Isuzu Yamada
Known for Acting · 163 credits
- Born
- 1917-02-05
- Died
- 2012-07-09
- Place of birth
- Osaka, Osaka, Japan
- 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).
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Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (159)
Throne of Blood
1957
as Lady Asaji Washizu
Yojimbo
1961
as Orin
Shogun's Samurai
1978
as Oeyo
The Orphan Brother
1961
as Yashio (voice)
The Lower Depths
1957
as Osugi the Landlady
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Yodogami
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Kisako Soma
The Comb of Oroku
1935
as Okinu
Four Sisters
1962
as Tatsuko Katagiri
Osaka Elegy
1936
as Ayako Murai
Buddha
1961
as Kalideva
The Downfall of Osen
1935
as Osen
Four Marriages
1944
Flowing
1956
as Otsuta
Kurosawa
2000
as Self
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
1985
as Oriku
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
Suspicion
1982
as Tokie Horiuchi
Miniature
1953
as Tamiko
The Great Wall
1962
as Dowager Empress
A Billionaire
1954
as Hanakuma
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
Black River
1957
as Landlady
The Big Ambition
1955
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Masako
The Hidden Treasure
1959
Five Men of Edo
1951
as Okane, Chobei's wife
振袖釼法
1955
as 母つじ
Oyuki the Virgin
1935
as Oyuki
The Body
1962
Sisters of the Gion
1936
as O-mocha
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Shinako
Actress
1947
as Sumako Matsui
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
as Oshino
The Snake Princess
1940
as Oshima
Down Town
1957
as Riyo Yazawa
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
1958
as Chizuin
Sure Death
1984
Goodbye to Glory
1960
as Otake
If Indeed One Loves
1955
as Yaeko (segment 3)
Woman Boss
1970
Chutaro of Banba
1955
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
Hiroshima
1953
as Mineh Obah
Castle of Revenge
1952
The Seasons of Love
1958
as Urako
A Man from Akagi
1950
Bonchi
1960
as Sei
The Elegant Swordsman
1934
The Man Who Waited
1942
The Undefeated Woman
1958
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
1931
Glory on the Summit
1962
as Taka Hirooka
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
1950
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Kaoru Uozumi
Such is Life
1955
as Oharu
Mission Accomplished
1960
The Sword
1945
as Sasae Onoda
Kantaro of Ina
1943
365 Nights
1962
Chushingura
1954
as Oishi Riku
The Killing of Otsuya
1951
as Otsuya
The Horse Boy
1957
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938
as Tsuruhachi
At the End of the Clouds
1953
荒木又右衛門
1955
as 妻みね
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
2002
as Self
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939
as Oshiho
The Way of Drama
1944
音楽大進軍
1943
as Isuzu Yamada
Kagebōshi
1950
as お夏
Farewell to Dream
1956
as Seiji's mother, Kiyo
江戸いろは祭
1953
as 女房おなか
Love in the Mountains
1959
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
as Misawa
Miss Okichi
1935
as Okichi
Arashi Tatsunari
1982
as Tatsu
Ichiyo Higuchi
1939
as Ichiyo Higuchi
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1952
as Somehachi
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
1960
as Otoku
How Sorrowful
1956
Ishigassen
1955
Princess Sen in Edo
1960
as Kisaragi
Onna keizu
1942
as Otsuta
Banquet Under the Midnight Sun
1932
as Oichi
The Days of Evil Women
1958
Until Victory Day
1945
Modern People
1952
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1955
Christ in Bronze
1955
as Kimika
Keshô yuki
1940
Satsuma-bikyaku
1951
Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
1951
Deep River Melody
1960
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
1933
Growing Up
1955
Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher
1960
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
1953
as Sayo Yamada
Three Loves
1954
as Mother
Devil’s Statue
1952
Happy Daughter
1934
as Michiko Yamada
Professional Killer
1932
The Song Lantern
1943
as O-Sode
The Revenge Champion
1931
A Mother's Love
1950
The Fighting Firemen
1939
as Koina
Burden of Love
1955
as Some Kaita
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
1958
Musashibo Benkei
1942
The Stand in Hakone
1952
The Shadow Daughter
1957
Home Sweet Home
1951
as Namiko, Kosaku's wife
A Matter of Valour
1957
Lord for a Night
1946
Wild Lion
1953
The Mandarin Room
1956
Schoolgirl Records
1941
Pineapple Butai
1959
as Shigeyo (Mother)
The Day Before
1939
as Osaki
About 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 Gio… With 163 credits spanning from 1930 to 2002, Isuzu Yamada has appeared in 159 films and 4 TV shows.
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- Throne of Blood (1957) — as Lady Asaji Washizu
- Yojimbo (1961) — as Orin
- Shogun's Samurai (1978) — as Oeyo
- The Orphan Brother (1961) — as Yashio (voice)
- The Lower Depths (1957) — as Osugi the Landlady
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