Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Actor Feb 5 (died age 95) Osaka, Osaka, Japan 1930–2002 (72 year career)

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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 Ke…

Known For

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

Orin

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Lady Asaji Washizu

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

Kisako Soma

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

Osugi the Landlady

Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion

O-mocha

Osaka Elegy

Osaka Elegy

Ayako Murai

Shogun's Samurai

Shogun's Samurai

Oeyo

Hiroshima

Hiroshima

Mineh Obah

Filmography

Acting (153)

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Movies (149)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'

as Self

Kurosawa

Kurosawa

as Self

Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!

Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!

as Oriku

Sure Death

Sure Death

Suspicion

Suspicion

as Tokie Horiuchi

Arashi Tatsunari

Arashi Tatsunari

as Tatsu

Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Yotsuya

Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Yotsuya

Shogun's Samurai

Shogun's Samurai

as Oeyo

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

as Self

Woman Boss

Woman Boss

Sakiko-san chotto

Sakiko-san chotto

as 中川しの

Four Sisters

Four Sisters

as Tatsuko Katagiri

365 Nights

365 Nights

Glory on the Summit

Glory on the Summit

as Taka Hirooka

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

as Dowager Empress

假名手本忠臣蔵

假名手本忠臣蔵

The Body

The Body

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

as Orin

Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle

as Yodogami

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

誰よりも金を愛す

The Orphan Brother

The Orphan Brother

as Yashio (voice)

Buddha

Buddha

as Kalideva

The Shrikes

The Shrikes

Secret

Secret

Mission Accomplished

Mission Accomplished

Princess Sen in Edo

Princess Sen in Edo

as Kisaragi

Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher

Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher

風来物語あばれ飛車

風来物語あばれ飛車

Goodbye to Glory

Goodbye to Glory

as Otake

Deep River Melody

Deep River Melody

Bonchi

Bonchi

as Sei

The Lovelorn Geisha

The Lovelorn Geisha

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage

as Otoku

Love in the Mountains

Love in the Mountains

The Hidden Treasure

The Hidden Treasure

風来物語任侠篇

風来物語任侠篇

Pineapple Butai

Pineapple Butai

as Shigeyo (Mother)

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

as Chizuin

The Undefeated Woman

The Undefeated Woman

Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi

Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi

The Shop Curtain

The Shop Curtain

The Seasons of Love

The Seasons of Love

as Urako

The Days of Evil Women

The Days of Evil Women

A Boy and Three Mothers

A Boy and Three Mothers

as Natsu, the Foster Mother

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

as Lady Asaji Washizu

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

as Kisako Soma

The Horse Boy

The Horse Boy

A Matter of Valour

A Matter of Valour

Down Town

Down Town

as Riyo Yazawa

Black River

Black River

as Landlady

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

as Osugi the Landlady

The Shadow Daughter

The Shadow Daughter

Flowing

Flowing

as Otsuta

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

as Shinako

The Mandarin Room

The Mandarin Room

Farewell to Dream

Farewell to Dream

as Seiji's mother, Kiyo

How Sorrowful

Namida no hanamichi

Namida no hanamichi

as 江戸紫女将そよ

大当り男一代

大当り男一代

as お吉

Mother and Child

Mother and Child

If Indeed One Loves

If Indeed One Loves

as Yaeko (segment 3)

Christ in Bronze

Christ in Bronze

as Kimika

Minamoto Yoshitsune

Minamoto Yoshitsune

Chutaro of Banba

Chutaro of Banba

Burden of Love

Burden of Love

as Some Kaita

Such is Life

as Oharu

振袖釼法

振袖釼法

as 母つじ

Growing Up

Growing Up

Ishigassen

Ishigassen

The Big Ambition

The Big Ambition

荒木又右衛門

荒木又右衛門

as 妻みね

Chushingura

Chushingura

as Oishi Riku

A Billionaire

A Billionaire

as Hanakuma

Karatachi no hana

Karatachi no hana

Three Loves

Three Loves

as Mother

Hirate Miki the Swordman

Hirate Miki the Swordman

Miniature

Miniature

as Tamiko

At the End of the Clouds

At the End of the Clouds

Hiroshima

Hiroshima

as Mineh Obah

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

as Sayo Yamada

江戸いろは祭

江戸いろは祭

as 女房おなか

Wild Lion

Wild Lion

Devil’s Statue

Devil’s Statue

Become a Mother, Become a Woman

Become a Mother, Become a Woman

as Harue Yasukawa

The Stand in Hakone

The Stand in Hakone

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita

as Somehachi

Modern People

Modern People

Castle of Revenge

Castle of Revenge

Satsuma-bikyaku

Satsuma-bikyaku

Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask

Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask

Fireworks Over the Sea

Fireworks Over the Sea

as Kaoru Uozumi

The Killing of Otsuya

The Killing of Otsuya

as Otsuya

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

as Namiko, Kosaku's wife

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

as Misawa

Five Men of Edo

Five Men of Edo

as Okane, Chobei's wife

木曽路の決闘夏祭り三度笠

A Man from Akagi

A Man from Akagi

Fencing Master

Fencing Master

as Oharu

風雲金毘羅山

風雲金毘羅山

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

Kagebōshi

Kagebōshi

as お夏

A Mother's Love

The Motherland Far Far Away

The Motherland Far Far Away

as Masako

Actress

Actress

as Sumako Matsui

Lord for a Night

Lord for a Night

Hinoki Butai

Hinoki Butai

The Sword

The Sword

as Sasae Onoda

Until Victory Day

The Way of Drama

The Way of Drama

Four Marriages

Four Marriages

The Song Lantern

The Song Lantern

as O-Sode

音楽大進軍

音楽大進軍

as Isuzu Yamada

Kantaro of Ina

Kantaro of Ina

The Man Who Waited

The Man Who Waited

Onna keizu

as Otsuta

Musashibo Benkei

Musashibo Benkei

The Battle of Kawanakajima

The Battle of Kawanakajima

as Oshino

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

Yukiko and Natsuyo

as Natsuyo

Shanghai Moon

Shanghai Moon

Schoolgirl Records

Schoolgirl Records

Keshô yuki

Keshô yuki

The Snake Princess

as Oshima

The Fighting Firemen

The Fighting Firemen

as Koina

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

as Oshiho

The Day Before

The Day Before

as Osaki

Ichiyo Higuchi

as Ichiyo Higuchi

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

as Tsuruhachi

The Siege of Osaka

The Siege of Osaka

as Senhime

Osaka Elegy

Osaka Elegy

as Ayako Murai

Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion

as O-mocha

The Comb of Oroku

as Okinu

Miss Okichi

Miss Okichi

as Okichi

The Downfall of Osen

The Downfall of Osen

as Osen

Oyuki the Virgin

Oyuki the Virgin

as Oyuki

The Elegant Swordsman

Martial Arts Encyclopedia

Happy Daughter

as Michiko Yamada

Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen

Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen

Bangaku no issho

Bangaku no issho

Banquet Under the Midnight Sun

as Oichi

Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings

The Greatest Man in the World

The Greatest Man in the World

as Oyae

Professional Killer

In Search of Mother

In Search of Mother

as Otose

The 26 Martyrs of Japan

The 26 Martyrs of Japan

The Revenge Champion

The Revenge Champion

Suronin Chuya

Suronin Chuya

Television (4)

Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin

Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin

Hissatsu Shigotonin

Hissatsu Shigotonin

as Otowa

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

as Joban

Akō Rōshi

Akō Rōshi

as Riku