Master Choji
Outa
1943Movie
Onna keizu
Otsuta
1942Movie
The Man Who Waited
1942Movie
Musashibo Benkei
1942Movie
Yukiko and Natsuyo
Natsuyo
1941Movie
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941Movie
The Battle of Kawanakajima
Oshino
1941Movie
Schoolgirl Records
1941Movie
Shanghai Moon
1941Movie
Keshô yuki
1940Movie
The Snake Princess
Oshima
1940Movie
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
Oshiho
1939Movie
The Fighting Firemen
Koina
1939Movie
Ichiyo Higuchi
Ichiyo Higuchi
1939Movie
The Day Before
Osaki
1939Movie
The New Tange Sazen: The Chapter of the Two-Armed Swordsman
1939Movie
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi
1938Movie
The Siege of Osaka
Senhime
1937Movie
Osaka Elegy
Ayako Murai
1936Movie
Sisters of the Gion
O-mocha
1936Movie
Oyuki the Virgin
Oyuki
1935Movie
The Downfall of Osen
Osen
1935Movie
Miss Okichi
Okichi
1935Movie
The Comb of Oroku
Okinu
1935Movie
Happy Daughter
Michiko Yamada
1934Movie
The Elegant Swordsman
1934Movie
Martial Arts Encyclopedia
1934Movie
Bangaku no issho
1933Movie
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
1933Movie
Professional Killer
1932Movie
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings
1932Movie
Banquet Under the Midnight Sun
Oichi
1932Movie
The Greatest Man in the World
Oyae
1932Movie
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
1931Movie
The Revenge Champion
1931Movie
In Search of Mother
Otose
1931Movie
Suronin Chuya
1930Movie
Zoku hebi hime dōchū
—Movie