Irie Takako

  • Name: Irie Takako
  • Native name: 東坊城 英子
  • Also Known as: 入江 たか子
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: February 11, 1911
  • Died: January 12, 1995
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".
Her husband, Michiyoshi Tamura, was a film producer. Their daughter, Wakaba Irie, is also an actress. Irie's brother, Yasunaga Higashibōjō, was a film director and screenwriter.
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Producer
Year Title Type Rating
1933 The Water Magician
Movie
7.3
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1984 The Deserted City
Japanese Movie, 1984,
Kaihara Shino (Support Role)
Kaihara Shino
Support Role
7.2
1983 The Little Girl Who Conquered Time
Japanese Movie, 1983,
Fukamachi Tatsu (Support Role)
Fukamachi Tatsu
Support Role
7.0
1979 The House of Hanging
Japanese Movie, 1979,
Igarashi Chizu (Support Role)
Igarashi Chizu
Support Role
6.9
1975 Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Japanese Movie, 1975,
[Herself] (Support Role)
[Herself]
Support Role
7.0
1962 Sanjuro
Japanese Movie, 1962,
[Mutsuta's wife] (Support Role)
[Mutsuta's wife]
Support Role
7.9
1957 Mito Komon
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Keishoin (Support Role)
Keishoin
Support Role
0.0
1954 Date Sodo: Haha Goten
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Sakae Gozen (Support Role)
Sakae Gozen
Support Role
0.0
1954 Ako Gishi
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Omaki [Wife] (Support Role)
Omaki [Wife]
Support Role
2.0
1954 The Great White Tiger Platoon
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Kajijo (Support Role)
Kajijo
Support Role
3.0
1954 Long Wakizashi of Flowers
Japanese Movie, 1954,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1954 Tsuma Koi Kurodabushi
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Hama (Main Role)
Hama
Main Role
1.0
1954 Nage Uta Samon Niban Tegara Tsuritenjo no Kuru Otoko
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Otaki (Support Role)
Otaki
Support Role
0.0
1953 Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace
Japanese Movie, 1953,
(Main Role)
Main Role
7.3
1953 Love Letter
Japanese Movie, 1953,
[Housekeeper] (Support Role)
[Housekeeper]
Support Role
6.9
1953 Ghost of Saga Mansion
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Yutaka (Support Role)
Yutaka
Support Role
2.0
1953 Saikai
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Shiozawa Yasuko (Support Role)
Shiozawa Yasuko
Support Role
0.0
1950 Tokyo no Heroine
Japanese Movie, 1950,
Yoshioka Hanako (Support Role)
Yoshioka Hanako
Support Role
2.0
1949 Doku Bara
Japanese Movie, 1949,
(Main Role)
Main Role
7.0
1947 Hakata Dontaku
Japanese Movie, 1947,
Osei (Main Role)
Osei
Main Role
6.0
1947 Kofuku e no Shotai
Japanese Movie, 1947,
Tsubaki Takae (Main Role)
Tsubaki Takae
Main Role
2.0
1947 Dare ka Yume Naki: Kohen
Japanese Movie, 1947,
Shimizu Matsue (Bit part)
Shimizu Matsue
Bit part
0.0
1947 Dare ka Yume Naki: Zenpen
Japanese Movie, 1947,
Shimizu Matsue (Bit part)
Shimizu Matsue
Bit part
0.0
1947 Soshi Gekijo
Japanese Movie, 1947,
Satsuki (Main Role)
Satsuki
Main Role
3.0
1944 The Most Beautiful
Japanese Movie, 1944,
Mizushima Noriko (Support Role)
Mizushima Noriko
Support Role
5.9
1942 A Triumph of Wings
Japanese Movie, 1942,
(Unknown)
Unknown
2.0
1942 Mother Never Dies
Japanese Movie, 1942,
Sugai Sadayo (Main Role)
Sugai Sadayo
Main Role
7.0
1942 The Green Earth
Japanese Movie, 1942,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1942 Sky of Hope
Japanese Movie, 1942,
Makiko (Support Role)
Makiko
Support Role
5.0
1940 In the Case of Wife Part 2
Japanese Movie, 1940,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1939 Sincerity
Japanese Movie, 1939,
Haseyama Tsutako (Main Role)
Haseyama Tsutako
Main Role
7.0
1939 Enoken no Gatchiri Jidai
Japanese Movie, 1939,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1938 The Loves of a Kabuki Actor
Japanese Movie, 1938,
Okaji [Munekiyo's wife] (Support Role)
Okaji [Munekiyo's wife]
Support Role
0.0
1937 Learn from Experience Part II
Japanese Movie, 1937,
Funada Toyomi (Main Role)
Funada Toyomi
Main Role
6.9
1937 Learn from Experience Part I
Japanese Movie, 1937,
Funada Toyomi (Main Role)
Funada Toyomi
Main Role
6.9
1937 Hokushi no Sora wo Tsuku
Japanese Movie, 1937,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1937 Otto no Teiso : Aki Futatabi
Japanese Movie, 1937,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1937 Otto no Teiso: Haru Kitareba
Japanese Movie, 1937,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1937 A Woman's Sorrows
Japanese Movie, 1937,
Kono Hiroko (Main Role)
Kono Hiroko
Main Role
7.3
1936 Daibosatsu Touge: Suzuka Yama no Maki ~ Mibu Shimabara no Maki
Japanese Movie, 1936,
Ohama (Support Role)
Ohama
Support Role
2.0
1935 Teiso Mondo: Kogen na Maki
Japanese Movie, 1935,
Nanjo Shinko (Main Role)
Nanjo Shinko
Main Role
0.0
1935 Chastity Question-and-Answer
Japanese Movie, 1935,
Nanjo Shinko (Main Role)
Nanjo Shinko
Main Role
4.0
1933 The Water Magician
Japanese Movie, 1933,
Mizushima Tomo / Taki no Shiraito (Main Role)
Mizushima Tomo / Taki no Shiraito
Main Role
7.3
1929 The Morning Sun Shines
Japanese Movie, 1929,
Kurie [Elevator girl] (Support Role)
Kurie [Elevator girl]
Support Role
7.0
1929 Tokyo March
Japanese Movie, 1929,
(Unknown)
Unknown
7.8
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
1983 Reibyo Densetsu
Japanese Special, 1983, 1 eps
Ryuzoji Akiko (Main Role)
1
Ryuzoji Akiko
Main Role
0.0
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  • Native name: 東坊城 英子
  • Also Known as: 入江 たか子
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: February 11, 1911
  • Died: January 12, 1995

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