1917-02-05 Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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
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黒澤明～創ると云う事は素晴らしい～蜘蛛巣城 | Self | 2002-10-25 |
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Kurosawa | Self | 2000-12-24 |
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必殺！ブラウン館の怪物たち | Oriku | 1985-06-29 |
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必殺! THE HISSATSU | 1984-06-16 | |
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嵐立つなり | Tatsu | 1982-08-25 |
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疑惑 | Tokie Horiuchi | 1982-09-11 |
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柳生一族の陰謀 | Oeyo | 1978-01-21 |
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ある映画監督の生涯 溝口健二の記録 | 1975-05-24 | |
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女組長 | 1970-01-15 | |
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山の讃歌 燃ゆる若者たち | Taka Hirooka | 1962-07-29 |
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山麓 | Tatsuko Katagiri | 1962-07-01 |
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秦・始皇帝 | Dowager Empress | 1962-11-01 |
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三百六十五夜 | 1962-09-09 | |
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裸体 | 1962-11-08 | |
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もず | 1961-03-01 | |
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若さま侍捕物帖 黒い椿 | 1961-09-23 | |
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釈迦 | Kalideva | 1961-10-31 |
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用心棒 | Orin | 1961-04-25 |
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誰よりも金を愛す | 1961-02-02 | |
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大阪城物語 | Yodogami | 1961-01-03 |
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安寿と厨子王丸 | Yashio (voice) | 1961-07-19 |
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夜の流れ | 1960-07-12 | |
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予科練物語・紺碧の空遠く | Otake | 1960-04-01 |
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風来物語 あばれ飛車 | 1960-09-28 | |
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風流深川唄 | 1960-09-13 | |
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ぼんち | Sei | 1960-04-14 |
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濡れ髪喧嘩旅 | 1960-02-17 | |
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秘密 | 1960-04-05 | |
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お夏捕物帖 通り魔 | 1960-08-23 | |
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千姫御殿 | Kisaragi | 1960-01-14 |
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草間の半次郎 霧の中の渡り鳥 | Otoku | 1960-05-29 |
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パイナップル部隊 | Shigeyo (Mother) | 1959-12-27 |
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わかれ | 1959-10-23 | |
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修羅桜 | 1959-04-05 | |
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風来物語任侠篇 | 1959-10-28 | |
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眠狂四郎無頼控 魔剣地獄 | Chizuin | 1958-10-21 |
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母三人 | Natsu, the Foster Mother | 1958-02-18 |
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眠狂四郎無頼控 魔剣地獄 | 1958-10-21 | |
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太閤記 | 1958-08-10 | |
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女侠一代 | 1958-10-21 | |
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暖簾 | 1958-06-15 | |
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四季の愛欲 | Urako | 1958-06-10 |
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悪女の季節 | 1958-11-30 | |
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黒い河 | Landlady | 1957-10-23 |
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どん底 | Osugi the Landlady | 1957-10-01 |
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蜘蛛巣城 | Lady Asaji Washizu | 1957-01-15 |
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大忠臣蔵 | 1957-08-10 | |
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暴れん坊街道 | 1957-02-19 | |
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下町 | Riyo Yazawa | 1957-10-29 |
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東京暮色 | Kisako Soma | 1957-04-30 |
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ひかげの娘 | 1957-06-05 | |
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夕やけ雲 | Seiji's mother, Kiyo | 1956-04-17 |
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おしどりの間 | 1956-12-19 | |
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あやに愛しき | 1956-09-07 | |
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大当り男一代 | お吉 | 1956-01-22 |
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涙の花道 | 江戸紫女将そよ | 1956-02-19 |
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猫と庄造と二人のをんな | Shinako | 1956-10-09 |
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流れる | Otsuta | 1956-11-20 |
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荒木又右衛門 | 妻みね | 1955-09-21 |
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愛のお荷物 | Some Kaita | 1955-03-18 |
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振袖釼法 | 母つじ | 1955-07-26 |
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人生とんぼ返り | Oharu | 1955-11-01 |
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路傍の石 | 1955-03-30 | |
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番場の忠太郎 | 1955-03-29 | |
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青銅の基督 | Kimika | 1955-10-11 |
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たけくらべ | 1955-04-01 | |
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愛すればこそ | Yaeko (segment 3) | 1955-07-05 |
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石合戦 | 1955-12-13 | |
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源義経 | 1955-07-30 | |
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億万長者 | Hanakuma | 1954-11-22 |
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三つの愛 | Mother | 1954-12-29 |
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からたちの花 | 1954-10-26 | |
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地獄の剣豪 平手造酒 | 1954-10-19 | |
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忠臣蔵 花の巻・雪の巻 | Oishi Riku | 1954-10-17 |
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女ひとり大地を行く | Sayo Yamada | 1953-02-20 |
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雲ながるる果てに | 1953-06-09 | |
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ひろしま | Mineh Obah | 1953-10-07 |
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勝海舟より あばれ獅子 | 1953-08-12 | |
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縮図 | Tamiko | 1953-04-01 |
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江戸いろは祭 | 女房おなか | 1953-01-22 |
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母なれば女なれば | Harue Yasukawa | 1952-01-17 |
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現代人 | 1952-09-03 | |
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赤穂城 | 1952-04-24 | |
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魔像 | 1952-05-01 | |
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箱根風雲録 | 1952-03-14 | |
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月形半平太 | Somehachi | 1952-05-29 |
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鞍馬天狗 角兵衛獅子 | 1951-07-12 | |
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お艶殺し | Otsuya | 1951-02-17 |
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我が家は樂し | Namiko, Kosaku's wife | 1951-03-21 |
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大江戸五人男 | Okane, Chobei's wife | 1951-11-22 |
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おぼろ駕籠 | Misawa | 1951-01-13 |
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海の花火 | Kaoru Uozumi | 1951-10-25 |
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薩摩飛脚 | 1951-12-22 | |
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影法師 | お夏 | 1950-01-03 |
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赤城から来た男 | 1950-10-07 | |
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風雲金毘羅山 | 1950-09-02 | |
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続影法師 龍虎相搏つ | 1950-01-08 | |
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殺陣師段平 | Oharu | 1950-08-26 |
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母情 | 1950-06-27 | |
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遙かなり母の国 | Masako | 1950-03-05 |
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女優 | Sumako Matsui | 1947-12-29 |
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或る夜の殿様 | 1946-07-11 | |
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名刀美女丸 | Sasae Onoda | 1945-02-08 |
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勝利の日まで | 1945-01-25 | |
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四つの結婚 | 1944-09-28 | |
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芝居道 | 1944-05-11 | |
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音楽大進軍 | Isuzu Yamada | 1943-03-18 |
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歌行燈 | O-Sode | 1943-02-11 |
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伊那の勘太郎 | 1943-01-03 | |
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待って居た男 | 1942-04-23 | |
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婦系図（おんなけいず） | Otsuta | 1942-06-11 |
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武蔵坊辨慶 | 1942-01-07 | |
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雪子と夏代 | Natsuyo | 1941-08-14 |
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昨日消えた男 | 1941-01-09 | |
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上海の月 | 1941-07-01 | |
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川中島合戰 | Oshino | 1941-11-30 |
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女学生記 | 1941-08-27 | |
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蛇姫様 | Oshima | 1940-04-03 |
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化粧雪 | 1940-02-14 | |
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その前夜 | Osaki | 1939-10-20 |
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新篇 丹下左膳 隻眼の巻 | Oshiho | 1939-12-20 |
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樋口一葉 | Ichiyo Higuchi | 1939-05-31 |
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喧嘩鳶 | Koina | 1939-06-22 |
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鶴八鶴次郎 | Tsuruhachi | 1938-09-29 |
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大阪夏の陣 | Senhime | 1937-04-01 |
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祇園の姉妹 | O-mocha | 1936-10-15 |
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浪華悲歌 | Ayako Murai | 1936-05-28 |
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お六櫛 | Okinu | 1935-05-09 |
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お嬢お吉 | Okichi | 1935-08-29 |
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マリヤのお雪 | Oyuki | 1935-10-05 |
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折鶴お千 | Osen | 1935-01-20 |
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武道大鑑 | 1934-02-08 | |
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風流活人剣 | 1934-03-01 | |
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嬉しい娘 | Michiko Yamada | 1934-05-03 |
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丹下左膳 第一篇 | 1933-01-02 | |
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盤嶽の一生 | 1933-06-15 | |
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国士無双 | Oyae | 1932-01-14 |
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白夜の饗宴 | Oichi | 1932-10-13 |
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闇討渡世 | 1932-06-03 | |
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弥太郎笠 去来の巻 | 1932-03-17 | |
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仇討選手 | 1931-12-18 | |
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瞼の母 | Otose | 1931-03-13 |
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殉教血史 日本二十六聖人 | 1931-10-01 | |
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素浪人忠弥 | 1930-07-15 |
