Isao Yamagata
Biography
Isao Yamagata, whose stage name is written as 山形勲 and also known as 山形勋, was a male actor born on July 25, 1915 in London, England, United Kingdom. He pursued a career in acting and is recognized for his work in that field. Over the course of his professional life he accumulated a total of 238 known credits, reflecting a substantial body of work. Yamagata lived to the age of eighty, passing away on June 28, 1996. His contributions to film and television are recorded in databases that list his extensive involvement in the industry.
Career overview
Isao Yamagata, whose stage name is rendered in Japanese as 山形勲, was a male actor whose professional life was recorded by The Movie Database (TMDB). Born on 25 July 1915 in London, England, United Kingdom, Yamagata pursued a career in the performing arts that was identified primarily with acting. Over the course of his career, TMDB lists a total of 238 known credits, indicating a substantial body of work that spanned both movies and television shows. The breadth of his credited appearances reflects a long‑standing presence in the screen industry, though specific titles and roles are not detailed in the source material.
Yamagata’s life extended to the age of 80, concluding with his death on 28 June 1996. Throughout his eight decades, he remained recognized for his contributions to acting, as evidenced by the TMDB classification of his profession and the extensive number of entries attributed to him. While the available data does not enumerate individual projects, the volume of his credits underscores a prolific career within the Japanese‑language entertainment sector, as suggested by his Japanese stage name and the categorization of his work under both movies and TV shows. His legacy, as captured by the database, is that of a seasoned actor with a significant tally of performances.
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236 titles- Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari (1986) as President Nakata
- Kazoku no sentaku (1983) as Kohei Okido
- 松本清張のかげろう絵図 (1983)
- The Trout (1982) as Daigo Hamada
- 危険な誘拐 (1982)
- Kaidan botandōrō (1982)
- A Ghost Love Story of Japan (1982)
- 蛇公主 (1981)
- Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai (1980) as Itakura Katsukiyo
- A Picture of Madame Yuki (1975)
- Kyukei no Koya (1975)
- The First Star of Happiness (1974)
- Kanbei's Wandering Adventures (1973) as Ometsuke Doi Masatoshi
- Kenkaku Shōbai (1973)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) as Sawatari Genba
- Kaoyaku (1971) as Ogata, Seizo
- The Ambitious (1970) as Hiroe Yamada
- Rainbow Over Paris (1970) as Tetsuji Minagawa
- いつか来るさよなら (1969) as Yasuharu Chida
- Sôshun (1968) as Shūichi Andō
- Where did Sharaku go? (1968) as Juzaburo Tsutaya
- Eternal Love (1968) as Kenichiro Shinjo
- Fangs of a Female (1968)
- I Shall Not Forget (1968)
- Samurai Rebellion (1967) as Shobei Tsuchiya
- A Killer's Key (1967) as Hojo
- Secret Assignment (1967) as Takakura
- 春日和 (1967)
- Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) as Boss Tohachi
- A World For Two (1966)
- Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
- A Story Written with Water (1965) as Denzo Hashimoto
- Danshun (1965) as Shinkichi Yamaguchi
- Bloody Shuriken (1965)
- The Radish and the Carrot (1965)
- Code of Ruffians (1965)
- おゝい雲! (1965)
- Twilight of Tokyo (1965) as Shinzo Nakajima
- The Third Ninja (1964)
- The Flower and the Sword (1964)
- Jakoman and Tetsu (1964) as Kyubei
- Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
- Our Happiness Alone (1964) as Akira Sakawa
- The Eternal Life (1964)
- Black Strait (1964)
- Life of a Flower (1963) as Arimura Jizaemon
- The Big Boss (1963)
- Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin (1963)
- Road In the Mist (1963) as Nizaemon
- Tokaido Fullhouse (1963)
- Five Ronins (1963)
- Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption (1963) as Date Masamune
- Street of Wandering Men (1963)
- The Mysterious Cape (1963)
- A Fishmonger's Tour (1963)
- The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy (1963)
- Blackmail (1963)
- 20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion (1963)
- Shimmering Sword (1962)
- Tengu Priest (1962)
- In Search of Mother (1962) as Yosuke
- Sakura Official (1962)
- G-Men in the Pacific (1962) as President Chin
- A Revengeful Raid (1962)
- Good Rascals (1962) as Kouchiyama Sotoshi
- Knightly Advice (1962)
- The Phantom Goblin (1962)
- The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman (1962)
- Mark of Blood (1962) as Tajiri no Heihachi
- Kisaragi Sword (1962)
- Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido (1962)
- あの空の果てに星はまたたく (1962)
- Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady (1962)
- Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey (1962)
- Waka zakura kenka matoi (1962)
- Mid-August Commotion (1962) as Minister of War
- Tekka Wakashū (1962)
- Abekobe dōchū (1962)
- Jigoku no kagebōshi (1962)
- Genkuro Yoshitsune (1962)
- An Eagle Eyed Lord (1961)
- An Edo Magistrate (1961)
- Lord of Steel Heart (1961) as Kuroda Sanzaemon
- Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery (1961) as Shu
- The Ako Retainers (1961)
- Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san (1961) as Shozaburo Sado
- Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia (1961)
- Tange Sazen and the Princess (1961) as Yagyu Tsushima-no-kami
- The Shogun and the Fishmonger (1961)
- A Fishwife's Tale (1961)
- Edo Purebreed (1961)
- Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders (1961)
- Whistling Drifter (1961)
- Bride of White Castle (1961)
- Mask of the Moon (1961)
- Himalayan Wanderer (1961)
- Official with a Tattoo (1960)
- Morning Breeze in Edo (1960) as Dobashi Daigaku
- Lord of Red Banner (1960)
- Runway to Hell (1960)
- The Sand City in Manchuria (1960) as Motoi
- The Man of Seven Faces (1960) as Chief Inspector Ozawa
- Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3 (1960)
- The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence (1960) as Serizawa Kamo
- Scarier than the Devil (1960)
- The Master Spearman (1960) as Mitsunari Ishida
- The Second Bullet is Marked (1960)
- Road of Chivalry (1960)
- Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill (1960)
- Mighty Shosuke (1960)
- Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1960)
- Benten Kozo (1960)
- Lord Mito: All Star Version (1960)
- Ninja Assassins (1960)
- Heavenly Dragon (1960) as Iidaya Kumagoro
- Unwieldy Brothers (1960)
- Paper Crane Palanquin (1960) as Yui Shosetsu
- Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return (1960)
- Case of a Young Lord 8 (1960)
- Saikoro mushuku (1960)
- White Cliffs (1960)
- The Swordsman In The Golden Valley (1960)
- Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region (1960)
- Ooka Seidan: Devil Image (1960)
- Turbulent Highways (1959)
- Evil Man of Edo (1959) as Tenzen Akiyama
- Bride of Peacock Castle (1959)
- Hawk of the North (1959) as Yoshitsugu Hatakeyama
- Blooded Spear (1959)
- Night of the Suspicions (1959)
- The Forbidden Castle (1959)
- A Spectacular Showdown (1959)
- Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons (1959)
- Bloody Battle at Dawn (1959)
- Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men (1959)
- Diary of a Wandering Lord (1959)
- Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun (1959)
- The Acrobats of Death (1959)
- Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf (1959)
- Souls in the Moonlight III (1959) as Kamio Shuzen
- The Medicine Case (1959) as Magistrate Ooka
- Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 (1959)
- House of Spider Webs (1959)
- The Black Hooded Man Rides Again (1959)
- The Unleashed Lord (1959)
- Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy (1959)
- 53 Stages of the Road (1959)
- Hell's Companion (1959)
- The Lost Public Funds (1958) as Lord Matsudaira Aki
- Secret of The Golden Spell (1958) as Mine Tanba
- Points and Lines (1958) as Tatsuo Yasuda
- The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi (1958) as Hijikata Toshizo
- Souls in the Moonlight II (1958) as Kamio Shuzen
- Princess of Revenge (1958)
- Seven from Edo (1958) as Tatewaki
- A Chivalrous Spirit (1958) as Kadoi
- Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute (1958)
- The Naked Sun (1958)
- Roughneck From Asama (1958) as Toragoro
- The Abandoned Swords (1958)
- Noble Tasuke (1958)
- Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger (1958)
- His Pistol is Hell (1958)
- Epic Crash (1958)
- Kanbei's Bargain Sale (1958)
- Aoi Secret Book (1958) as Higashiko Fujita
- The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
- The Seven Vows, Part 2 (1957)
- The Seven Vows, Part 3 (1957)
- An Osaka Story (1957)
- Lords of Oppression (1957)
- Ujō (1957) as Shinpei Nakayama
- A Case of Honor (1957)
- Haha to ko no mado (1957)
- Shadow Over Fuji (1957)
- Souls in the Moonlight (1957) as Lord Kamio
- Rice (1957)
- The Mansion of Intrigue (1957) as Yoshiyasu (Yanagisawa Mino-no-Kami)
- Travel Romances (1957)
- Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower (1957)
- Akuma no kao (1957)
- Lords of Oppression 2 (1957)
- Goblin's Highway (1957)
- Ghost Ship Part 1 (1957) as Gemba Akahana
- Sendō shimai (1957)
- Shimizu Port of Chivalry (1957) as Miyakodori
- Pirates Magistrate (1957)
- Glorious Standard Bearer (1957)
- Warning from Space (1956) as Dr. Matsuda
- Virtue in Spades (1956)
- Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956)
- Ninja's Weapon (1956) as Sarashina Danjo
- Tsukigata Hanpeita (1956) as Fujioka
- The Seven Vows (1956) as Nyudo Ichimonji
- The Swamp (1956)
- Samurai of the Great Earth (1956)
- The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty Faces (1956)
- Lightning Karate Blow (1956) as Nagoe Gisen
- Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship (1956)
- Meteor Karate Strike (1956)
- Red-Lacquered Sword (1956)
- Police Precinct Part 2 (1956) as Morita
- 刑事部屋 (1956)
- Floating Clouds (1955) as Sugio Iba
- Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) as Yang Hsien
- Murder on the Last Train (1955)
- Ejima and Ikushima (1955) as 山田宗円
- Christ in Bronze (1955) as Magistrate
- 美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋 (1955)
- Troupers of Asakusa (1955)
- Marital Relations (1955)
- Seven Masks of Revenge (1955)
- Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo (1955)
- The Dawn of Judo (1955)
- Six Assassins (1955)
- Ooka Seidan: Defense of The Weak Pt. 2 (1955)
- The Samurai of Edo (1955)
- Seven Samurai (1954) as Samurai
- The Princess Sen (1954)
- Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako (1954)
- Hana to hatō (1954)
- Firefly Grass (1954)
- Fall of the Shogun's Militia (1954)
- The Valley Between Love and Death (1954)
- Three Loves (1954) as Father Shuhei
- Hanran (1954) as Asaichi Isobe
- Monster with Twenty Faces (1954)
- Gate of Hell (1953) as Wataru Watanabe
- The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
- Mr. Pu (1953)
- Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth (1953) as Plibp
- The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki (1953) as Deputy Kabayama
- Muntinlupa: Song of Nostalgia (1953)
- Stolen Love (1951) as Director of the Faculty of Arts
- Bengawan Solo (1951) as Master Sergeant Kenhei
- The Man Without a Nationality (1951) as Conspiracy commander
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Isao Yamagata best known for?
Isao Yamagata is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Magic Müller (1993), Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972), Samurai Rebellion (1967), The Third Ninja (1964).
When and where was Isao Yamagata born?
Isao Yamagata was born on July 25, 1915 in London, England, UK. They passed away on June 28, 1996.
How many credits does Isao Yamagata have?
Isao Yamagata has accumulated over 236 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 1986.
What is Isao Yamagata's background in cinema and television?
Isao Yamagata, whose stage name is written as 山形勲 and also known as 山形勋, was a male actor born on July 25, 1915 in London, England, United Kingdom. He pursued a career in acting and is recognized for his work in that field. Over the course of his professional life he accumulated a total of 238 known credits, reflecting...
Isao Yamagata by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Seven Samurai (1954) as Samurai — aged about 38
- Samurai Rebellion (1967) as Shobei Tsuchiya — aged about 51
- The Eagle of the Pacific (1953) — aged about 37
- Floating Clouds (1955) as Sugio Iba — aged about 39
- Jakoman and Tetsu (1964) as Kyubei — aged about 48
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) as Sawatari Genba — aged about 56
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