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
Four Sisters
1962
as Tatsuko Katagiri
The Lower Depths
1957
as Osugi the Landlady
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Kisako Soma
Shogun's Samurai
1978
as Oeyo
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Yodogami
The Orphan Brother
1961
as Yashio (voice)
Osaka Elegy
1936
as Ayako Murai
Buddha
1961
as Kalideva
Flowing
1956
as Otsuta
Suspicion
1982
as Tokie Horiuchi
Black River
1957
as Landlady
The Hidden Treasure
1959
The Great Wall
1962
as Dowager Empress
Kurosawa
2000
as Self
If Indeed One Loves
1955
as Yaeko (segment 3)
The Body
1962
Hiroshima
1953
as Mineh Obah
Sisters of the Gion
1936
as O-mocha
Woman Boss
1970
A Billionaire
1954
as Hanakuma
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
1985
as Oriku
At the End of the Clouds
1953
Five Men of Edo
1951
as Okane, Chobei's wife
荒木又右衛門
1955
as 妻みね
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Kaoru Uozumi
The Way of Drama
1944
Bonchi
1960
as Sei
Sure Death
1984
Miniature
1953
as Tamiko
The Elegant Swordsman
1934
The Snake Princess
1940
as Oshima
Oyuki the Virgin
1935
as Oyuki
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
as Misawa
Actress
1947
as Sumako Matsui
振袖釼法
1955
as 母つじ
The Comb of Oroku
1935
as Okinu
Christ in Bronze
1955
as Kimika
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938
as Tsuruhachi
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1952
as Somehachi
The Stand in Hakone
1952
Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher
1960
Down Town
1957
as Riyo Yazawa
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939
as Oshiho
A Mother's Love
1950
Wild Lion
1953
音楽大進軍
1943
as Isuzu Yamada
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
Castle of Revenge
1952
365 Nights
1962
Chushingura
1954
as Oishi Riku
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
1950
Glory on the Summit
1962
as Taka Hirooka
The Man Who Waited
1942
How Sorrowful
1956
Goodbye to Glory
1960
as Otake
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
1958
as Chizuin
Keshô yuki
1940
Onna keizu
1942
as Otsuta
The Horse Boy
1957
The Killing of Otsuya
1951
as Otsuya
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
as Oshino
The Big Ambition
1955
Chutaro of Banba
1955
風来物語任侠篇
1959
Deep River Melody
1960
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Shinako
The Song Lantern
1943
as O-Sode
Kagebōshi
1950
as お夏
The Downfall of Osen
1935
as Osen
Farewell to Dream
1956
as Seiji's mother, Kiyo
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
2002
as Self
Arashi Tatsunari
1982
as Tatsu
The Seasons of Love
1958
as Urako
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Masako
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941
Secret
1960
The Shop Curtain
1958
Satsuma-bikyaku
1951
The Undefeated Woman
1958
Princess Sen in Edo
1960
as Kisaragi
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1955
The Sword
1945
as Sasae Onoda
Ichiyo Higuchi
1939
as Ichiyo Higuchi
Ishigassen
1955
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
1931
Lord for a Night
1946
A Boy and Three Mothers
1958
as Natsu, the Foster Mother
Three Loves
1954
as Mother
The Fighting Firemen
1939
as Koina
Such is Life
1955
as Oharu
Miss Okichi
1935
as Okichi
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
大当り男一代
1956
as お吉
The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love
1959
The Days of Evil Women
1958
A Matter of Valour
1957
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
1958
Growing Up
1955
Namida no hanamichi
1956
as 江戸紫女将そよ
Devil’s Statue
1952
The Shrikes
1961
Four Marriages
1944
Modern People
1952
Musashibo Benkei
1942
Become a Mother, Become a Woman
1952
as Harue Yasukawa
The Siege of Osaka
1937
as Senhime
Until Victory Day
1945
Pineapple Butai
1959
as Shigeyo (Mother)
Mission Accomplished
1960
Kantaro of Ina
1943
The Day Before
1939
as Osaki
The Shadow Daughter
1957
Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
1951
風雲金毘羅山
1950
The Revenge Champion
1931
Burden of Love
1955
as Some Kaita
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
1953
as Sayo Yamada
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
- Four Sisters (1962) — as Tatsuko Katagiri
- The Lower Depths (1957) — as Osugi the Landlady
- Tokyo Twilight (1957) — as Kisako Soma
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