• Isuzu Yamada, 1917–2012

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      Isuzu Yamada, one of the most versatile stars in the history of Japanese cinema, has died at age ninety-five. Her career spanned over fifty years, during which she worked with the country’s greatest directors, including Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Yasujiro Ozu, and, perhaps most memorably, Akira Kurosawa. Here is a short gallery of images from her stellar filmography.

      Above: Osaka Elegy (1936)

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      Osaka Elegy

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      Sisters of the Gion (1936)

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      Throne of Blood (1957)

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    Isuzu Yamada, one of the most versatile stars in the history of Japanese cinema, has died at age ninety-five. Her career spanned over fifty years, during which she worked with the country’s greatest directors, including Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Yasujiro Ozu, and, perhaps most memorably, Akira Kurosawa. Here is a short gallery of images from her stellar filmography.

    Above: Osaka Elegy (1936)

     
     
     

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  • By David P Reader
    July 18, 2012
    01:39 PM

    I haven't seen her other movies; but I enjoyed her in Throne of blood
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  • By Jason W. Anderson
    July 18, 2012
    06:54 PM

    Let's not forget her wonderful turn in Yojimbo as one of the great mothers-from-hell in cinema history (sorry, Angela Lansbury; still luv ya)
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  • By Vivienne
    July 18, 2012
    09:26 PM

    I just watched her in Osaka Elegy, wonderful movie in general but she carries the entire film. I really liked seeing Japan in the 1930s too, I don't know if I've seen another movie of this era that has so many architectural shots as this one did.
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