Acting
Isuzu Yamada
- Titles
- 79movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1931 to 1982, with a break from 1967 to 1978, busiest in 1955 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 44top three billing
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Yojimbo91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.7average 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 4.7
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Mystery2.7, average 4.1
- Adrenaline3.7, average 5.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Political Intrigue 3
- Japanese Cinema 3
- Melodrama 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Character Study 3
- Psychological Depth 3
- Melancholic Tone 2
- Masterful Direction 2
- Post-War Japan 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- SShigeto MikiCinematographerOsaka Elegy, Sisters of the Gion, Oyuki the Virgin, The Sword, Fencing Master, +2 more
Yoshikata YodaWriterOsaka Elegy, Sisters of the Gion, The Motherland Far Far Away, Five Men of Edo, The Killing of Otsuya, +2 more
Masao MishimaActorBurden of Love, The Motherland Far Far Away, Five Men of Edo, Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro, 江戸いろは祭, +1 more
Kazuo HasegawaActorAkō Rōshi, Onna keizu, Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro, The Battle of Kawanakajima, The Snake Princess, +1 more
Eitarō ShindōActorOsaka Elegy, Sisters of the Gion, Actress, 大当り男一代, Onna keizu, +1 more- TTakeo ItōCinematographerMiniature, Ai Sureba Koso, A Billionaire, Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro, Yukiko and Natsuyo, +1 more
Kyōko KagawaActorThe Lower Depths, Shozo, a Cat and Two Women, Daredevil in the Castle, Ai Sureba Koso, Christ in Bronze
Toshirō MifuneActorYojimbo, Throne of Blood, The Lower Depths, Daredevil in the Castle, Down Town
So YamamuraActorTokyo Twilight, Burden of Love, The Orphan Brother, Miniature, Ai Sureba Koso
Hideko TakamineActorFlowing, Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki, Home Sweet Home, Onna keizu, The Day Before
Kenji MizoguchiDirectorOsaka Elegy, Sisters of the Gion, Oyuki the Virgin, The Sword, The Downfall of Osen
Akira IfukubeComposerHiroshima, The Motherland Far Far Away, Miniature, Daredevil in the Castle, Down Town
Movies and TV shows
811980s
4 titles · average score 69
1970s
3 titles · average score 70
Hissatsu Shigotonin (1979)
TV show · as Otowa
Ameyuki-san (1979)
as Waka Yamada
70
Shogun's Samurai (1978)
as Oeyo
1960s
13 titles · average score 80
Akō Rōshi (1964)
TV show · as Riku
The Great Wall (1962)
as Dowager Empress
Four Sisters (1962)
as Tatsuko Katagiri
Glory on the Summit (1962)
as Taka Hirooka
91
Yojimbo (1961)
as Orin
The Orphan Brother (1961)
as Yashio (voice)
68
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
as Yodogami
Buddha (1961)
as Kalideva
Bonchi (1960)
as Sei
Princess Sen in Edo (1960)
as Kisaragi
Goodbye to Glory (1960)
as Otake
1950s
37 titles · average score 77
90
Throne of Blood (1957)
as Lady Asaji Washizu
78
The Lower Depths (1957)
as Osugi the Landlady
88
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
as Kisako Soma
73
Flowing (1956)
as Otsuta
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956)
as Shinako
67
Burden of Love (1955)
as Some Kaita
Three Loves (1954)
as Mother
75
Hiroshima (1953)
as Mineh Obah
Miniature (1953)
as Tamiko
Five Men of Edo (1951)
as Okane, Chobei's wife
Home Sweet Home (1951)
as Namiko, Kosaku's wife
Fencing Master (1950)
as Oharu
1940s
8 titles · average score 65
Actress (1947)
as Sumako Matsui
62
The Sword (1945)
as Sasae Onoda
68
The Song Lantern (1943)
as O-Sode
音楽大進軍 (1943)
as Isuzu Yamada
Onna keizu (1942)
as Otsuta
The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)
as Oshino
Yukiko and Natsuyo (1941)
as Natsuyo
The Snake Princess (1940)
as Oshima
1930s
16 titles · average score 73
Ichiyo Higuchi (1939)
as Ichiyo Higuchi
The Day Before (1939)
as Osaki
66
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro (1938)
as Tsuruhachi
The Siege of Osaka (1937)
as Senhime
85
Osaka Elegy (1936)
as Ayako Murai
81
Sisters of the Gion (1936)
as O-mocha
59
Oyuki the Virgin (1935)
as Oyuki
Miss Okichi (1935)
as Okichi
In Search of Mother (1931)
as Otose