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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
Character:Self
Release Date:25/10/2002
Kurosawa
Character:Self
Release Date:24/12/2000
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
Character:Oriku
Release Date:29/06/1985
Sure Death
Character:
Release Date:16/06/1984
Suspicion
Character:Tokie Horiuchi
Release Date:11/09/1982
Arashi Tatsunari
Character:Tatsu
Release Date:25/08/1982
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Yotsuya
Character:
Release Date:04/07/1979
Shogun's Samurai
Character:Oeyo
Release Date:21/01/1978
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Character:Self
Release Date:24/05/1975
Woman Boss
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Release Date:15/01/1970
Sakiko-san chotto
Character:中川しの
Release Date:13/01/1963
The Body
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Release Date:08/11/1962
The Great Wall
Character:Dowager Empress
Release Date:01/11/1962
365 Nights
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Release Date:09/09/1962
假名手本忠臣蔵
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Release Date:09/09/1962
Glory on the Summit
Character:Taka Hirooka
Release Date:29/07/1962
Four Sisters
Character:Tatsuko Katagiri
Release Date:01/07/1962
Buddha
Character:Kalideva
Release Date:31/10/1961
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Character:
Release Date:23/09/1961
The Orphan Brother
Character:Yashio (voice)
Release Date:19/07/1961
Yojimbo
Character:Orin
Release Date:25/04/1961
The Shrikes
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Release Date:01/03/1961
誰よりも金を愛す
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Release Date:02/02/1961
Daredevil in the Castle
Character:Yodogami
Release Date:03/01/1961
風来物語 あばれ飛車
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Release Date:28/09/1960
Deep River Melody
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Release Date:13/09/1960
Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher
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Release Date:23/08/1960
The Lovelorn Geisha
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Release Date:12/07/1960
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
Character:Otoku
Release Date:29/05/1960
Bonchi
Character:Sei
Release Date:14/04/1960
Secret
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Release Date:05/04/1960
Goodbye to Glory
Character:Otake
Release Date:01/04/1960
Mission Accomplished
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Release Date:17/02/1960
Princess Sen in Edo
Character:Kisaragi
Release Date:14/01/1960
Pineapple Butai
Character:Shigeyo (Mother)
Release Date:27/12/1959
風来物語任侠篇
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Release Date:28/10/1959
Love in the Mountains
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Release Date:23/10/1959
The Hidden Treasure
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Release Date:05/04/1959
The Days of Evil Women
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Release Date:30/11/1958
The Undefeated Woman
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Release Date:21/10/1958
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
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Release Date:21/10/1958
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Character:Chizuin
Release Date:21/10/1958
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
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Release Date:10/08/1958
The Shop Curtain
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Release Date:15/06/1958
The Seasons of Love
Character:Urako
Release Date:10/06/1958
A Boy and Three Mothers
Character:Natsu, the Foster Mother
Release Date:18/02/1958
Down Town
Character:Riyo Yazawa
Release Date:29/10/1957
Black River
Character:Landlady
Release Date:23/10/1957
The Lower Depths
Character:Osugi the Landlady
Release Date:01/10/1957
A Matter of Valour
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Release Date:10/08/1957
The Shadow Daughter
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Release Date:05/06/1957
Tokyo Twilight
Character:Kisako Soma
Release Date:30/04/1957
The Horse Boy
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Release Date:19/02/1957
Throne of Blood
Character:Lady Asaji Washizu
Release Date:15/01/1957
The Mandarin Room
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Release Date:19/12/1956
Flowing
Character:Otsuta
Release Date:20/11/1956
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Character:Shinako
Release Date:09/10/1956
How Sorrowful
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Release Date:07/09/1956
Mother and Child
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Release Date:01/06/1956
Farewell to Dream
Character:Seiji's mother, Kiyo
Release Date:17/04/1956
Namida no hanamichi
Character:江戸紫女将そよ
Release Date:19/02/1956
大当り男一代
Character:お吉
Release Date:22/01/1956
Ishigassen
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Release Date:13/12/1955
Such is Life
Character:Oharu
Release Date:01/11/1955
Christ in Bronze
Character:Kimika
Release Date:11/10/1955
荒木又右衛門
Character:妻みね
Release Date:21/09/1955
Minamoto Yoshitsune
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Release Date:30/07/1955
振袖釼法
Character:母つじ
Release Date:26/07/1955
Ai Sureba Koso
Character:Yaeko (segment 3)
Release Date:05/07/1955
Growing Up
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Release Date:01/04/1955
The Big Ambition
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Release Date:30/03/1955
Chutaro of Banba
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Release Date:29/03/1955
Burden of Love
Character:Some Kaita
Release Date:18/03/1955
Three Loves
Character:Mother
Release Date:29/12/1954
A Billionaire
Character:Hanakuma
Release Date:22/11/1954
Karatachi no hana
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Release Date:26/10/1954
Hirate Miki the Swordman
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Release Date:19/10/1954
Chushingura
Character:Oishi Riku
Release Date:17/10/1954
Hiroshima
Character:Mineh Obah
Release Date:07/10/1953
Wild Lion
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Release Date:12/08/1953
At the End of the Clouds
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Release Date:09/06/1953
Miniature
Character:Tamiko
Release Date:01/04/1953
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
Character:Sayo Yamada
Release Date:20/02/1953
江戸いろは祭
Character:女房おなか
Release Date:22/01/1953
Modern People
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Release Date:03/09/1952
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Character:Somehachi
Release Date:29/05/1952
Devil’s Statue
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Release Date:01/05/1952
Castle of Revenge
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Release Date:24/04/1952
The Stand in Hakone
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Release Date:14/03/1952
Become a Mother, Become a Woman
Character:Harue Yasukawa
Release Date:17/01/1952
Satsuma-bikyaku
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Release Date:22/12/1951
Five Men of Edo
Character:Okane, Chobei's wife
Release Date:22/11/1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
Character:Kaoru Uozumi
Release Date:25/10/1951
木曽路の決闘 夏祭り三度笠
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Release Date:10/08/1951
Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
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Release Date:12/07/1951
Home Sweet Home
Character:Namiko, Kosaku's wife
Release Date:21/03/1951
The Killing of Otsuya
Character:Otsuya
Release Date:17/02/1951
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
Character:Misawa
Release Date:13/01/1951
A Man from Akagi
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Release Date:07/10/1950
風雲金毘羅山
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Release Date:02/09/1950
Fencing Master
Character:Oharu
Release Date:26/08/1950
A Mother's Love
Character:
Release Date:27/06/1950
The Motherland Far Far Away
Character:Masako
Release Date:05/03/1950
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
Character:
Release Date:08/01/1950
Kagebōshi
Character:お夏
Release Date:03/01/1950
Actress
Character:Sumako Matsui
Release Date:29/12/1947
Lord for a Night
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Release Date:11/07/1946
Hinoki butai
Character:
Release Date:17/01/1946
The Sword
Character:Sasae Onoda
Release Date:08/02/1945
Until Victory Day
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Release Date:25/01/1945
Four Marriages
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Release Date:28/09/1944
The Way of Drama
Character:
Release Date:11/05/1944
音楽大進軍
Character:Isuzu Yamada
Release Date:18/03/1943
The Song Lantern
Character:O-Sode
Release Date:11/02/1943
Kantaro of Ina
Character:
Release Date:03/01/1943
Onna keizu
Character:Otsuta
Release Date:11/06/1942
The Man Who Waited
Character:
Release Date:23/04/1942
Musashibo Benkei
Character:
Release Date:07/01/1942
The Battle of Kawanakajima
Character:Oshino
Release Date:30/11/1941
Schoolgirl Records
Character:
Release Date:27/08/1941
Yukiko and Natsuyo
Character:Natsuyo
Release Date:14/08/1941
Shanghai Moon
Character:
Release Date:01/07/1941
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
Character:
Release Date:09/01/1941
The Snake Princess
Character:Oshima
Release Date:03/04/1940
Keshô yuki
Character:
Release Date:14/02/1940
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
Character:Oshiho
Release Date:20/12/1939
The Day Before
Character:Osaki
Release Date:20/10/1939
The Fighting Firemen
Character:Koina
Release Date:22/06/1939
Ichiyo Higuchi
Character:Ichiyo Higuchi
Release Date:31/05/1939
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Character:Tsuruhachi
Release Date:29/09/1938
The Siege of Osaka
Character:Senhime
Release Date:01/04/1937
Sisters of the Gion
Character:O-mocha
Release Date:15/10/1936
Osaka Elegy
Character:Ayako Murai
Release Date:28/05/1936
Oyuki the Virgin
Character:Oyuki
Release Date:05/10/1935
Miss Okichi
Character:Okichi
Release Date:29/08/1935
The Comb of Oroku
Character:Okinu
Release Date:09/05/1935
The Downfall of Osen
Character:Osen
Release Date:20/01/1935
Happy Daughter
Character:Michiko Yamada
Release Date:03/05/1934
The Elegant Swordsman
Character:
Release Date:01/03/1934
Martial Arts Encyclopedia
Character:
Release Date:08/02/1934
Bangaku no issho
Character:
Release Date:15/06/1933
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1933
Banquet Under the Midnight Sun
Character:Oichi
Release Date:13/10/1932
Professional Killer
Character:
Release Date:03/06/1932
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings
Character:
Release Date:17/03/1932
The Greatest Man in the World
Character:Oyae
Release Date:14/01/1932
The Revenge Champion
Character:
Release Date:18/12/1931
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1931
In Search of Mother
Character:Otose
Release Date:13/03/1931
Suronin Chuya
Character:
Release Date:15/07/1930
Television Appearances
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