10.0
10.0
In Search of Mother
1931
as Otose
Isuzu Yamada
Also known as: Mitsu Yamada, Yamada Isuzu, Yamada Mitsu
Acting
Born:February 5, 1917
Died:July 9, 2012(aged 95)
Birthplace:Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Nationality:Japan
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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
Filmography (137 movies)
8.1
8.1
Yojimbo
1961
as Orin
8.0
8.0
Lord for a Night
1946
8.0
8.0
Miniature
1953
as Tamiko
7.9
7.9
Throne of Blood
1957
as Lady Asaji Washizu
7.7
7.7
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Kisako Soma
7.6
7.6
The Downfall of Osen
1935
as Osen
7.4
7.4
Hiroshima
1953
as Mineh Obah
7.1
7.1
Flowing
1956
as Otsuta
7.1
7.1
Sisters of the Gion
1936
as O-mocha
7.1
7.1
The Lower Depths
1957
as Osugi the Landlady
7.1
7.1
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Yodogami
7.0
7.0
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
7.0
7.0
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1952
as Somehachi
7.0
7.0
Bonchi
1960
as Sei
6.9
6.9
Farewell to Dream
1956
as Seiji's mother, Kiyo
6.8
6.8
Burden of Love
1955
as Some Kaita
6.8
6.8
Home Sweet Home
1951
as Namiko, Kosaku's wife
6.8
6.8
The Song Lantern
1943
as O-Sode
6.8
6.8
Growing Up
1955
6.8
6.8
Black River
1957
as Landlady
6.7
6.7
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Shinako
6.7
6.7
Kurosawa
2000
as Self
6.7
6.7
Osaka Elegy
1936
as Ayako Murai
6.5
6.5
The Body
1962
6.5
6.5
The Way of Drama
1944
6.3
6.3
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938
as Tsuruhachi
6.3
6.3
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
6.0
6.0
The Great Wall
1962
as Dowager Empress
6.0
6.0
Miss Okichi
1935
as Okichi
6.0
6.0
Fencing Master
1950
as Oharu
6.0
6.0
Deep River Melody
1960
6.0
6.0
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
1958
as Chizuin
6.0
6.0
Yukiko and Natsuyo
1941
as Natsuyo
6.0
6.0
Three Loves
1954
as Mother
6.0
6.0
The Orphan Brother
1961
as Yashio (voice)
6.0
6.0
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
1958
6.0
6.0
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
1960
as Otoku
5.8
5.8
The Sword
1945
as Sasae Onoda
5.8
5.8
Sure Death
1984
5.7
5.7
A Billionaire
1954
as Hanakuma
5.3
5.3
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941
5.3
5.3
Oyuki the Virgin
1935
as Oyuki
5.2
5.2
The Greatest Man in the World
1932
as Oyae
5.0
5.0
Chutaro of Banba
1955
5.0
5.0
Five Men of Edo
1951
as Okane, Chobei's wife
4.7
4.7
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Kaoru Uozumi
2.0
2.0
Modern People
1952
1.0
1.0
The Seasons of Love
1958
as Urako
Hirate Miki the Swordman
1954
Ishigassen
1955
Martial Arts Encyclopedia
1934
Bangaku no issho
1933
Love in the Mountains
1959
The Undefeated Woman
1958
Wild Lion
1953
A Man from Akagi
1950
Suronin Chuya
1930
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings
1932
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
1931
Kantaro of Ina
1943
Arashi Tatsunari
1982
as Tatsu
風来物語 あばれ飛車
1960
風来物語任侠篇
1959
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1955
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
as Misawa
Pineapple Butai
1959
as Shigeyo (Mother)
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939
as Oshiho
Happy Daughter
1934
as Michiko Yamada
Until Victory Day
1945
Kagebōshi
1950
as お夏
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
1950
風雲金毘羅山
1950
振袖釼法
1955
as 母つじ
荒木又右衛門
1955
as 妻みね
A Matter of Valour
1957
A Boy and Three Mothers
1958
as Natsu, the Foster Mother
大当り男一代
1956
as お吉
Namida no hanamichi
1956
as 江戸紫女将そよ
Keshô yuki
1940
Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
1951
The Fighting Firemen
1939
as Koina
Karatachi no hana
1954
The Shadow Daughter
1957
The Mandarin Room
1956
木曽路の決闘 夏祭り三度笠
1951
Mother and Child
1956
Hinoki butai
1946
江戸いろは祭
1953
as 女房おなか
At the End of the Clouds
1953
The Siege of Osaka
1937
as Senhime
Actress
1947
as Sumako Matsui
Onna keizu
1942
as Otsuta
The Revenge Champion
1931
Christ in Bronze
1955
as Kimika
Goodbye to Glory
1960
as Otake
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Masako
Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher
1960
Down Town
1957
as Riyo Yazawa
A Mother's Love
1950
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
1933
Professional Killer
1932
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
1953
as Sayo Yamada
The Comb of Oroku
1935
as Okinu
The Stand in Hakone
1952
How Sorrowful
1956
Such is Life
1955
as Oharu
The Snake Princess
1940
as Oshima
Ichiyo Higuchi
1939
as Ichiyo Higuchi
The Horse Boy
1957
365 Nights
1962
The Man Who Waited
1942
音楽大進軍
1943
as Isuzu Yamada
The Day Before
1939
as Osaki
Ai Sureba Koso
1955
as Yaeko (segment 3)
Banquet Under the Midnight Sun
1932
as Oichi
The Elegant Swordsman
1934
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
as Oshino
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
2002
as Self
The Days of Evil Women
1958
The Shop Curtain
1958
Glory on the Summit
1962
as Taka Hirooka
Schoolgirl Records
1941
The Shrikes
1961
Devil’s Statue
1952
Princess Sen in Edo
1960
as Kisaragi
The Killing of Otsuya
1951
as Otsuya
Four Marriages
1944
Secret
1960
Shanghai Moon
1941
Mission Accomplished
1960
Chushingura
1954
as Oishi Riku
Satsuma-bikyaku
1951
Become a Mother, Become a Woman
1952
as Harue Yasukawa
Castle of Revenge
1952
Woman Boss
1970
Musashibo Benkei
1942
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