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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
The Lower Depths (1957)
The Lower Depths
7.3
  • Osugi the Landlady
  • 1957

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Actress

  • Aoi tokugawa sandai (2000)
    Aoi tokugawa sandai
    • Odai Kata
    • Odai
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Hissatsu! Buraun-kan no kaibutsutachi (1985)
    Hissatsu! Buraun-kan no kaibutsutachi
    • Oriku
    • 1985
  • Hissatsu shigotonin V
    • Oriku
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Hissatsu! (1984)
    Hissatsu!
    • 'Shamisen Shop' Oriku
    • 1984
  • Giwaku (1982)
    Giwaku
    • Tokie Horiuchi
    • 1982
  • Hissatsu shigotonin (1979)
    Hissatsu shigotonin
    • Otowa
    • TV Series
    • 1979
  • Ameyuki san
    • Waka Yamada
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • Akujo ni tsuite
    • Nobuyo Segawa
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Shogun's Samurai (1978)
    Shogun's Samurai
    • Oeyo (Mother)
    • 1978
  • Onna kumichô (1970)
    Onna kumichô
    • 1970
  • Ô-oku maruhi monogatari (1967)
    Ô-oku maruhi monogatari
    • 1967
  • Musume no kekkon
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Yama no sanka: moyuru wakamono tachi
    • 1962
  • Ratai (1962)
    Ratai
    • Proprietress of Sex Club
    • 1962
  • Shin shikôtei (1962)
    Shin shikôtei
    • Dowager Empress
    • 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 Uta-andon (1943)
    Uta-andon
    • 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)
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    • 1 Article

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    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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