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
Throne of Blood
(Lady Asaji Washizu)
Bangaku no issho
Yojimbo
(Orin)
The Lower Depths
(Osugi the Landlady)
Love in the Mountains
Wild Lion
Pineapple Butai
(Shigeyo (Mother))
Professional Killer
The Undefeated Woman
Osaka Elegy
(Ayako Murai)
The Stand in Hakone
Oyuki the Virgin
(Oyuki)
Flowing
(Otsuta)
A Man from Akagi
The Great Wall
(Dowager Empress)
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
Tokyo Twilight
(Kisako Soma)
Sisters of the Gion
(O-mocha)
Kurosawa
(Self)
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings
Woman Boss
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
(Oshiho)
Happy Daughter
(Michiko Yamada)
The Downfall of Osen
(Osen)
The Sword
(Sasae Onoda)
A Billionaire
(Hanakuma)
Until Victory Day
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
(Tsuruhachi)
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
(Shinako)
Daredevil in the Castle
(Yodogami)
The Lovelorn Geisha
Kagebōshi
(お夏)
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
風雲金毘羅山
江戸いろは祭
(女房おなか)
振袖釼法
(母つじ)
Arashi Tatsunari
(Tatsu)
荒木又右衛門
(妻みね)
A Matter of Valour
The Revenge Champion
Christ in Bronze
(Kimika)
Modern People
The Motherland Far Far Away
(Masako)
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
大当り男一代
(お吉)
涙の花道
(江戸紫女将そよ)
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
(Sayo Yamada)
A Boy and Three Mothers
(Natsu, the Foster Mother)
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
(Namiko, Kosaku's wife)
Miniature
(Tamiko)
Keshô yuki
Miss Okichi
(Okichi)
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
Fencing Master
(Oharu)
Suronin Chuya
Kantaro of Ina
Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
(Misawa)
The Fighting Firemen
(Koina)
Mission Accomplished
Buddha
(Kalideva)
Five Men of Edo
(Okane, Chobei's wife)
Black River
(Landlady)
The Comb of Oroku
(Okinu)
Fireworks Over the Sea
(Kaoru Uozumi)
Chutaro of Banba
A Mother's Love
How Sorrowful
The Way of Drama
誰よりも金を愛す
The Snake Princess
(Oshima)
Deep River Melody
Such is Life
(Oharu)
Ichiyo Higuchi
(Ichiyo Higuchi)
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
(Chizuin)
The Horse Boy
Tsukigata Hanpeita
(Somehachi)
Bonchi
(Sei)
The Song Lantern
(O-Sode)
365 Nights
Yukiko and Natsuyo
(Natsuyo)
Three Loves
(Mother)
Lord for a Night
Onna keizu
(Otsuta)
The Man Who Waited
Hiroshima
音楽大進軍
(Isuzu Yamada)
In Search of Mother
(Otose)
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
Four Sisters
(Tatsuko Katagiri)
Goodbye to Glory
(Otake)
Suspicion
(Tokie Horiuchi)
Burden of Love
(Some Kaita)
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
(Oriku)
Sure Death
Banquet Under the Midnight Sun
(Oichi)
The Greatest Man in the World
(Oyae)
The Elegant Swordsman
The Battle of Kawanakajima
(Oshino)
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Shogun's Samurai
(Oeyo)
The Orphan Brother
(Yashio (voice))
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
(Self)
The Days of Evil Women
The Day Before
(Osaki)
The Seasons of Love
(Urako)
The Hidden Treasure
Schoolgirl Records
Glory on the Summit
(Taka Hirooka)
Growing Up
The Shop Curtain
Farewell to Dream
(Seiji's mother, Kiyo)
The Shrikes
Devil’s Statue
Princess Sen in Edo
(Kisaragi)
The Killing of Otsuya
(Otsuya)
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
(Otoku)
Down Town
(Riyo Yazawa)
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Four Marriages
Shanghai Moon
The Body
The Big Ambition
Actress
(Sumako Matsui)
Ai Sureba Koso
(Yaeko (segment 3))
Chushingura
(Oishi Riku)
Satsuma-bikyaku
Become a Mother, Become a Woman
(Harue Yasukawa)
Castle of Revenge
Musashibo Benkei
Hirate Miki the Swordman
At the End of the Clouds
The Siege of Osaka
(Senhime)
Secret
Ishigassen
Martial Arts Encyclopedia
Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
(Joban)
Akō Rōshi
(Riku)
新必殺仕事人
Hissatsu Shigotonin
(Otowa)