Isuzu Yamada: movies and TV shows
Isuzu Yamada has 165 credits in the archive: 161 films and 4 TV series, from 1930 to 2002. Highest rated: Hissatsu Shigotonin (10.0/10).
Career timeline
1930 – 2002 · busiest year: 1955 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood' | Self | Film | — | 85 |
| 2000 | Kurosawa | Self | Film | 7.0 | 83 |
| 1985 | Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! | Oriku | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1984 | Sure Death | Film | 6.5 | 67 | |
| 1982 | Suspicion | Tokie Horiuchi | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1982 | Arashi Tatsunari | Tatsu | Film | — | 65 |
| 1981 | Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin | TV | — | 64 | |
| 1979 | Hissatsu Shigotonin | Otowa | TV | 10.0 | 62 |
| 1979 | Ameyuki-san | Waka Yamada | Film | — | 62 |
| 1979 | Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Yotsuya | Film | — | 62 | |
| 1978 | Shogun's Samurai | Oeyo | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1975 | Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director | Self | Film | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1970 | Woman Boss | Film | 8.0 | 53 | |
| 1966 | Minamoto no Yoshitsune | Joban | TV | — | 49 |
| 1964 | Akō Rōshi | Riku | TV | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1963 | Sakiko-san chotto | 中川しの | Film | — | 46 |
| 1962 | The Great Wall | Dowager Empress | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1962 | Glory on the Summit | Taka Hirooka | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1962 | 假名手本忠臣蔵 | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1962 | The Body | Film | 7.3 | 45 | |
| 1962 | Four Sisters | Tatsuko Katagiri | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1962 | 365 Nights | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1961 | Yojimbo | Orin | Film | 8.1 | 44 |
| 1961 | The Shrikes | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1961 | The Orphan Brother | Yashio (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1961 | Daredevil in the Castle | Yodogami | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1961 | 誰よりも金を愛す | Film | 9.0 | 44 | |
| 1961 | Buddha | Kalideva | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 1961 | Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia | Film | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1960 | Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage | Otoku | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1960 | Bonchi | Sei | Film | 7.7 | 43 |
| 1960 | The Lovelorn Geisha | Film | 6.9 | 43 | |
| 1960 | Deep River Melody | Film | 6.0 | 43 | |
| 1960 | Secret | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1960 | Princess Sen in Edo | Kisaragi | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1960 | Goodbye to Glory | Otake | Film | — | 43 |
| 1960 | 風来物語 あばれ飛車 | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1960 | Mission Accomplished | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1960 | Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1959 | Man of Edo | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1959 | Hear My Mother's Cry | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1959 | The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1959 | Disappearance in the Night | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1959 | The Hidden Treasure | Film | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 1959 | Love in the Mountains | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1959 | 風来物語任侠篇 | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1959 | Pineapple Butai | Shigeyo (Mother) | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1958 | The Days of Evil Women | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1958 | The Spell of the Hidden Gold | Film | 6.5 | 41 | |
| 1958 | The Spell of the Hidden Gold | Chizuin | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1958 | The Seasons of Love | Urako | Film | 3.0 | 41 |
| 1958 | A Boy and Three Mothers | Natsu, the Foster Mother | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1958 | The Undefeated Woman | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1958 | Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi | Film | 6.5 | 41 | |
| 1958 | The Shop Curtain | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1957 | Throne of Blood | Lady Asaji Washizu | Film | 7.9 | 40 |
| 1957 | Tokyo Twilight | Kisako Soma | Film | 7.7 | 40 |
| 1957 | Black River | Landlady | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1957 | Samurai Nippon | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1957 | The Lower Depths | Osugi the Landlady | Film | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1957 | The Shadow Daughter | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 1957 | The Horse Boy | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1957 | Down Town | Riyo Yazawa | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1957 | A Matter of Valour | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 1956 | Five Patriots of Kyoto | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1956 | How Sorrowful | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1956 | Shozo, a Cat and Two Women | Shinako | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1956 | Farewell to Dream | Seiji's mother, Kiyo | Film | 7.1 | 39 |
| 1956 | Flowing | Otsuta | Film | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1956 | Namida no hanamichi | 江戸紫女将そよ | Film | — | 39 |
| 1956 | 大当り男一代 | お吉 | Film | — | 39 |
| 1956 | The Mandarin Room | Film | 8.0 | 39 | |
| 1956 | Mother and Child | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1955 | Burden of Love | Some Kaita | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1955 | Ishigassen | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1955 | Growing Up | Film | 7.2 | 38 | |
| 1955 | The Big Ambition | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1955 | Such is Life | Oharu | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1955 | If Indeed One Loves | Yaeko (segment 3) | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1955 | Christ in Bronze | Kimika | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1955 | 荒木又右衛門 | 妻みね | Film | — | 38 |
| 1955 | Chutaro of Banba | Film | 5.0 | 38 | |
| 1955 | Minamoto Yoshitsune | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1955 | 振袖釼法 | 母つじ | Film | — | 38 |
| 1954 | A Billionaire | Hanakuma | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1954 | Three Loves | Mother | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1954 | Karatachi no hana | Film | 10.0 | 37 | |
| 1954 | Hirate Miki the Swordman | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1954 | Chushingura | Oishi Riku | Film | — | 37 |
| 1953 | Hiroshima | Mineh Obah | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1953 | Miniature | Tamiko | Film | 7.8 | 36 |
| 1953 | A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land | Sayo Yamada | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1953 | At the End of the Clouds | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1953 | Wild Lion | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1953 | 江戸いろは祭 | 女房おなか | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1952 | Modern People | Film | 3.3 | 35 | |
| 1952 | Tsukigata Hanpeita | Somehachi | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1952 | Castle of Revenge | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1952 | The Stand in Hakone | Film | 7.0 | 35 | |
| 1952 | Become a Mother, Become a Woman | Harue Yasukawa | Film | — | 35 |
| 1952 | Devil’s Statue | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1951 | Home Sweet Home | Namiko, Kosaku's wife | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1951 | Five Men of Edo | Okane, Chobei's wife | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1951 | Fireworks Over the Sea | Kaoru Uozumi | Film | 5.4 | 34 |
| 1951 | Satsuma-bikyaku | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1951 | Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1951 | The Killing of Otsuya | Otsuya | Film | — | 34 |
| 1951 | 木曽路の決闘 夏祭り三度笠 | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1951 | The Inner Palace Conspiracy | Misawa | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1950 | The Motherland Far Far Away | Masako | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1950 | A Man from Akagi | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1950 | A Mother's Love | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1950 | Fencing Master | Oharu | Film | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1950 | 風雲金毘羅山 | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1950 | Kagebōshi | お夏 | Film | — | 33 |
| 1950 | Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1949 | Koga Manshion | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1949 | Koi rōka | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1947 | Actress | Sumako Matsui | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1946 | Lord for a Night | Film | 8.0 | 29 | |
| 1946 | Hinoki Butai | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1945 | The Famous Sword Bijomaru | Sasae Onoda | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1945 | Until Victory Day | Film | 8.0 | 28 | |
| 1944 | Four Marriages | Film | 8.0 | 27 | |
| 1944 | The Way of Drama | Film | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 1943 | The Sculpture of Master Choji | Outa | Film | — | 26 |
| 1943 | The Song Lantern | O-Sode | Film | 7.3 | 26 |
| 1943 | 音楽大進軍 | Isuzu Yamada | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1943 | Kantaro of Ina | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1942 | The Man Who Waited | Film | 8.0 | 25 | |
| 1942 | Musashibo Benkei | Film | 9.0 | 25 | |
| 1942 | Onna keizu | Otsuta | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1941 | Schoolgirl Records | Film | 10.0 | 24 | |
| 1941 | The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday | Film | 6.5 | 24 | |
| 1941 | Shanghai Moon | Film | 8.0 | 24 | |
| 1941 | Yukiko and Natsuyo | Natsuyo | Film | 6.0 | 24 |
| 1941 | The Battle of Kawanakajima | Oshino | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1940 | The Snake Princess | Oshima | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1940 | Keshô yuki | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1939 | The New Tange Sazen: The Chapter of the Two-Armed Swordsman | Film | — | 22 | |
| 1939 | The Fighting Firemen | Koina | Film | — | 22 |
| 1939 | The Day Before | Osaki | Film | 10.0 | 22 |
| 1939 | Ichiyo Higuchi | Ichiyo Higuchi | Film | 8.0 | 22 |
| 1939 | Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki | Oshiho | Film | 8.0 | 22 |
| 1938 | Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro | Tsuruhachi | Film | 6.6 | 21 |
| 1937 | The Siege of Osaka | Senhime | Film | 7.0 | 20 |
| 1936 | Sisters of the Gion | O-mocha | Film | 7.1 | 19 |
| 1936 | Osaka Elegy | Ayako Murai | Film | 6.7 | 19 |
| 1935 | The Comb of Oroku | Okinu | Film | — | 18 |
| 1935 | Oyuki the Virgin | Oyuki | Film | 5.4 | 18 |
| 1935 | The Downfall of Osen | Osen | Film | 7.5 | 18 |
| 1935 | Miss Okichi | Okichi | Film | 6.0 | 18 |
| 1934 | The Elegant Swordsman | Film | — | 17 | |
| 1934 | Martial Arts Encyclopedia | Film | — | 17 | |
| 1934 | Happy Daughter | Michiko Yamada | Film | 10.0 | 17 |
| 1933 | Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen | Film | 7.0 | 16 | |
| 1933 | Bangaku no issho | Film | 8.0 | 16 | |
| 1932 | Banquet Under the Midnight Sun | Oichi | Film | — | 15 |
| 1932 | Professional Killer | Film | — | 15 | |
| 1932 | The Greatest Man in the World | Oyae | Film | 5.6 | 15 |
| 1932 | Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings | Film | — | 15 | |
| 1931 | The Revenge Champion | Film | 7.0 | 14 | |
| 1931 | The 26 Martyrs of Japan | Film | 7.0 | 14 | |
| 1931 | In Search of Mother | Otose | Film | 10.0 | 14 |
| 1930 | Suronin Chuya | Film | — | 13 |