Personal Info
Birth date
1911-02-07 (114 Years)
Day of death
1995-01-12
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
Такако Ириэ
Takako Irie
Biography
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
Sanjuro
7.953
Overview:
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.The Little Girl Who Conquered Time
6.617
Overview:
Yoshiyama Kazuko is a third-year junior high school student. One day while cleaning the lab, she smells lavender and faints. From then on, she has the power to travel through time.The Most Beautiful
5.6
Overview:
The stories of several young women who work in a 'precision optical instruments' factory during the second World War. Despite illness, injury, and tremendous personal hardship, the women persevere in their tasks, devoted to their work and their country's cause.Tokyo March
6
Overview:
A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in Taishō-era Japan, The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, "Tokyo March." (Sadly, less than a half hour of the footage has been recovered and restored.)The Morning Sun Shines
5.5
Overview:
The Morning Sun Shines is a fiction-documentary film by Kenji Mizoguchi and Seiichi Ina. The film is a combination of a drama about a reporter, and documentary footage about newspaper production. Only 25 minutes of footage has survived.The Water Magician
7.2
Overview:
Taki no Shiraito is a very independent young woman with a famous water juggling act in a travelling carnival troupe. She falls in love with an orphaned carriage driver Kinya Murakoshi, and pledges to put him through law school in Tokyo. She always encloses money in her letters to him, until one hard winter there is no work to be found.White Heron
NYR
Overview:
OSHINO, the beautiful daughter of restaurant owners, is in love with SHIRASAGI the painter. But there is another young man, the son of a moneylender family, who is desperately in love with Oshino...The Deserted City
6.8
Overview:
After noticing in the news there was a fire in an old canal town, Eguchi recalls visiting there a decade ago as a university student.Metropolitan Symphony
NYR
Overview:
A young woman seduced by a rich man, takes revenge on him with the help of a young idealistic worker. Considered a lost film.Sincerity
5.4
Overview:
Two young girls, Nobiko and Tomiko, go to the same school. The less fortunate girl Nobiko is one of the top students, while the rich girl Tomiko is not. At one time Tomiko's father was quite fond of Nobuko's mother.The Great White Tiger Platoon
6
Overview:
The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Meant to be a reserve unit as it was made of the young, 16-17 year old sons of Aizu samurai. Their story is one of the great tragedies of the Boshin War (1868-1869) as they were called into action. Getting cut off from the main body of their platoon, a group of 20 from the 2nd squad retreated to Iimori Hill, where they looked down upon fires surrounding Aizu Castle and thinking that the castle has fallen and all is lost, they choose to die as samurai by committing seppuku. A superb rendition of this true story that shows the true honor of the samurai.Learn from Experience, Part Two
6.2
Overview:
Part 2 of a 2-part romance (first part - Kafuku zempen) based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. In the second half, we discover that Toyomi is pregnant -- and while Shintaro and Yurie are on their extended honeymoon, she bears his child, a girl named Kiyoko. She is supported in adversity by Michiko -- and gets considerable moral support from not only her own mother but also from Shintaro's mother and siblings. Even more surprisingly, Yurie strikes up a friendship of sorts with her. When Yurie learns that the child is Shintaro's, she convinces Toyomi that it would be best to let Shintaro (and her) raise Kiyoko, so Toyomi can get on with making a proper life for herself. Tearfully, Toyomi agrees. Sometime later, Michiko goes to visit Toyomi -- and sees her at work, as a kindergarten teacher.The House of Hanging
6
Overview:
This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to divert Kousuke's attention on the case. Suspicion and doubt clouds Kousuke's mind.The Battle of Kawanakajima
NYR
Overview:
This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the main supply wagons and the supply troops to transport materiel to the Uesugi army. To this are added episodes involving an itinerant woman.Lord Mito
5.4
Overview:
This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside rectifying government corruption along with his faithful attendants Suke and Kaku.Legend of the Cat Monster
NYR
Overview:
A legendary actress thought to be dead is discovered living in an isolated mansion. A screenwriter is tasked with writing her comeback film, which leads the two to live under the same roof.Love Letter
6.8
Overview:
A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.Dancers of Awa
NYR
Overview:
Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin. His brother (Kazuo Hasegawa) vowed vengeance on the day of his brother's death. So every year the villains are worried during the Awa Dance Festival (which is part of the Obon festival), but nothing has ever happened, until seven years later...Yukiko and Natsuyo
6
Overview:
Adaptation of a novel by Nobuko Yoshiya that was serialized in "Shufu no tomo" between 1939 and 1940.Green Earth
NYR
Overview:
Set in Qingdao, China, a Japanese company locates an office there and begins work and cooperation with a local Chinese company for business. Many Japanese engineers also move to China, with their families, for the company in order to construct a canal. There are young Chinese resisting the Japanese in this area.Sky of Hope
NYR
Overview:
What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited married couples of sisters and brothers. Love comedy in 1942.Tojuro's Love
NYR
Overview:
A colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the Genroku Era. Tojuro, an extremely popular actor, feels the limits to his acting when he sees his rival troupe put on a new type of play featuring its star, Nakamura. He has the famous Chikamatsu write a new play but cannot get used to the character he is to play in it.A Living Puppet
NYR
Overview:
A man rises in society by cheating, but the institutions in turn take their revenge.The Snake Princess
NYR
Overview:
When Sentarô’s father is killed by a drunken samurai, Sentarô avenges him. His deed puts him on the run and leaves his sister behind. While running from both the authorities and the assassins, Sentarô meets with the beautiful travelling-actress Oshima who takes him under her protection.Acting
1984The Deserted City as Shino
1983Legend of the Cat Monster as Akiko Ryuzoji
1983The Little Girl Who Conquered Time as Tatsu Fukamachi
1979The House of Hanging as Chizu Igarashi
1975Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director as Unknown
1962Sanjuro as Mutsuta's wife
1957Lord Mito as Unknown
1957Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp as Unknown
1957Fighting Letter for 29 People as Unknown
1956Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin as Unknown
1956Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi as Court Lady Fujinami
1956Matashirō Fighting Journey as Unknown
1955The Roar of The Lion as Unknown
1954The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing as Unknown
1954The Great White Tiger Platoon as Unknown
1954Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko as Unknown
1954Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki as Unknown
1954Maiko monogatari as Unknown
1953Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace as Unknown
1953Love Letter as Unknown
1953Ghost of Saga Mansion as Otoyo-no-kata
1951Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival as Unknown
1951Tales of a Drifter as Unknown
1951Judge of the Ashuras as Unknown
1950Blue Sky Angel as Unknown
1950Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu as Unknown
1950Kagebōshi as 千賀
1949Odoroki ikka as Unknown
1947Invitation to Happiness as Unknown
1947壮士劇場 as Unknown
1947Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu as Unknown
1946Life Is like a Somersault as Unknown
1944Four Marriages as Unknown
1944The Most Beautiful as Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
1942Omokage no machi as Unknown
1942Wings of Victory as Unknown
1942Mother Never Dies as Unknown
1942Green Earth as Unknown
1942Sky of Hope as Makiko
1941The Battle of Kawanakajima as Chiyono - widow
1941White Heron as Unknown
1941Yukiko and Natsuyo as Yukiko
1941Dancers of Awa as Unknown
1940The Snake Princess as Unknown
1939Sincerity as Tobiko Haseyama
1939Enoken’s Shrewd Period as Unknown
1938Tojuro's Love as Unknown
1937Learn from Experience, Part Two as Toyomi
1937Learn from Experience, Part One as Toyomi
1937A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again as Unknown
1937A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again as Unknown
1937A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes as Unknown
1937Karayuki-san as Unknown
1937Mother's Melody as Unknown
1937A Woman's Sorrows as Unknown
1936Kuriyama Daizen as Unknown
1936Great Bodhisattva Pass 2 as Ohama
1935Great Bodhisattva Pass as Unknown
1934Karisome no kuchibeni as Akiko
1934Tsuki yori no shisha as Michiko Nonoguchi, nurse
1933The Water Magician as Taki no Shiraito
1932The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia as Shiho Hime
1931Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen as Unknown
1931Jean Valjean: Part Two as Unknown
1931Jean Valjean: Part One as Unknown
1930Behold This Mother as Unknown
1930Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown as Workwoman
1929Matenro sôtohen as Unknown
1929Tokyo March as 早百合
1929A Living Puppet as Hiroko Kumikawa
1929The Morning Sun Shines as girl in the elevator
1929Metropolitan Symphony as Reiko Yamada
Production
1934Karisome no kuchibeni ... Producer
1933The Water Magician ... Producer
1932The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia ... Producer