Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 20, 1910
Died
Jan 21, 1986
Place of Birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Credits
53 titles
Akio Isono
Biography
Akio Isono (October 20, 1910 – January 21, 1986) was born in Tsurumi, near Yokohama in 1910. His family ran a newspaper sales business. In 1917, at the age of seven, he became a pupil of Hanayanagi Shotaro, who was known as a great actor of the new school, and trod the boards for the first time in child roles at the Hongoza theater. After that he went on to perform in theaters run by Shochiku. In 1921, he performed in his first leading film role in Yamagureru under the direction of Ushihara Kiyohiko, and he then alternated leading roles on the stage with those at Shochiku Pictures. In 1925, he became an exclusive actor for Shochiku Cinema, Kamata Studios and starred in a number of films. Isono, together with Mitsui Hideo and Abe Shozaburo, won great popularity as the Yotamono Trio. The Yotamono Trio appeared in a series of movies, beginning with the 1931 film Reijo to Yotamono. In 1932, his excellent performance in the film Arashi no Naka no Shojo, directed by Shimazu Yasujiro, won great critical acclaim. In 1943, he left Shochiku and joined the theater company Warai no Okoku. After the war, he continued to appear in supporting roles, mainly for Shochiku, but from the late 1960s he began appearing exclusively in TV dramas. His gentle and humorous acting style won him great acclaim. He died of lung cancer at 8:18 a.m. on January 21, 1986, at the Ofuna Kyosai Hospital in Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was 75 years old.
Known For
Filmography
Ultra Q
Taro's Father
Kono ni uruwashi
Zero Focus
I Will Never Forget
Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest
Hiroi Ten
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
(uncredited)
Love in the Deep
Hearts A-Flutter
Akuma no kao
The Young Avenger
Flying in the Air
I Will Buy You
Saburô Kurita
The Rose on His Arm
Neighbour on the left, Mister
続二等兵物語 南方孤島の巻
Story of Second Class Private, Sequel
荒木又右衛門
仲間春蔵
The Bronze Monster
Always in My Heart Part 3
Love Letter
Always in My Heart Part 2
Mole Alley
Carmen's Innocent Love
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
An Angel Dreams Too
Carmen Comes Home
Ichiro Aoyama
Zac Zac Girl
The Tokyo Kid
Yume o meshimase
Clerk /Dorian Grey
Odoru ryûgûjô
Kurosuke
The Woman Who Holds the Key
Dawn Chorus
Okinu and Banto
The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi
Uematsu, Privete 1st Class
Five Siblings
The Masseurs and a Woman
Hiking Student
Mother and Child
Office clerk
The Lights of Asakusa
Senkichi
Lady Doctor Kinuyo
Ishida
Men vs. Women
Okoto and Sasuke
Mother's Love Letter
Lumberjack and Lady
Storm in the City
Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
Seiji
Street Without End
Koichi, her younger brother
The Genealogy of Women
The Layabout and Seabathing
Before the Wedding
Apart from You
Yoshio