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Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada
  • Name: Isuzu Yamada
  • Birthday: 1917-02-05
  • Also known as: Исудзу Ямада
  • Place of birth: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
  • Popularity: 2.584
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

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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