Description:
Isuzu Yamada was born on 5 February 1917 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Kumonosu-jô (1957), Yôjinbô (1961) and Neko to Shôzô to futari no onna (1956). She was married to Tsutomu Shimomoto, Yoshi Katô, Kazuo Takimura, Ichirô Tsukida and Teinosuke Kinugasa. She died on 9 July 2012 in Inagi, Tokyo, Japan.
Birthday
February 5, 1917
Born In
Osaka, Japan
Trivia
Daughter of an actor and a geisha, she was trained as a musician on the three-stringed traditional Japanese shamisen. Her acting career began at the age of fourteen. She joined the Nikkatsu studio in Kyoto in 1930, because her mother was a friend of the chief executive. International fame came through her roles in several films by Akira Kurosawa, notably her Lady Macbeth-like character Asaji in 'Throne of Blood' (1957).
Nickname
Bell
Trademarks
Best known for playing scheming, ambitious women.
