Akio Isono
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
Credits
- 1966 · Ultra Q as Taro's Father
- 1962 · Kono ni uruwashi as
- 1961 · Zero Focus as
- 1959 · Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest as
- 1959 · Hiroi Ten as
- 1959 · The Human Condition I: No Greater Love as (uncredited)
- 1957 · Hearts A-Flutter as
- 1957 · 悪魔の顔 as
- 1957 · The Young Avenger as
- 1956 · I Will Buy You as Saburô Kurita
- 1956 · The Rose on His Arm as Neighbour on the left, Mister
- 1956 · Story of Second Class Private, Sequel as
- 1955 · 荒木又右衛門 as 仲間春蔵
- 1954 · The Bronze Monster as
- 1954 · Always in My Heart Part 3 as
- 1953 · Love Letter as
- 1953 · Always in My Heart Part 2 as
- 1953 · Mole Alley as
- 1952 · Carmen's Innocent Love as
- 1952 · Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove as
- 1951 · Carmen Comes Home as Ichiro Aoyama
- 1950 · The Tokyo Kid as
- 1949 · Odoru ryûgûjô as Kurosuke
- 1946 · The Woman Who Holds the Key as
- 1941 · Dawn Chorus as
- 1940 · Okinu and Banto as
- 1940 · The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi as Uematsu, Privete 1st Class
- 1939 · Five Siblings as
- 1938 · The Masseurs and a Woman as Hiking Student
- 1937 · The Lights of Asakusa as Senkichi
- 1937 · Lady Doctor Kinuyo as Ishida
- 1936 · Men vs. Women as
- 1935 · Okoto and Sasuke as
- 1935 · Mother's Love Letter as
- 1935 · Lumberjack and Lady as
- 1934 · Our Neighbor, Miss Yae as Seiji
- 1934 · Street Without End as Koichi, her younger brother
- 1934 · The Genealogy of Women as
- 1933 · The Layabout and Seabathing as
- 1933 · Apart from You as Yoshio
- 1932 · Arashi no naka no shojo as
- 1923 · Aa mujô - Dai ippen: Hôrô no maki as