Takako Irie

Takako Irie

Acting
Born 1911-02-07 - Died 1995-01-12Tokyo, Japan

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".

Movies (91)

Sanjuro
7.9

Sanjuro

1962Movie7.9
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
7.2

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

1975Movie7.2
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
6.8

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

1983Movie6.8
Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
9.0

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

1954Movie9.0
Dekoboko taikōki

Dekoboko taikōki

1953Movie
Haha no hitomi

Haha no hitomi

1953Movie
The House of Hanging
6.2

The House of Hanging

1979Movie6.2
Learn from Experience, Part One
6.7

Learn from Experience, Part One

1937Movie6.7
Yoidore nitōryū

Yoidore nitōryū

1954Movie
Doku bara

Doku bara

1949Movie
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Karakuri yashiki

Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Karakuri yashiki

1953Movie
Love Letter
6.8

Love Letter

1953Movie6.8
The Battle of Kawanakajima
7.0

The Battle of Kawanakajima

1941Movie7.0
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
7.0

Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown

1930Movie7.0
Legend of the Cat Monster
5.0

Legend of the Cat Monster

1983Movie5.0
Shachō hisho

Shachō hisho

1953Movie
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2

Great Bodhisattva Pass 2

1936Movie
The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing
7.1

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing

1954Movie7.1
The Most Beautiful
5.6

The Most Beautiful

1944Movie5.6
The Great White Tiger Platoon
6.0

The Great White Tiger Platoon

1954Movie6.0
Hana no nagadosu

Hana no nagadosu

1954Movie
Four Marriages
8.0

Four Marriages

1944Movie8.0
Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko

Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko

1954Movie
A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again
10.0

A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again

1937Movie10.0
Lord Mito
5.4

Lord Mito

1957Movie5.4
Wings of Victory
6.8

Wings of Victory

1942Movie6.8
Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp
7.0

Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp

1957Movie7.0
Jean Valjean: Part One
7.0

Jean Valjean: Part One

1931Movie7.0
Three Mothers

Three Mothers

1949Movie
Tsuki yori no shisha

Tsuki yori no shisha

1934Movie
Tsumakoi kuroda bushi

Tsumakoi kuroda bushi

1954Movie
Great Bodhisattva Pass
10.0

Great Bodhisattva Pass

1935Movie10.0
Tales of a Drifter

Tales of a Drifter

1951Movie
Judge of the Ashuras
10.0

Judge of the Ashuras

1951Movie10.0
Shirobara wa sakedo

Shirobara wa sakedo

1937Movie
Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu

Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu

Movie
The Deserted City
7.1

The Deserted City

1984Movie7.1
Female Prisoner #36

Female Prisoner #36

1947Movie
Date sōdō: Haha goten

Date sōdō: Haha goten

1954Movie
Doburoku no Tatsu

Doburoku no Tatsu

1949Movie
A Woman's Sorrows
6.7

A Woman's Sorrows

1937Movie6.7
Matashirō Fighting Journey

Matashirō Fighting Journey

1956Movie
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

1947Movie
Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace
8.0

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace

1953Movie8.0
Learn from Experience, Part Two
6.3

Learn from Experience, Part Two

1937Movie6.3
Hakata Dontaku

Hakata Dontaku

1947Movie
Sky of Hope
8.0

Sky of Hope

1942Movie8.0
Ghost of Saga Mansion
7.7

Ghost of Saga Mansion

1953Movie7.7
Blue Sky Angel
8.0

Blue Sky Angel

1950Movie8.0
Invitation to Happiness
10.0

Invitation to Happiness

1947Movie10.0
Tojuro's Love
7.0

Tojuro's Love

1938Movie7.0
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider

1956Movie
Kuriyama Daizen

Kuriyama Daizen

1936Movie
Omokage no machi
8.0

Omokage no machi

1942Movie8.0
The Water Magician
7.3

The Water Magician

1933Movie7.3
The Snake Princess
8.0

The Snake Princess

1940Movie8.0
Enoken’s Shrewd Period
9.0

Enoken’s Shrewd Period

1939Movie9.0
Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival

Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival

1951Movie
Kagebōshi

Kagebōshi

1950Movie
Fighting Letter for 29 People

Fighting Letter for 29 People

1957Movie
Life Is like a Somersault
7.0

Life Is like a Somersault

1946Movie7.0
The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations
8.0

The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations

1956Movie8.0
A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes

A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes

1937Movie
Tekka bugyō

Tekka bugyō

1954Movie
Family Diary Part II

Family Diary Part II

1938Movie
Odoroki ikka

Odoroki ikka

1949Movie
Mother Never Dies
6.2

Mother Never Dies

1942Movie6.2
Sincerity
6.0

Sincerity

1939Movie6.0
Maiko monogatari

Maiko monogatari

1954Movie
A Living Puppet
10.0

A Living Puppet

1929Movie10.0
White Heron
9.0

White Heron

1941Movie9.0
Metropolitan Symphony
10.0

Metropolitan Symphony

1929Movie10.0
The Morning Sun Shines
5.8

The Morning Sun Shines

1929Movie5.8
The Roar of The Lion

The Roar of The Lion

1955Movie
Madam with a Ribbon

Madam with a Ribbon

1939Movie
A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again

A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again

1937Movie
Akōgishi

Akōgishi

1954Movie
Jean Valjean: Part Two

Jean Valjean: Part Two

1931Movie
Political Theater

Political Theater

1947Movie
Tokyo March
6.1

Tokyo March

1929Movie6.1
Karayuki-san

Karayuki-san

1937Movie
Yukiko and Natsuyo
6.0

Yukiko and Natsuyo

1941Movie6.0
The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
8.0

The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia

1932Movie8.0
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

1950Movie
Green Earth

Green Earth

1942Movie
Mother's Melody

Mother's Melody

1937Movie
Dancers of Awa
7.0

Dancers of Awa

1941Movie7.0
Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen
7.0

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

1931Movie7.0
Behold This Mother
9.0

Behold This Mother

1930Movie9.0
Karisome no kuchibeni
7.0

Karisome no kuchibeni

1934Movie7.0
Matenro sôtohen

Matenro sôtohen

1929Movie