Takako Irie

Takako Irie

Date of Birth:

Feb 07, 1911

Place of Birth:

Tokyo, Japan

Takako Irie (入江 たか子 Irie Takako, 7 February 1911 – 12 January 1995) was a Japanese film actress. Born in Tokyo into the aristocratic Higashibōjō family (her birth name was Hideko Higashibōjō (東坊城 英子 Higashibōjō Hideko)), she graduated from Bunka Gakuin before debuting as an actress at Nikkatsu in 1927. She became a major star, even starting her own production company, Irie Productions, in 1932. One of Kenji Mizoguchi's silent film masterpieces, The Water Magician, was produced at that company with Irie starring. She appeared in many advertisements, as well as on fans and other commercial goods. Irie was also the subject of a folding screen painting by Nihonga artist Nakamura Daizaburō, which appeared in the 1930 Teiten (Imperial Exhibition), and which is today in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art; toy dolls were also produced based on this image.

In the postwar period, Irie became known as a "ghost cat actress" (bakeneko joyū) for appearing in a series of kaidan (ghost story) movies. One of her late memorable roles was in Akira Kurosawa's Sanjuro, where she plays Mutsuta's wife, the lady who warns Sanjuro (Toshirō Mifune) that "the best sword stays in its scabbard".

filmography:

Wings of Victory Wings of Victory

1942

Great Bodhisattva Pass 2 Great Bodhisattva Pass 2

1936

Lord Mito Lord Mito

1957

Omokage no machi Omokage no machi

1942

The Battle of Kawanakajima The Battle of Kawanakajima

1941

Great Bodhisattva Pass Great Bodhisattva Pass

1935

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

1975

Behold This Mother Behold This Mother

1930

Yukiko and Natsuyo Yukiko and Natsuyo

1941

Love Letter Love Letter

1953

壮士劇場 壮士劇場

1947

Karuma Tengu: The Fire Festival Karuma Tengu: The Fire Festival

1951

The Snake Princess The Snake Princess

1940

Karayuki-san Karayuki-san

1937

Mother Never Dies Mother Never Dies

1942

A Woman's Sorrows A Woman's Sorrows

1937

A Living Puppet A Living Puppet

1929

Tokyo March Tokyo March

1929

Invitation to Happiness Invitation to Happiness

1947

Matashirō Fighting Journey Matashirō Fighting Journey

1956

The Roar of The Lion The Roar of The Lion

1955

Fighting Letter for 29 People Fighting Letter for 29 People

1957

Sky of Hope Sky of Hope

1942

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

1956

Kuriyama Daizen Kuriyama Daizen

1936

Mother's Melody Mother's Melody

1937

Tales of a Drifter Tales of a Drifter

1951

Metropolitan Symphony Metropolitan Symphony

1929

Four Marriages Four Marriages

1944

Dancers of Awa Dancers of Awa

1941

The Great White Tiger Platoon The Great White Tiger Platoon

1954

Tsuki yori no shisha Tsuki yori no shisha

1934

Legend of the Cat Monster Legend of the Cat Monster

1998

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

1931

Sincerity Sincerity

1939

A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again

1937

Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko

1954

Tojuro's Love Tojuro's Love

1938

White Heron White Heron

1941

Green Earth Green Earth

1942

Learn from Experience, Part Two Learn from Experience, Part Two

1937

Learn from Experience, Part One Learn from Experience, Part One

1937

The Water Magician The Water Magician

1933

The Deserted City The Deserted City

1984

The Most Beautiful The Most Beautiful

1944

The Morning Sun Shines The Morning Sun Shines

1929

The Little Girl Who Conquered Time The Little Girl Who Conquered Time

1983

Judge of the Ashuras Judge of the Ashuras

1951

The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia

1932

Matenro sôtohen Matenro sôtohen

1929

Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown

1930

人生とんぼ返り 人生とんぼ返り

1946

Kagebōshi Kagebōshi

1950

Jean Valjean: Part One Jean Valjean: Part One

1931

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing

1954

Karisome no kuchibeni Karisome no kuchibeni

1934

Odoroki ikka Odoroki ikka

1949

Blue Sky Angel Blue Sky Angel

1950

Jean Valjean: Part Two Jean Valjean: Part Two

1931

The House of Hanging The House of Hanging

1979

Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp

1957

Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi

1956

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

1947

続影法師 続影法師

1950

Enoken’s Shrewd Period Enoken’s Shrewd Period

1939

Ghost of Saga Mansion Ghost of Saga Mansion

1953

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

1954

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace

1953

Sanjuro Sanjuro

1962

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