1910-10-20 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Akio Isono (October 20, 1910 – January 21, 1986) was born in Tsurumi, near Yokohama in 1910. His family ran a newspaper sales business. In 1917, at the age of seven, he became a pupil of Hanayanagi Shotaro, who was known as a great actor of the new school, and trod the boards for the first time in child roles at the Hongoza theater. After that he went on to perform in theaters run by Shochiku. In 1921, he performed in his first leading film role in Yamagureru under the direction of Ushihara Kiyohiko, and he then alternated leading roles on the stage with those at Shochiku Pictures. In 1925, he became an exclusive actor for Shochiku Cinema, Kamata Studios and starred in a number of films. Isono, together with Mitsui Hideo and Abe Shozaburo, won great popularity as the Yotamono Trio. The Yotamono Trio appeared in a series of movies, beginning with the 1931 film Reijo to Yotamono. In 1932, his excellent performance in the film Arashi no Naka no Shojo, directed by Shimazu Yasujiro, won great critical acclaim. In 1943, he left Shochiku and joined the theater company Warai no Okoku. After the war, he continued to appear in supporting roles, mainly for Shochiku, but from the late 1960s he began appearing exclusively in TV dramas. His gentle and humorous acting style won him great acclaim. He died of lung cancer at 8:18 a.m. on January 21, 1986, at the Ofuna Kyosai Hospital in Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was 75 years old.
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この日美わし | 1962-03-18 | |
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ゼロの焦点 | 1961-03-19 | |
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人間の條件 第１部純愛篇／第２部激怒篇 | (uncredited) | 1959-01-15 |
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広い天 | 1959-04-14 | |
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新二等兵物語 吹けよ神風の巻 | 1959-10-09 | |
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悪魔の顔 | 1957-07-09 | |
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花くれないに | 1957-12-15 | |
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折鶴さんど笠 | 1957-05-07 | |
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「雲の墓標」より 空ゆかば | 1957-01-09 | |
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続二等兵物語 南方孤島の巻 | 1956-07-13 | |
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続二等兵物語 五里霧中の巻 | 1956-03-18 | |
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太陽とバラ | Neighbour on the left, Mister | 1956-11-14 |
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あなた買います | Saburô Kurita | 1956-11-21 |
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荒木又右衛門 | 仲間春蔵 | 1955-09-21 |
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青銅の魔人 | 1954-12-29 | |
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君の名は 第三部 | 1954-04-27 | |
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君の名は 第二部 | 1953-12-01 | |
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恋文 | 1953-12-13 | |
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もぐら横丁 | 1953-05-07 | |
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カルメン純情す | 1952-11-13 | |
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ひばりのサーカス 悲しき小鳩 | 1952-07-15 | |
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カルメン故郷に帰る | Ichiro Aoyama | 1951-03-21 |
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東京キッド | 1950-09-09 | |
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踊る龍宮城 | Kurosuke | 1949-08-01 |
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鍵を握る女 | 1946-08-15 | |
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暁の合唱 | 1941-06-12 | |
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西住戦車長伝 | Uematsu, Privete 1st Class | 1940-12-01 |
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お絹と番頭 | 1940-12-31 | |
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五人の兄妹 | 1939-07-20 | |
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按摩と女 | Hiking Student | 1938-07-07 |
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母と子 | Office clerk | 1938-07-01 |
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浅草の灯 | Senkichi | 1937-12-02 |
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女醫絹代先生 | Ishida | 1937-04-29 |
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男性対女性 | 1936-08-29 | |
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春琴抄 お琴と佐助 | 1935-06-15 | |
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与太者と小町娘 | 1935-01-07 | |
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母の戀文 | 1935-04-18 | |
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婦系図 | 1934-02-22 | |
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隣の八重ちゃん | Seiji | 1934-06-28 |
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限りなき舗道 | Koichi, her younger brother | 1934-04-26 |
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君と別れて | Yoshio | 1933-04-01 |
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与太者と海水浴 | 1933-08-17 | |
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嵐の中の処女 | 1932-07-15 | |
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噫無情 第一篇 放浪の巻 | 1923-04-01 |
