Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! ★ 7.0 Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! 1985 Sure Death ★ 6.5 Sure Death 1984 Suspicion ★ 7.0 Suspicion 1982 Arashi Tatsunari Arashi Tatsunari 1982 Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin 1981 Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Yotsuya Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Yotsuya 1979 Hissatsu Shigotonin ★ 10.0 Hissatsu Shigotonin 1979 Ameyuki-san Ameyuki-san 1979 Shogun's Samurai ★ 6.9 Shogun's Samurai 1978 Woman Boss ★ 8.0 Woman Boss 1970 Minamoto no Yoshitsune Minamoto no Yoshitsune 1966 Akō Rōshi ★ 7.5 Akō Rōshi 1964 Sakiko-san chotto Sakiko-san chotto 1963 The Body ★ 7.3 The Body 1962 The Great Wall ★ 7.0 The Great Wall 1962 365 Nights 365 Nights 1962 假名手本忠臣蔵 假名手本忠臣蔵 1962 Glory on the Summit ★ 9.0 Glory on the Summit 1962 Four Sisters ★ 6.0 Four Sisters 1962 Buddha ★ 10.0 Buddha 1961 Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia ★ 7.0 Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia 1961 The Orphan Brother ★ 6.3 The Orphan Brother 1961 Yojimbo ★ 8.1 Yojimbo 1961 The Shrikes The Shrikes 1961 誰よりも金を愛す ★ 9.0 誰よりも金を愛す 1961 Daredevil in the Castle ★ 7.3 Daredevil in the Castle 1961 風来物語 あばれ飛車 風来物語 あばれ飛車 1960 Deep River Melody ★ 6.0 Deep River Melody 1960 Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher 1960 The Lovelorn Geisha ★ 6.9 The Lovelorn Geisha 1960 Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage ★ 6.0 Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage 1960 Bonchi ★ 7.7 Bonchi 1960 Secret Secret 1960 Goodbye to Glory Goodbye to Glory 1960 Mission Accomplished Mission Accomplished 1960 Princess Sen in Edo ★ 9.0 Princess Sen in Edo 1960 Pineapple Butai ★ 10.0 Pineapple Butai 1959 Disappearance in the Night Disappearance in the Night 1959 風来物語任侠篇 風来物語任侠篇 1959 Love in the Mountains Love in the Mountains 1959 Man of Edo Man of Edo 1959 Hear My Mother's Cry Hear My Mother's Cry 1959 The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love 1959 The Hidden Treasure ★ 7.0 The Hidden Treasure 1959 The Days of Evil Women ★ 7.0 The Days of Evil Women 1958 The Undefeated Woman The Undefeated Woman 1958 The Spell of the Hidden Gold ★ 6.5 The Spell of the Hidden Gold 1958 Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi ★ 6.5 Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi 1958 The Shop Curtain ★ 8.0 The Shop Curtain 1958 The Seasons of Love ★ 3.0 The Seasons of Love 1958 A Boy and Three Mothers ★ 7.0 A Boy and Three Mothers 1958 Samurai Nippon Samurai Nippon 1957 Down Town ★ 8.0 Down Town 1957 Black River ★ 6.9 Black River 1957 The Lower Depths ★ 7.1 The Lower Depths 1957 A Matter of Valour ★ 8.0 A Matter of Valour 1957 The Shadow Daughter ★ 8.0 The Shadow Daughter 1957 Tokyo Twilight ★ 7.7 Tokyo Twilight 1957 The Horse Boy The Horse Boy 1957 Throne of Blood ★ 7.9 Throne of Blood 1957 The Mandarin Room ★ 8.0 The Mandarin Room 1956 Flowing ★ 7.2 Flowing 1956 Shozo, a Cat and Two Women ★ 6.7 Shozo, a Cat and Two Women 1956 Five Patriots of Kyoto Five Patriots of Kyoto 1956 How Sorrowful How Sorrowful 1956 Mother and Child Mother and Child 1956 Farewell to Dream ★ 7.1 Farewell to Dream 1956 Namida no hanamichi Namida no hanamichi 1956 大当り男一代 大当り男一代 1956 Ishigassen Ishigassen 1955 Such is Life ★ 10.0 Such is Life 1955 Christ in Bronze ★ 9.0 Christ in Bronze 1955 荒木又右衛門 荒木又右衛門 1955 Minamoto Yoshitsune Minamoto Yoshitsune 1955 振袖釼法 振袖釼法 1955 If Indeed One Loves ★ 10.0 If Indeed One Loves 1955 Growing Up ★ 7.2 Growing Up 1955 The Big Ambition The Big Ambition 1955 Chutaro of Banba ★ 5.0 Chutaro of Banba 1955 Burden of Love ★ 7.1 Burden of Love 1955