Acting
Isuzu Yamada
- Titles
- 84movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1931 to 1982, with a break from 1967 to 1978, busiest in 1955 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 46top three billing
- Average score
75/100
- Highest rated
Yojimbo90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.6average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.6average 3.3
- Melancholy7.5average 4.7
- Pathos7.6average 5.2
- Social Commentary7.3average 4.9
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Family Dynamics6.2average 4.8
- Catharsis6.3average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.0, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Mystery2.7, average 4.1
- Situational Comedy1.5, average 2.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 5
- Character Study 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Melodrama 4
- Psychological Depth 3
- Post-War Japan 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Classic Japanese Cinema 2
- Complex Characters 2
- Samurai Action 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Yoshikata YodaWriterOsaka Elegy, Sisters of the Gion, The Inner Palace Conspiracy, The Motherland Far Far Away, Chushingura, +2 more- HHideo IshimotoCinematographerThe Inner Palace Conspiracy, 江戸いろは祭, 大当り男一代, Five Men of Edo, In Search of Mother, +2 more
- SShigeto MikiCinematographerOsaka Elegy, Sisters of the Gion, The Famous Sword Bijomaru, The Killing of Otsuya, Fencing Master, +2 more
Kazuo HasegawaActorAkō Rōshi, Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro, The Battle of Kawanakajima, The Snake Princess, Onna keizu, +1 more
Eitarō ShindōActorOsaka Elegy, Sisters of the Gion, Actress, 大当り男一代, The Killing of Otsuya, +1 more
Kyōko KagawaActorShozo, a Cat and Two Women, The Lower Depths, Daredevil in the Castle, If Indeed One Loves, Christ in Bronze, +1 more
Masao MishimaActorThe Motherland Far Far Away, Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro, 江戸いろは祭, Five Men of Edo, Become a Mother, Become a Woman, +1 more- TTakeo ItōCinematographerA Billionaire, If Indeed One Loves, Miniature, Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro, Yukiko and Natsuyo, +1 more
So YamamuraActorTokyo Twilight, If Indeed One Loves, Miniature, The Orphan Brother, Burden of Love
Hideko TakamineActorFlowing, Home Sweet Home, The Day Before, Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki, Onna keizu
Toshirō MifuneActorThrone of Blood, Yojimbo, The Lower Depths, Downtown, Daredevil in the Castle
Akira IfukubeComposerDowntown, Hiroshima, Daredevil in the Castle, Miniature, The Motherland Far Far Away
Movies and TV shows
851980s
4 titles · average score 70
as Tokie Horiuchi
as Tatsu
1970s
3 titles · average score 70
TV show · as Otowa
as Waka Yamada
1960s
14 titles · average score 79
TV show · as Riku
as 中川しの
as Dowager Empress
as Tatsuko Katagiri
as Taka Hirooka
as Orin
as Yashio (voice)
as Yodogami
as Kalideva
as Sei
as Kisaragi
1950s
39 titles · average score 76
as Lady Asaji Washizu
as Osugi the Landlady
as Kisako Soma
as Riyo Yazawa
as Otsuta
as Shinako
as Some Kaita
as Mother
as Mineh Obah
as Tamiko
as Namiko, Kosaku's wife
as Okane, Chobei's wife
1940s
9 titles · average score 67
as Sumako Matsui
as Sasae Onoda
as O-Sode
as Isuzu Yamada
as Otsuta
as Oshino
as Natsuyo
as Oshima
1930s
16 titles · average score 73
as Ichiyo Higuchi
as Osaki
as Tsuruhachi
as O-mocha
as Ayako Murai
as Oyuki
as Okichi
as Michiko Yamada
as Otose