Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

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​
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
    Birthday
    2/5/1917
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
7.9
Bangaku no issho
Bangaku no issho
0
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
8.1
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths
7.1
Love in the Mountains
Love in the Mountains
0
Wild Lion
Wild Lion
0
Pineapple Butai
Pineapple Butai
0
Professional Killer
0
The Undefeated Woman
The Undefeated Woman
0
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
6.7
The Stand in Hakone
The Stand in Hakone
0
Flowing
Flowing
7.1
Oyuki the Virgin
Oyuki the Virgin
5.3
A Man from Akagi
A Man from Akagi
0
The Great Wall
The Great Wall
6
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
0
Tokyo Twilight
Tokyo Twilight
7.7
Sisters of the Gion
Sisters of the Gion
7.2
Kurosawa
Kurosawa
6.7
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings
0
Woman Boss
Woman Boss
0
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
0
Happy Daughter
0
The Downfall of Osen
The Downfall of Osen
7.6
The Sword
The Sword
5.8
A Billionaire
A Billionaire
5.7
Until Victory Day
0
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
6.3
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
6.7
Daredevil in the Castle
Daredevil in the Castle
7.4
The Lovelorn Geisha
The Lovelorn Geisha
6.6
Kagebōshi
Kagebōshi
0
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
0
風雲金毘羅山
風雲金毘羅山
0
江戸いろは祭
江戸いろは祭
0
振袖釼法
振袖釼法
0
Arashi Tatsunari
Arashi Tatsunari
0
荒木又右衛門
荒木又右衛門
0
A Matter of Valour
A Matter of Valour
0
The Revenge Champion
The Revenge Champion
0
Christ in Bronze
0
Modern People
Modern People
2.5
The Motherland Far Far Away
The Motherland Far Far Away
0
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
6
大当り男一代
大当り男一代
0
涙の花道
涙の花道
0
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
0
A Boy and Three Mothers
A Boy and Three Mothers
0
風来物語 あばれ飛車
風来物語 あばれ飛車
0
風来物語任侠篇
風来物語任侠篇
0
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
6
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
6.8
Miniature
Miniature
8
Keshô yuki
Keshô yuki
0
Miss Okichi
Miss Okichi
6
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Minamoto Yoshitsune
0
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
0
Fencing Master
Fencing Master
6
Suronin Chuya
Suronin Chuya
0
Kantaro of Ina
Kantaro of Ina
0
Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
0
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
0
The Fighting Firemen
The Fighting Firemen
0
Mission Accomplished
Mission Accomplished
0
Buddha
Buddha
0
Five Men of Edo
Five Men of Edo
5
Black River
Black River
6.9
The Comb of Oroku
0
Fireworks Over the Sea
Fireworks Over the Sea
5
Chutaro of Banba
Chutaro of Banba
5
A Mother's Love
0
How Sorrowful
0
The Way of Drama
The Way of Drama
6.5
誰よりも金を愛す
0
The Snake Princess
0
Deep River Melody
Deep River Melody
6
Such is Life
0
Ichiyo Higuchi
0
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
6
The Horse Boy
The Horse Boy
0
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tsukigata Hanpeita
7
Bonchi
Bonchi
7
The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern
6.8
365 Nights
365 Nights
0
Yukiko and Natsuyo
6
Three Loves
Three Loves
6
Lord for a Night
Lord for a Night
8
Onna keizu
0
The Man Who Waited
The Man Who Waited
0
Hiroshima
Hiroshima
7.5
音楽大進軍
音楽大進軍
0
In Search of Mother
In Search of Mother
10
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
5.3
Four Sisters
Four Sisters
6
Goodbye to Glory
Goodbye to Glory
0
Suspicion
Suspicion
6.7
Burden of Love
Burden of Love
6.8
Sure Death
Sure Death
5.8
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
6
Banquet Under the Midnight Sun
0
The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World
5.2
The Elegant Swordsman
0
The Battle of Kawanakajima
The Battle of Kawanakajima
0
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
6.8
Shogun's Samurai
Shogun's Samurai
7.1
The Orphan Brother
The Orphan Brother
6.6
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
0
The Days of Evil Women
The Days of Evil Women
0
The Day Before
The Day Before
0
The Seasons of Love
The Seasons of Love
1
The Hidden Treasure
The Hidden Treasure
0
Schoolgirl Records
Schoolgirl Records
0
Glory on the Summit
Glory on the Summit
0
Growing Up
Growing Up
6.8
The Shop Curtain
The Shop Curtain
0
Farewell to Dream
Farewell to Dream
6.9
The Shrikes
The Shrikes
0
Devil’s Statue
Devil’s Statue
0
Princess Sen in Edo
Princess Sen in Edo
0
The Killing of Otsuya
The Killing of Otsuya
0
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
6
Down Town
Down Town
0
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
0
Four Marriages
Four Marriages
0
Shanghai Moon
Shanghai Moon
0
The Body
The Body
6.5
The Big Ambition
The Big Ambition
0
Actress
Actress
0
Ai Sureba Koso
Ai Sureba Koso
0
Chushingura
Chushingura
0
Satsuma-bikyaku
Satsuma-bikyaku
0
Become a Mother, Become a Woman
Become a Mother, Become a Woman
0
Castle of Revenge
Castle of Revenge
0
Musashibo Benkei
Musashibo Benkei
0
Hirate Miki the Swordman
Hirate Miki the Swordman
0
At the End of the Clouds
At the End of the Clouds
0
The Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka
0
Secret
Secret
0
Ishigassen
Ishigassen
0
Martial Arts Encyclopedia
0
Logo
Wynk Movies
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