Biography
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
all 144
Movies 140
TV Shows 4
self 3
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood' (2002)
Kurosawa (2000)
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! (1985)
Sure Death (1984)
Suspicion (1982)
Arashi Tatsunari (1982)
新必殺仕事人 (1981)
Hissatsu Shigotonin (1979)
Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)
Woman Boss (1970)
The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967)
Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1966)
Akō Rōshi (1964)
The Body (1962)
The Great Wall (1962)
365 Nights (1962)
Glory on the Summit (1962)
Four Sisters (1962)
Buddha (1961)
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia (1961)
The Orphan Brother (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)
The Shrikes (1961)
誰よりも金を愛す (1961)
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
風来物語 あばれ飛車 (1960)
Deep River Melody (1960)
The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage (1960)
Bonchi (1960)
Secret (1960)
Goodbye to Glory (1960)
Mission Accomplished (1960)
Princess Sen in Edo (1960)
Pineapple Butai (1959)
風来物語任侠篇 (1959)
Love in the Mountains (1959)
The Hidden Treasure (1959)
The Days of Evil Women (1958)
The Undefeated Woman (1958)
The Spell of the Hidden Gold (1958)
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi (1958)
The Shop Curtain (1958)
The Seasons of Love (1958)
A Boy and Three Mothers (1958)
Down Town (1957)
Black River (1957)
The Lower Depths (1957)
A Matter of Valour (1957)
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
The Horse Boy (1957)
Throne of Blood (1957)
Flowing (1956)
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956)
How Sorrowful (1956)
Farewell to Dream (1956)
涙の花道 (1956)
大当り男一代 (1956)
Ishigassen (1955)
Such is Life (1955)
Christ in Bronze (1955)
荒木又右衛門 (1955)
Minamoto Yoshitsune (1955)
振袖釼法 (1955)
Ai Sureba Koso (1955)
Growing Up (1955)
The Big Ambition (1955)
Chutaro of Banba (1955)
Burden of Love (1955)
Three Loves (1954)
A Billionaire (1954)
Hirate Miki the Swordman (1954)
Chushingura (1954)
Hiroshima (1953)
Wild Lion (1953)
At the End of the Clouds (1953)
Miniature (1953)
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (1953)
江戸いろは祭 (1953)
Modern People (1952)
Tsukigata Hanpeita (1952)
Devil’s Statue (1952)
Castle of Revenge (1952)
The Stand in Hakone (1952)
Become a Mother, Become a Woman (1952)
Satsuma-bikyaku (1951)
Five Men of Edo (1951)
Fireworks Over the Sea (1951)
Home Sweet Home (1951)
The Killing of Otsuya (1951)
The Inner Palace Conspiracy (1951)
A Man from Akagi (1950)
風雲金毘羅山 (1950)
Fencing Master (1950)
A Mother's Love (1950)
The Motherland Far Far Away (1950)
続影法師 (1950)
Kagebōshi (1950)
Actress (1947)
Lord for a Night (1946)
The Sword (1945)
Until Victory Day (1945)
Four Marriages (1944)
The Way of Drama (1944)
音楽大進軍 (1943)
The Song Lantern (1943)
Kantaro of Ina (1943)
Onna keizu (1942)
The Man Who Waited (1942)
Musashibo Benkei (1942)
The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)
Schoolgirl Records (1941)
Yukiko and Natsuyo (1941)
Shanghai Moon (1941)
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday (1941)
Flowers Blooming In the Storm (1940)
The Snake Princess (1940)
Keshô yuki (1940)
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki (1939)
The Day Before (1939)
Ichiyo Higuchi (1939)
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro (1938)
The Siege of Osaka (1937)
Sisters of the Gion (1936)
Osaka Elegy (1936)
Oyuki the Virgin (1935)
Miss Okichi (1935)
The Comb of Oroku (1935)
The Downfall of Osen (1935)
The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate (1934)
Happy Daughter (1934)
The Elegant Swordsman (1934)
Martial Arts Encyclopedia (1934)
Bangaku no issho (1933)
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen (1933)
Banquet Under the Midnight Sun (1932)
Professional Killer (1932)
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings (1932)
The Greatest Man in the World (1932)
The Revenge Champion (1931)
The 26 Martyrs of Japan (1931)
In Search of Mother (1931)
Suronin Chuya (1930)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1917-02-05
Deathday2012-07-09 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceOsaka, Japan
RelationshipsYoshi Katō (1950-01-01 - 1954-01-01), Ichirō Tsukita (1936-01-01 - 1942-01-01)
SpouseTsutomu Shimomoto
ChildrenMichiko Saga
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As山田五十鈴 , Исудзу Ямада
AwardsBlue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress, Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress, Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō, Person of Cultural Merit, Order of Culture
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