1910-10-20 ( 114 years old ) in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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.
Movies
Kono ni uruwashi
1962-03-18
Zero Focus
1961-03-19
Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest
1959-10-09
Hiroi Ten
1959-04-14
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959-01-15
Hearts A-Flutter
1957-12-15
悪魔の顔
1957-07-09
The Young Avenger
1957-05-07
I Will Buy You
1956-11-21
The Rose on His Arm
1956-11-14
Story of Second Class Private, Sequel
1956-03-18
荒木又右衛門
1955-09-21
The Bronze Monster
1954-12-29
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954-04-27
Love Letter
1953-12-13
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953-12-01
Mole Alley
1953-05-07
Carmen's Innocent Love
1952-11-13
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
1952-07-15
Carmen Comes Home
1951-03-21
The Tokyo Kid
1950-09-09
Odoru ryûgûjô
1949-08-01
The Woman Who Holds the Key
1946-08-15
Dawn Chorus
1941-06-12
Okinu and Banto
1940-12-31
The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi
1940-12-01
Five Siblings
1939-07-20
The Masseurs and a Woman
1938-07-07
The Lights of Asakusa
1937-12-02
Lady Doctor Kinuyo
1937-04-29
Men vs. Women
1936-08-29
Okoto and Sasuke
1935-06-15
Mother's Love Letter
1935-04-18
Lumberjack and Lady
1935-01-07
Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
1934-06-28
Street Without End
1934-04-26
The Genealogy of Women
1934-02-22
The Layabout and Seabathing
1933-08-17
Apart from You
1933-04-01
Arashi no naka no shojo
1932-07-15
Aa mujô - Dai ippen: Hôrô no maki
1923-04-01
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