Takako Irie

Biography

Takako Irie was a renowned Japanese film actress born into the aristocratic Higashibōjō family in Tokyo on February 7, 1911. She debuted as an actress at Nikkatsu in 1927 and became a major star, even founding her own production company, Irie Productions, in 1932. Her notable postwar roles include appearances in Akira Kurosawa's "Sanjuro" and a series of kaidan (ghost story) movies, earning her the nickname "ghost cat actress."