Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

1917–2012 (aged 95)·Osaka, Osaka, Japan

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​
34Credits4 TV · 30 films
1931–1981Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedHissatsu Shigotonin
8.8 Average ratingacross 32 titles

Top TV shows 4best Isuzu Yamada shows

  1. 1Hissatsu Shigotonin posterHissatsu ShigotoninOtowa · 333 eps · 197910.0
  2. 2Akō Rōshi posterAkō RōshiRiku · 52 eps · 19647.5
  3. 3Minamoto no Yoshitsune posterMinamoto no YoshitsuneJoban · 52 eps · 1966
  4. 4Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin posterShin Hissatsu Shigotonin1 ep · 1981

Top movies 30best Isuzu Yamada movies

  1. 1Pineapple Butai posterPineapple ButaiShigeyo (Mother) · 195910.0
  2. 2Happy DaughterMichiko Yamada · 193410.0
  3. 3江戸いろは祭 poster江戸いろは祭女房おなか · 195310.0
  4. 4Buddha posterBuddhaKalideva · 196110.0
  5. 5Such is LifeOharu · 195510.0
  6. 6In Search of Mother posterIn Search of MotherOtose · 193110.0
  7. 7The Day Before posterThe Day BeforeOsaki · 193910.0
  8. 8Schoolgirl Records posterSchoolgirl Records194110.0
  9. 9If Indeed One Loves posterIf Indeed One LovesYaeko (segment 3) · 195510.0
  10. 10Karatachi no hana posterKaratachi no hana195410.0
  11. 11Christ in Bronze posterChrist in BronzeKimika · 19559.0
  12. 12誰よりも金を愛す19619.0
  13. 13Glory on the Summit posterGlory on the SummitTaka Hirooka · 19629.0
  14. 14Princess Sen in Edo posterPrincess Sen in EdoKisaragi · 19609.0
  15. 15Musashibo Benkei posterMusashibo Benkei19429.0
  16. 16Yojimbo posterYojimboOrin · 19618.1
  17. 17Bangaku no issho posterBangaku no issho19338.0
  18. 18Woman Boss posterWoman Boss19708.0
  19. 19Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki posterShinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no makiOshiho · 19398.0
  20. 20Until Victory Day19458.0
  21. 21A Matter of Valour posterA Matter of Valour19578.0
  22. 22The Inner Palace Conspiracy posterThe Inner Palace ConspiracyMisawa · 19518.0
  23. 23The Snake PrincessOshima · 19408.0
  24. 24Ichiyo HiguchiIchiyo Higuchi · 19398.0
  25. 25Lord for a Night posterLord for a Night19468.0
  26. 26Onna keizuOtsuta · 19428.0
  27. 27The Man Who Waited posterThe Man Who Waited19428.0
  28. 28The Shop Curtain posterThe Shop Curtain19588.0
  29. 29Devil’s Statue posterDevil’s Statue19528.0
  30. 30Down Town posterDown TownRiyo Yazawa · 19578.0

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