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Akio Isono

Akio Isono

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Pfc. Story - The Divine TempestMOVIE
MOVIE

Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest

Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest
Poster for The Young Avenger
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The Young Avenger

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The Young Avenger
Poster for The Masseurs and a Woman
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The Masseurs and a Woman

6.9(0.0K)
The Masseurs and a Woman
Hiking Student
Poster for Story of Second Class Private, Sequel
MOVIE

Story of Second Class Private, Sequel

Story of Second Class Private, Sequel
Poster for Kono ni uruwashi
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Kono ni uruwashi

Kono ni uruwashi
Poster for Mole Alley
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Mole Alley

8.0(0.0K)
Mole Alley
Poster for Apart from You
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Apart from You

7.0(0.0K)
Apart from You
Yoshio
Arashi no naka no shojoMOVIE
MOVIE
Arashi no naka no shojo
Poster for Carmen Comes Home
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Carmen Comes Home

6.3(0.0K)
Carmen Comes Home
Ichiro Aoyama
Poster for Street Without End
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Street Without End

6.6(0.0K)
Street Without End
Koichi, her younger brother

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Akio Isono portrait