Takako Irie
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
The Deserted City
as Shino
The Deserted City
as Shino
Legend of the Cat Monster
as Akiko Ryuzoji
Legend of the Cat Monster
as Akiko Ryuzoji
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
as Tatsu Fukamachi
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
as Tatsu Fukamachi
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
Sanjuro
as Mutsuta's wife
Sanjuro
as Mutsuta's wife
Lord Mito
Lord Mito
Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp
Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp
Fighting Letter for 29 People
Fighting Letter for 29 People
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations
as Court Lady Fujinami
The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations
as Court Lady Fujinami
Matashirō Fighting Journey
Matashirō Fighting Journey
The Roar of The Lion
The Roar of The Lion
Maiko monogatari
Maiko monogatari
Tsumakoi kuroda bushi
Tsumakoi kuroda bushi
Love Letter
Love Letter
Haha no hitomi
Haha no hitomi
Tales of a Drifter
Tales of a Drifter
Kagebōshi
as 千賀
Kagebōshi
as 千賀
Odoroki ikka
Odoroki ikka
Doburoku no Tatsu
Doburoku no Tatsu
Doku bara
Doku bara
Three Mothers
Three Mothers
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness
Female Prisoner #36
Female Prisoner #36
Political Theater
Political Theater
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
Life Is like a Somersault
Life Is like a Somersault
Four Marriages
Four Marriages
The Most Beautiful
as Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
The Most Beautiful
as Noriko Mizushima, dorm mother
Omokage no machi
Omokage no machi
Wings of Victory
Wings of Victory
Mother Never Dies
Mother Never Dies
Green Earth
Green Earth
Sky of Hope
as Makiko
Sky of Hope
as Makiko
The Battle of Kawanakajima
as Chiyono - widow
The Battle of Kawanakajima
as Chiyono - widow
White Heron
White Heron
Yukiko and Natsuyo
as Yukiko
Yukiko and Natsuyo
as Yukiko
Dancers of Awa
Dancers of Awa
The Snake Princess
The Snake Princess
Madam with a Ribbon
Madam with a Ribbon
Sincerity
as Tobiko Haseyama
Sincerity
as Tobiko Haseyama
Enoken’s Shrewd Period
Enoken’s Shrewd Period
Family Diary Part II
Family Diary Part II
Tojuro's Love
Tojuro's Love
Shirobara wa sakedo
Shirobara wa sakedo
A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again
A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again
A Woman's Sorrows
A Woman's Sorrows
Kuriyama Daizen
Kuriyama Daizen
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
as Ohama
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
as Ohama
Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen
Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen
Jean Valjean: Part One
Jean Valjean: Part One
Behold This Mother
Behold This Mother
Matenro sôtohen
Matenro sôtohen