Isuzu Yamada

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

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	2.147
Birthday	1917-02-05
Place of Birth	Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As	Исудзу Ямада,

Throne of Blood

Bangaku no issho

Yojimbo

The Lower Depths

Love in the Mountains

Wild Lion

Pineapple Butai

Professional Killer

The Undefeated Woman

Osaka Elegy

The Stand in Hakone

Oyuki the Virgin

Flowing

A Man from Akagi

The Great Wall

The 26 Martyrs of Japan

Tokyo Twilight

Sisters of the Gion

Kurosawa

Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings

Woman Boss

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

Happy Daughter

The Downfall of Osen

The Sword

A Billionaire

Until Victory Day

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Daredevil in the Castle

The Lovelorn Geisha

Kagebōshi

続影法師

風雲金毘羅山

江戸いろは祭

振袖釼法

Arashi Tatsunari

荒木又右衛門

A Matter of Valour

The Revenge Champion

Christ in Bronze

Modern People

The Motherland Far Far Away

Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi

大当り男一代

涙の花道

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

A Boy and Three Mothers

風来物語 あばれ飛車

風来物語任侠篇

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

Home Sweet Home

Miniature

Keshô yuki

Miss Okichi

Minamoto Yoshitsune

Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen

Fencing Master

Suronin Chuya

Kantaro of Ina

Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

The Fighting Firemen

Mission Accomplished

Buddha

Five Men of Edo

Black River

The Comb of Oroku

Fireworks Over the Sea

Chutaro of Banba

A Mother's Love

How Sorrowful

The Way of Drama

誰よりも金を愛す

The Snake Princess

Deep River Melody

Such is Life

Ichiyo Higuchi

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

The Horse Boy

風来物語あばれ飛車