Portrait of Isuzu Yamada

Acting

Isuzu Yamada

Career

Active from 1931 to 1982, with a break from 1967 to 1978, busiest in 1955 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
46
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Isuzu Yamada Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Mystery
    2.7, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Post-War Japan 3
  • Social Satire 3
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Bleak Realism 3
  • Political Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

4 titles · average score 70
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! (1985)

as Oriku

Suspicion
Suspicion (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tokie Horiuchi

Arashi Tatsunari
Arashi Tatsunari (1982)

as Tatsu

Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin
Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin (1981)

TV show

1970s

3 titles · average score 71
Hissatsu Shigotonin
Hissatsu Shigotonin (1979)

TV show · as Otowa

Ameyuki-san
Ameyuki-san (1979)

as Waka Yamada

Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

as Oeyo

1960s

14 titles · average score 79
Akō Rōshi
Akō Rōshi (1964)

TV show · as Riku

Sakiko-san chotto
Sakiko-san chotto (1963)

as 中川しの

The Great Wall
The Great Wall (1962)

as Dowager Empress

Four Sisters
Four Sisters (1962)

as Tatsuko Katagiri

Glory on the Summit
Glory on the Summit (1962)

as Taka Hirooka

Yojimbo
Yojimbo (1961)
GoodWatch score 90

as Orin

The Orphan Brother
The Orphan Brother (1961)

as Yashio (voice)

Daredevil in the Castle
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yodogami

Buddha
Buddha (1961)

as Kalideva

Bonchi
Bonchi (1960)

as Sei

Princess Sen in Edo
Princess Sen in Edo (1960)

as Kisaragi

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage (1960)

as Otoku

1950s

39 titles · average score 76
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood (1957)
GoodWatch score 90

as Lady Asaji Washizu

The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

as Osugi the Landlady

Tokyo Twilight
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

as Kisako Soma

Downtown
Downtown (1957)

as Riyo Yazawa

Flowing
Flowing (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

as Otsuta

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956)

as Shinako

Burden of Love
Burden of Love (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Some Kaita

A Billionaire
A Billionaire (1954)

as Hanakuma

Hiroshima
Hiroshima (1953)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mineh Obah

Miniature
Miniature (1953)

as Tamiko

Five Men of Edo
Five Men of Edo (1951)

as Okane, Chobei's wife

Fencing Master
Fencing Master (1950)

as Oharu

1940s

9 titles · average score 67
Actress
Actress (1947)

as Sumako Matsui

The Famous Sword Bijomaru
The Famous Sword Bijomaru (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sasae Onoda

The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

as O-Sode

音楽大進軍
音楽大進軍 (1943)

as Isuzu Yamada

The Sculpture of Master Choji
The Sculpture of Master Choji (1943)

as Outa

Onna keizu
Onna keizu (1942)

as Otsuta

The Battle of Kawanakajima
The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)

as Oshino

Yukiko and Natsuyo
Yukiko and Natsuyo (1941)

as Natsuyo

The Snake Princess
The Snake Princess (1940)

as Oshima

1930s

16 titles · average score 74
Ichiyo Higuchi
Ichiyo Higuchi (1939)

as Ichiyo Higuchi

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki (1939)

as Oshiho

The Day Before
The Day Before (1939)

as Osaki

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro (1938)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tsuruhachi

The Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka (1937)

as Senhime

Sisters of the Gion
Sisters of the Gion (1936)
GoodWatch score 81

as O-mocha

Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy (1936)
GoodWatch score 85

as Ayako Murai

Oyuki the Virgin
Oyuki the Virgin (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as Oyuki

The Downfall of Osen
The Downfall of Osen (1935)
GoodWatch score 73

as Osen

Miss Okichi
Miss Okichi (1935)

as Okichi

The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World (1932)

as Oyae

In Search of Mother
In Search of Mother (1931)

as Otose