Takako Irie

Takako Irie

Acting

Takako Irie (入江 たか子 Irie Takako, 7 February 1911 – 12 January 1995) was a Japanese film actress. Born in Tokyo into the aristocratic Higashibōjō family (her birth name was Hideko Higashibōjō (東坊城 英子 Higashibōjō Hideko)), she graduated from Bunka Gakuin before debuting as an actress at Nikkatsu in 1927. She became a major star, even starting her own production company, Irie Productions, in 1932. One of Kenji Mizoguchi's silent film masterpieces, The Water Magician, was produced at that company with Irie starring. She appeared in many advertisements, as well as on fans and other commercial…

Filmography

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The Deserted City ★ 7.1 The Deserted City 1984 Legend of the Cat Monster ★ 5.0 Legend of the Cat Monster 1983 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time ★ 6.8 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 1983 The House of Hanging ★ 6.3 The House of Hanging 1979 Sanjuro ★ 7.9 Sanjuro 1962 Lord Mito ★ 5.4 Lord Mito 1957 Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp ★ 7.0 Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp 1957 Fighting Letter for 29 People Fighting Letter for 29 People 1957 Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin 1956 The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations ★ 8.0 The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations 1956 Matashirō Fighting Journey Matashirō Fighting Journey 1956 The Roar of The Lion The Roar of The Lion 1955 The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing ★ 7.1 The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing 1954 The Great White Tiger Platoon ★ 6.0 The Great White Tiger Platoon 1954 Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko 1954 Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki ★ 9.0 Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki 1954 Maiko monogatari Maiko monogatari 1954 Tsumakoi kuroda bushi Tsumakoi kuroda bushi 1954 Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace ★ 8.0 Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace 1953 Love Letter ★ 6.9 Love Letter 1953 Ghost of Saga Mansion ★ 7.7 Ghost of Saga Mansion 1953 Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival 1951 Tales of a Drifter Tales of a Drifter 1951 Judge of the Ashuras ★ 10.0 Judge of the Ashuras 1951 Blue Sky Angel ★ 8.0 Blue Sky Angel 1950 Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu 1950 Kagebōshi Kagebōshi 1950 Odoroki ikka Odoroki ikka 1949 Invitation to Happiness ★ 10.0 Invitation to Happiness 1947 Political Theater Political Theater 1947 Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu 1947 Life Is like a Somersault ★ 7.0 Life Is like a Somersault 1946 Four Marriages ★ 8.0 Four Marriages 1944 The Most Beautiful ★ 5.5 The Most Beautiful 1944 Omokage no machi ★ 8.0 Omokage no machi 1942 Wings of Victory ★ 6.8 Wings of Victory 1942 Mother Never Dies ★ 6.2 Mother Never Dies 1942 Green Earth Green Earth 1942 Sky of Hope ★ 8.0 Sky of Hope 1942 The Battle of Kawanakajima ★ 7.0 The Battle of Kawanakajima 1941 White Heron ★ 9.0 White Heron 1941 Yukiko and Natsuyo ★ 6.0 Yukiko and Natsuyo 1941 Dancers of Awa ★ 7.0 Dancers of Awa 1941 The Snake Princess ★ 8.0 The Snake Princess 1940 Madam with a Ribbon Madam with a Ribbon 1939 Sincerity ★ 6.0 Sincerity 1939 Enoken’s Shrewd Period ★ 9.0 Enoken’s Shrewd Period 1939 Family Diary Part II Family Diary Part II 1938 Tojuro's Love ★ 7.0 Tojuro's Love 1938 Learn from Experience, Part Two ★ 6.3 Learn from Experience, Part Two 1937 Learn from Experience, Part One ★ 6.7 Learn from Experience, Part One 1937 Shirobara wa sakedo Shirobara wa sakedo 1937 A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again 1937 A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again ★ 10.0 A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again 1937 A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes 1937 Karayuki-san Karayuki-san 1937 Mother's Melody Mother's Melody 1937 A Woman's Sorrows ★ 6.7 A Woman's Sorrows 1937 Kuriyama Daizen Kuriyama Daizen 1936 Great Bodhisattva Pass 2 Great Bodhisattva Pass 2 1936 Great Bodhisattva Pass ★ 10.0 Great Bodhisattva Pass 1935 Karisome no kuchibeni ★ 7.0 Karisome no kuchibeni 1934 Tsuki yori no shisha Tsuki yori no shisha 1934 The Water Magician ★ 7.3 The Water Magician 1933 The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia ★ 8.0 The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia 1932 Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen ★ 7.0 Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen 1931 Jean Valjean: Part Two Jean Valjean: Part Two 1931 Jean Valjean: Part One ★ 7.0 Jean Valjean: Part One 1931 Behold This Mother ★ 9.0 Behold This Mother 1930 Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown ★ 7.0 Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown 1930 Matenro sôtohen Matenro sôtohen 1929 Tokyo March ★ 6.1 Tokyo March 1929 A Living Puppet ★ 10.0 A Living Puppet 1929 The Morning Sun Shines ★ 5.8 The Morning Sun Shines 1929 Metropolitan Symphony ★ 10.0 Metropolitan Symphony 1929