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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 A Cat and Two Women (1956). She was married to Tsutomu Shimomoto, Yoshi Katô, Kazuo Takimura, Ichirō 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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    • 9 wins total

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Known for

Toshirō Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in Throne of Blood (1957)
Throne of Blood
8.0
  • Lady Asaji Washizu
  • 1957
Toshirō Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo
8.2
  • Orin
  • 1961
A Cat and Two Women (1956)
A Cat and Two Women
6.4
  • Shinako
  • 1956
Flowing (1956)
Flowing
7.5
  • Otsuta
  • 1956

Credits

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Actress

  • Aoi tokugawa sandai (2000)
    Aoi tokugawa sandai
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Odai Kata
    • Odai
    • 2000
  • Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! (1985)
    Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
    6.1
    • Oriku
    • 1985
  • Hissatsu shigotonin V (1985)
    Hissatsu shigotonin V
    TV Series
    • Oriku
    • 1985
  • Hissatsu!: Sure Death! (1984)
    Hissatsu!: Sure Death!
    5.5
    • 'Shamisen Shop' Oriku
    • 1984
  • Suspicion (1982)
    Suspicion
    7.1
    • Tokie Horiuchi
    • 1982
  • Hissatsu shigotonin (1979)
    Hissatsu shigotonin
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Otowa
    • 1979
  • Ameyuki san
    TV Movie
    • Waka Yamada
    • 1979
  • Akujo ni tsuite
    TV Series
    • Nobuyo Segawa
    • 1978
  • Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
    Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
    7.1
    • Oeyo (Mother)
    • 1978
  • Woman Boss (1970)
    Woman Boss
    • 1970
  • Ô-oku maruhi monogatari (1967)
    Ô-oku maruhi monogatari
    6.4
    • 1967
  • Kazuo Hasegawa in Akô rôshi (1964)
    Akô rôshi
    TV Series
    • Riku
    • 1964
  • Musume no kekkon
    TV Series
    • 1964
  • Sakiko-san chotto (1963)
    Sakiko-san chotto
    • 1963
  • The Body (1962)
    The Body
    6.2
    • Proprietress of Sex Club
    • 1962

Soundtrack

  • The Song Lantern (1943)
    The Song Lantern
    6.9
    • performer: "Ama, Tama no dan"
    • 1943

Personal details

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

Did you know

  • 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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