Actor

Isao Yamagata

1915 – 1996

Who they are

Born: 25 July 1915, London, England, UK
Died: 28 June 1996
Known for: Seven Samurai, Gate of Hell, Floating Clouds

Isao Yamagata (1915–1996) was a London-born Japanese character actor. He appeared in dozens of postwar films, from period dramas and samurai adventures to contemporary dramas. He worked with leading directors of Japan's golden age and became a familiar supporting face in classic jidaigeki cinema.

Where to start

Seven Samurai (1954)Full guide
Appeared in Akira Kurosawa's landmark epic, one of the most influential films in world cinema.
Gate of Hell (1953)Log in to add it to the library
Supporting role in a celebrated colour period drama that won major international prizes.
Floating Clouds (1955)Log in to add it to the library
Part of the cast of Mikio Naruse's acclaimed postwar drama, a high point of Japanese realism.
Samurai Rebellion (1967)In the library
Featured in Masaki Kobayashi's critically admired samurai drama about duty and defiance.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)Log in to add it to the library
Showed his later work in the popular, violent chanbara series of the early 1970s.

Their films in the library

Awards

No major awards are documented here.

The full list · 240

1951Stolen LoveLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Director of the Faculty of Arts
1951Bengawan SoloLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Master Sergeant Kenhei
1951The Man Without a NationalityLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Conspiracy commander
1953Gate of HellLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Wataru Watanabe
1953The Eagle of the PacificLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1953Mr. PuLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1953Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His YouthLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Plibp
1953Muntinlupa: Song of NostalgiaLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1953The Tragic General: Yamashita TomoyukiLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Deputy Kabayama
1954Seven SamuraiFull guideActor as Samurai
1954Three LovesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Father Shuhei
1954The Valley Between Love and DeathLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1954Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirakoLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1954Monster with Twenty FacesLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1954Fall of the Shogun's MilitiaLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1954The Princess SenLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1954Hana to hatōLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1954HanranLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Asaichi Isobe
1954Firefly GrassLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1955Floating CloudsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sugio Iba
1955Princess Yang Kwei-feiLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Yang Hsien
1955Marital RelationsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1955The Samurai of EdoLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1955Christ in BronzeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Magistrate
1955Six AssassinsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1955Troupers of AsakusaLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1955The Dawn of JudoLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1955Ooka Seidan: Defense of The Weak Pt. 2Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1955Japan Samurai: Niiro TsuruchiyoLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1955Murder on the Last TrainLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1955The Big Four of the KodokanLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1955Ejima and IkushimaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as 山田宗円
1955Seven Masks of RevengeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1955美男お小姓　人斬り彦齋Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1956Warning from SpaceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dr. Matsuda
1956Shozo, a Cat and Two WomenLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956Tsukigata HanpeitaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Fujioka
1956Samurai of the Great EarthLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956The SwampLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost ShipLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty FacesLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956The Seven VowsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nyudo Ichimonji
1956Lightning Karate BlowLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nagoe Gisen
1956Kurama Tengu: Goyō tō ihenLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956Red-Lacquered SwordLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956Ninja's WeaponLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sarashina Danjo
1956Bara no kōdōkanLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956The Buried TreasureLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956Virtue in SpadesLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956Asakusa LightsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956Police Precinct Part 2Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Morita
1956Meteor Karate StrikeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1956Headquarters of Crime DetectionLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957RiceLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957An Osaka StoryLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957Souls in the MoonlightLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lord Kamio
1957Shimizu Port of ChivalryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Miyakodori
1957The Unbalanced WheelLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957Shadow Over FujiLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957The Seven Vows, Part 2Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1957The Seven Vows, Part 3Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1957Goblin's HighwayLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957Ghost Ship Part 1Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Gemba Akahana
1957Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson TowerLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957The Mansion of IntrigueLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Yoshiyasu (Yanagisawa Mino-no-Kami)
1957Glorious Standard BearerLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957Travel RomancesLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957Akuma no kaoLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957Lords of OppressionLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957Lords of Oppression 2Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1957Pirates MagistrateLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957Sendō shimaiLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957A Case of HonorLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957Haha to ko no madoLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1957UjōLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Shinpei Nakayama
1958Seven from EdoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tatewaki
1958Souls in the Moonlight IILog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kamio Shuzen
1958Secret of The Golden SpellLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mine Tanba
1958Roughneck From AsamaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Toragoro
1958Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal TributeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1958Isshin Tasuke: A World in DangerLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1958Points and LinesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tatsuo Yasuda
1958Kanbei's Bargain SaleLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1958A Chivalrous SpiritLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kadoi
1958The Abandoned SwordsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1958The Naked SunLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Assistant Train Station Manager
1958Noble TasukeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1958The Lost Public FundsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lord Matsudaira Aki
1958The Shogun’s Guard, ShinsengumiLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hijikata Toshizo
1958The Nameless ManLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1958Aoi Secret BookLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Higashiko Fujita
1958Epic CrashLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1958His Pistol is HellLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1958Princess of RevengeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice ShogunLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Case of Umon: One-Eyed WolfLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959The Forbidden CastleLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959A Spectacular ShowdownLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Souls in the Moonlight IIILog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kamio Shuzen
1959Bloody Battle at DawnLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959The Acrobats of DeathLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin DragonsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Hawk of the NorthLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Yoshitsugu Hatakeyama
1959Bride of Peacock CastleLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Blooded SpearLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji ConspiracyLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Evil Man of EdoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tenzen Akiyama
1959Diary of a Wandering LordLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959The Unleashed LordLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Turbulent HighwaysLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Night of the SuspicionsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959The Medicine CaseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Magistrate Ooka
1959House of Spider WebsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Hell's CompanionLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among MenLog in to add it to the libraryActor
195953 Stages of the RoadLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1959The Black Hooded Man Rides AgainLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Road of ChivalryLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in TurbulenceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Serizawa Kamo
1960Return of the One-Armed SwordsmanLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Runway to HellLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960The Master SpearmanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mitsunari Ishida
1960Morning Breeze in EdoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dobashi Daigaku
1960The Man of Seven FacesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Chief Inspector Ozawa
1960Lord Mito: All Star VersionLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Case of Umon: Hell’s WindmillLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960The Second Bullet is MarkedLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Benten KozoLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Official with a TattooLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960The Sand City in ManchuriaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Motoi
1960Ninja AssassinsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Heavenly DragonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Iidaya Kumagoro
1960The Swordsman In The Golden ValleyLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai RegionLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Scarier than the DevilLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Paper Crane PalanquinLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Yui Shosetsu
1960Case of a Young Lord 8Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Unwieldy BrothersLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Bored Hatamoto: Island of No ReturnLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Mighty ShosukeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Ooka Seidan: Devil ImageLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Lord of Red BannerLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960White CliffsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1960Saikoro mushukuLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1961The Ako RetainersLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1961An Edo MagistrateLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1961Tange Sazen and the PrincessLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Yagyu Tsushima-no-kami
1961Lord of Steel HeartLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kuroda Sanzaemon
1961The Shogun and the FishmongerLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1961Bride of White CastleLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1961An Eagle Eyed LordLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1961Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame MurdersLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1961Edo PurebreedLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1961Case of a Young Lord 9: Black CamelliaLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1961Himalayan WandererLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1961A Fishwife's TaleLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1961Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-sanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Shozaburo Sado
1961Mask of the MoonLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1961Officer Morgan and a Man of MysteryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Shu
1961Whistling DrifterLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962In Search of MotherLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Yosuke
1962A Revengeful RaidLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962Kisaragi SwordLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed SwordsmanLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962G-Men in the PacificLog in to add it to the libraryActor as President Chin
1962Sakura OfficialLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous JourneyLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962Good RascalsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kouchiyama Sotoshi
1962Tengu PriestLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962The Phantom GoblinLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962Knightly AdviceLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962Mark of BloodLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tajiri no Heihachi
1962Tekka WakashūLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962Genkuro YoshitsuneLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962Jigoku no kagebōshiLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962Waka zakura kenka matoiLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider LadyLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962Abekobe dōchūLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matatakuLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Iwakichi Horimoto
1962Mid-August CommotionLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Minister of War
1962Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the TokaidoLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1962Shimmering SwordLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1963The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried ConspiracyLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1963Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's RedemptionLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Date Masamune
1963Street of Wandering MenLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1963The Mysterious CapeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1963A Fishmonger's TourLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1963Road in the MistLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nizaemon
1963Tokaido FullhouseLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1963BlackmailLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1963The Big BossLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1963Five RoninsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
196320 Duels of Young Shingo: ConclusionLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1963Young Master Yakuza: Edoite GoblinLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1964Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1964Jakoman and TetsuLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kyubei
1964Black StraitLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1964The Third NinjaLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1964A Wandering GamblerLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Asano (President of Asano Real Estate; Rinko's father)
1964Our Happiness AloneLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Akira Sakawa
1964The Flower and the SwordLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1964The Eternal LifeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1965A Story Written with WaterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Denzo Hashimoto
1965Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga SpyLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1965Bloody ShurikenLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1965The Radish and the CarrotLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1965Code of RuffiansLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1965Twilight of TokyoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Shinzo Nakajima
1965おゝい雲！Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1965DanshunLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Shinkichi Yamaguchi
1966Zatoichi's PilgrimageLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Boss Tohachi
1966A World For TwoLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1967Samurai RebellionLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Shobei Tsuchiya
1967A Killer's KeyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hojo
1967Secret AssignmentLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Takakura
1967春日和Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1968Where did Sharaku go?Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Juzaburo Tsutaya
1968Fangs of a FemaleLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1968Eternal LoveLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kenichiro Shinjo
1968I Shall Not ForgetLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1968SôshunLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Shūichi Andō
1969いつか来るさよならLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Yasuharu Chida
1970The AmbitiousLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hiroe Yamada
1970Rainbow Over ParisLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tetsuji Minagawa
1971KaoyakuLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ogata, Seizo
1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to HadesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sawatari Genba
1974The First Star of HappinessLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1975A Picture of Madame YukiLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1975Kyukei no KoyaLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1976The CorporationLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ichizo Daimon
1980Tokugawa Ichizoku no HoukaiLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Itakura Katsukiyo
1981蛇公主Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1982The TroutLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Daigo Hamada
1982Kaidan botandōrōLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1982A Ghost Love Story of JapanLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1983Kazoku no sentakuLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kohei Okido
1983松本清張のかげろう絵図Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1986Mofuku no niau hitozuma futariLog in to add it to the libraryActor as President Nakata

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