People
Isuzu Yamada
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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood' as Self | 2002-10-25 |
Kurosawa as Self | 2000-12-24 |
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! as Oriku | 1985-06-29 |
Sure Death | 1984-06-16 |
Suspicion as Tokie Horiuchi | 1982-09-11 |
Arashi Tatsunari as Tatsu | 1982-08-25 |
Shogun's Samurai as Oeyo | 1978-01-21 |
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director | 1975-05-24 |
Woman Boss | 1970-01-15 |
The Body | 1962-11-08 |
The Great Wall as Dowager Empress | 1962-11-01 |
365 Nights | 1962-09-09 |
Glory on the Summit as Taka Hirooka | 1962-07-29 |
Four Sisters as Tatsuko Katagiri | 1962-07-01 |
Buddha as Kalideva | 1961-10-31 |
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia | 1961-09-23 |
The Orphan Brother as Yashio (voice) | 1961-07-19 |
Yojimbo as Orin | 1961-04-25 |
The Shrikes | 1961-03-01 |
誰よりも金を愛す | 1961-02-02 |
Daredevil in the Castle as Yodogami | 1961-01-03 |
風来物語 あばれ飛車 | 1960-09-28 |
Deep River Melody | 1960-09-13 |
The Lovelorn Geisha | 1960-07-12 |
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage as Otoku | 1960-05-29 |
Bonchi as Sei | 1960-04-14 |
Secret | 1960-04-05 |
Goodbye to Glory as Otake | 1960-04-01 |
Mission Accomplished | 1960-02-17 |
Princess Sen in Edo as Kisaragi | 1960-01-14 |
Pineapple Butai as Shigeyo (Mother) | 1959-12-27 |
風来物語任侠篇 | 1959-10-28 |
Love in the Mountains | 1959-10-23 |
The Hidden Treasure | 1959-04-05 |
The Days of Evil Women | 1958-11-30 |
The Spell of the Hidden Gold | 1958-10-21 |
The Spell of the Hidden Gold as Chizuin | 1958-10-21 |
The Undefeated Woman | 1958-10-21 |
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi | 1958-08-10 |
The Shop Curtain | 1958-06-15 |
The Seasons of Love as Urako | 1958-06-10 |
A Boy and Three Mothers as Natsu, the Foster Mother | 1958-02-18 |
Down Town as Riyo Yazawa | 1957-10-29 |
Black River as Landlady | 1957-10-23 |
The Lower Depths as Osugi the Landlady | 1957-10-01 |
A Matter of Valour | 1957-08-10 |
Tokyo Twilight as Kisako Soma | 1957-04-30 |
The Horse Boy | 1957-02-19 |
Throne of Blood as Lady Asaji Washizu | 1957-01-15 |
Flowing as Otsuta | 1956-11-20 |
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women as Shinako | 1956-10-09 |
How Sorrowful | 1956-09-07 |
Farewell to Dream as Seiji's mother, Kiyo | 1956-04-17 |
涙の花道 as 江戸紫女将そよ | 1956-02-19 |
大当り男一代 as お吉 | 1956-01-22 |
Ishigassen | 1955-12-13 |
Such is Life as Oharu | 1955-11-01 |
Christ in Bronze as Kimika | 1955-10-11 |
荒木又右衛門 as 妻みね | 1955-09-21 |
Minamoto Yoshitsune | 1955-07-30 |
振袖釼法 as 母つじ | 1955-07-26 |
Ai Sureba Koso as Yaeko (segment 3) | 1955-07-05 |
Growing Up | 1955-04-01 |
The Big Ambition | 1955-03-30 |
Chutaro of Banba | 1955-03-29 |
Burden of Love as Some Kaita | 1955-03-18 |
Three Loves as Mother | 1954-12-29 |
A Billionaire as Hanakuma | 1954-11-22 |
Hirate Miki the Swordman | 1954-10-19 |
Chushingura as Oishi Riku | 1954-10-17 |
Hiroshima | 1953-10-07 |
Wild Lion | 1953-08-12 |
At the End of the Clouds | 1953-06-09 |
Miniature as Tamiko | 1953-04-01 |
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land as Sayo Yamada | 1953-02-20 |
江戸いろは祭 as 女房おなか | 1953-01-22 |
Modern People | 1952-09-03 |
Tsukigata Hanpeita as Somehachi | 1952-05-29 |
Devil’s Statue | 1952-05-01 |
Castle of Revenge | 1952-04-24 |
The Stand in Hakone | 1952-03-14 |
Become a Mother, Become a Woman as Harue Yasukawa | 1952-01-17 |
Satsuma-bikyaku | 1951-12-22 |
Five Men of Edo as Okane, Chobei's wife | 1951-11-22 |
Fireworks Over the Sea as Kaoru Uozumi | 1951-10-25 |
Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask | 1951-07-12 |
Home Sweet Home as Namiko, Kosaku's wife | 1951-03-21 |
The Killing of Otsuya as Otsuya | 1951-02-17 |
The Inner Palace Conspiracy as Misawa | 1951-01-13 |
A Man from Akagi | 1950-10-07 |
風雲金毘羅山 | 1950-09-02 |
Fencing Master as Oharu | 1950-08-26 |
A Mother's Love | 1950-06-27 |
The Motherland Far Far Away as Masako | 1950-03-05 |
続影法師 | 1950-01-08 |
Kagebōshi as お夏 | 1950-01-03 |
Actress as Sumako Matsui | 1947-12-29 |
Lord for a Night | 1946-07-11 |
The Sword as Sasae Onoda | 1945-02-08 |
Until Victory Day | 1945-01-25 |
Four Marriages | 1944-09-28 |
The Way of Drama | 1944-05-11 |
音楽大進軍 as Isuzu Yamada | 1943-03-18 |
The Song Lantern as O-Sode | 1943-02-11 |
Kantaro of Ina | 1943-01-03 |
Onna keizu as Otsuta | 1942-06-11 |
The Man Who Waited | 1942-04-23 |
Musashibo Benkei | 1942-01-07 |
The Battle of Kawanakajima as Oshino | 1941-11-30 |
Schoolgirl Records | 1941-08-27 |
Yukiko and Natsuyo as Natsuyo | 1941-08-14 |
Shanghai Moon | 1941-07-01 |
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday | 1941-01-09 |
The Snake Princess as Oshima | 1940-04-03 |
Keshô yuki | 1940-02-14 |
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki as Oshiho | 1939-12-20 |
The Day Before as Osaki | 1939-10-20 |
The Fighting Firemen as Koina | 1939-06-22 |
Ichiyo Higuchi as Ichiyo Higuchi | 1939-05-31 |
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro as Tsuruhachi | 1938-09-29 |
The Siege of Osaka as Senhime | 1937-04-01 |
Sisters of the Gion as O-mocha | 1936-10-15 |
Osaka Elegy as Ayako Murai | 1936-05-28 |
Oyuki the Virgin as Oyuki | 1935-10-05 |
Miss Okichi as Okichi | 1935-08-29 |
The Comb of Oroku as Okinu | 1935-05-09 |
The Downfall of Osen as Osen | 1935-01-20 |
Happy Daughter as Michiko Yamada | 1934-05-03 |
The Elegant Swordsman | 1934-03-01 |
Martial Arts Encyclopedia | 1934-02-08 |
Bangaku no issho | 1933-06-15 |
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen | 1933-01-02 |
Banquet Under the Midnight Sun as Oichi | 1932-10-13 |
Professional Killer | 1932-06-03 |
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings | 1932-03-17 |
The Greatest Man in the World as Oyae | 1932-01-14 |
The Revenge Champion | 1931-12-18 |
The 26 Martyrs of Japan | 1931-10-01 |
In Search of Mother as Otose | 1931-03-13 |
Suronin Chuya | 1930-07-15 |