Akio Isono
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1910-10-20
- Died
- 1986-01-21
- Place of birth
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Also known as
- 礒野秋雄
Biography
Akio Isono (October 20, 1910 – January 21, 1986) was born in Tsurumi, near Yokohama in 1910. His family ran a newspaper sales business. In 1917, at the age of seven, he became a pupil of Hanayanagi Shotaro, who was known as a great actor of the new school, and trod the boards for the first time in child roles at the Hongoza theater. After that he went on to perform in theaters run by Shochiku.
In 1921, he performed in his first leading film role in Yamagureru under the direction of Ushihara Kiyohiko, and he then alternated leading roles on the stage with those at Shochiku Pictures. In 1925, he became an exclusive actor for Shochiku Cinema, Kamata Studios and starred in a number of films. Isono, together with Mitsui Hideo and Abe Shozaburo, won great popularity as the Yotamono Trio. The Yotamono Trio appeared in a series of movies, beginning with the 1931 film Reijo to Yotamono. In 1932, his excellent performance in the film Arashi no Naka no Shojo, directed by Shimazu Yasujiro, won great critical acclaim.
In 1943, he left Shochiku and joined the theater company Warai no Okoku. After the war, he continued to appear in supporting roles, mainly for Shochiku, but from the late 1960s he began appearing exclusively in TV dramas. His gentle and humorous acting style won him great acclaim. He died of lung cancer at 8:18 a.m. on January 21, 1986, at the Ofuna Kyosai Hospital in Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was 75 years old.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (52)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as (uncredited)
Mother's Love Letter
1935
Five Siblings
1939
Okinu and Banto
1940
Lumberjack and Lady
1935
Love Letter
1953
Aa mujô - Dai ippen: Hôrô no maki
1923
The Masseurs and a Woman
1938
as Hiking Student
An Angel Dreams Too
1951
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Ichiro Aoyama
Love in the Deep
1958
Zac Zac Girl
1951
I Will Never Forget
1960
Hearts A-Flutter
1957
Zero Focus
1961
I Will Buy You
1956
as Saburô Kurita
Apart from You
1933
as Yoshio
The Rose on His Arm
1956
as Neighbour on the left, Mister
Street Without End
1934
as Koichi, her younger brother
The Lights of Asakusa
1937
as Senkichi
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
続二等兵物語 南方孤島の巻
1956
Okoto and Sasuke
1935
Storm in the City
1934
Mole Alley
1953
Carmen's Innocent Love
1952
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
The Bronze Monster
1954
The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi
1940
as Uematsu, Privete 1st Class
Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
1934
as Seiji
Men vs. Women
1936
Flying in the Air
1957
If Only She...
1928
Akuma no kao
1957
Mother and Child
1938
as Office clerk
Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest
1959
The Layabout and Seabathing
1933
The Woman Who Holds the Key
1946
Lady Doctor Kinuyo
1937
as Ishida
Kono ni uruwashi
1962
The Tokyo Kid
1950
Story of Second Class Private, Sequel
1956
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
1952
Odoru ryûgûjô
1949
as Kurosuke
荒木又右衛門
1955
as 仲間春蔵
Arashi no naka no shojo
1932
The Genealogy of Women
1934
Hiroi Ten
1959
Before the Wedding
1933
The Young Avenger
1957
Dawn Chorus
1941
Yume o meshimase
1950
as Clerk /Dorian Grey
About Akio Isono
Akio Isono (October 20, 1910 – January 21, 1986) was born in Tsurumi, near Yokohama in 1910. His family ran a newspaper sales business. In 1917, at the age of seven, he became a pupil of Hanayanagi Shotaro, who was known as a great actor of the new school, and trod the boards for the first time in child roles at the Hongoza theater. After that he went on to perform in theaters run by Shochiku. In 1921, he performed in his first leading film role in Yamagureru under the direction of Ushihara Kiyohiko, and he then alternated leading roles on the… With 53 credits spanning from 1923 to 1966, Akio Isono has appeared in 52 films and 1 TV show.
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- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) — as (uncredited)
- Mother's Love Letter (1935)
- Five Siblings (1939)
- Okinu and Banto (1940)
- Lumberjack and Lady (1935)
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