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Isuzu Yamada(1917-2012)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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Isuzu Yamada in Throne of Blood (1957)
Isuzu Yamada was born on 5 February 1917 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Throne of Blood (1957), Yojimbo (1961) and Flowing (1956). She was previously married to Tsutomu Shimomoto, Yoshi Katô, Takita, Kazuo, Ichirô Tsukida and Teinosuke Kinugasa. She died on 9 July 2012 in Inagi, Tokyo, Japan.
BornFebruary 5, 1917
DiedJuly 9, 2012(95)
BornFebruary 5, 1917
DiedJuly 9, 2012(95)
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  • Awards
    • 9 wins

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Isuzu Yamada in Osaka Elegy (1936)
Isuzu Yamada in Osaka Elegy (1936)
Shinpachirô Asaka, Chiyoko Ôkura, and Isuzu Yamada in Osaka Elegy (1936)
Isuzu Yamada in Osaka Elegy (1936)
Seiichi Takegawa and Isuzu Yamada in Osaka Elegy (1936)
Isuzu Yamada in Osaka Elegy (1936)
Kensaku Hara, Eitarô Shindô, and Isuzu Yamada in Osaka Elegy (1936)
Kensaku Hara and Isuzu Yamada in Osaka Elegy (1936)
Isuzu Yamada in Osaka Elegy (1936)
Kensaku Hara and Isuzu Yamada in Osaka Elegy (1936)
Benkei Shiganoya, Eitarô Shindô, Yôko Umemura, and Isuzu Yamada in Osaka Elegy (1936)
Benkei Shiganoya, Yôko Umemura, Isuzu Yamada, and Kiyoko Ôkubo in Osaka Elegy (1936)

Known for

Toshirô Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in Throne of Blood (1957)
Throne of Blood
8.1
  • Lady Asaji Washizu
  • 1957
Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo
8.2
  • Orin
  • 1961
Flowing (1956)
Flowing
7.6
  • Otsuta
  • 1956
A Cat and Two Women (1956)
A Cat and Two Women
6.9
  • First wife
  • 1956

Credits

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Actress

  • Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! (1985)
    Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
    • Oriku
    • 1985
  • Hissatsu shigotonin V
    • Oriku
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Hissatsu!: Sure Death! (1984)
    Hissatsu!: Sure Death!
    • 'Shamisen Shop' Oriku
    • 1984
  • Giwaku (1982)
    Giwaku
    • Tokie Horiuchi
    • 1982
  • Hissatsu shigotonin (1979)
    Hissatsu shigotonin
    • Otowa
    • TV Series
    • 1979
  • Ameyuki san
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • Akujo ni tsuite
    • Nobuyo Segawa
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
    Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
    • Oeyo (Mother)
    • 1978
  • Woman Boss (1970)
    Woman Boss
    • 1970
  • Ô-oku maruhi monogatari (1967)
    Ô-oku maruhi monogatari
    • 1967
  • Musume no kekkon
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Yama no sanka: moyuru wakamono tachi
    • 1962
  • The Body (1962)
    The Body
    • Proprietress of Sex Club
    • 1962
  • The Great Wall (1962)
    The Great Wall
    • Dowager Empress
    • 1962
  • 365 Nights
    • 1962

Soundtrack

  • Shôtarô Hanayagi, Kan Ishii, Tamae Kiyokawa, Mikio Naruse, Ichijirô Ôya, Isuzu Yamada, Eijirô Yanagi, Masao Murata, Hideo Nakagawa, Ichirô Watanabe, Ichirô Minami, Masao Yamaguchi, Akio Hanada, Kiyoshi Makino, Eiichi Seto, Keitaro Yoshioka, Akira Shima, Tetsunosuke Tatsumi, Keitarô Matsumiya, and Haruko Yanagido in The Song Lantern (1943)
    The Song Lantern
    • performer: "Ama, Tama no dan"
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 5, 1917
    • Osaka, Japan
  • Died
    • July 9, 2012
    • Inagi, Tokyo, Japan(multiple organ failure)
  • Spouses
      Tsutomu Shimomoto1956 - ? (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Daughter of an actor and a geisha, she was trained as a musician on the three-stringed traditional Japanese shamisen. Her acting career began at the age of fourteen. She joined the Nikkatsu studio in Kyoto in 1930, because her mother was a friend of the chief executive. International fame came through her roles in several films by Akira Kurosawa, notably her Lady Macbeth-like character Asaji in 'Throne of Blood' (1957).
  • Trademark
      Best known for playing scheming, ambitious women.
  • Nickname
    • Bell

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