Acting
Isao Kimura
Also Known As: Kō Kimura, Исао Кимура, ایسائو کیمورا
Birth Date
June 22, 1923
Death Date
July 4, 1981
(passed away at 58)
Place of Birth
Senda, Hiroshima, Japan
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Isao Kimura (木村 功 Kimura Isao), also known as Kō Kimura, was a Japanese actor. He appeared in several films directed by Akira Kurosawa. The first was Stray Dog (1949) as Yusa the criminal. Perhaps his most notable collaboration with Kurosawa was in Seven Samurai as the youngest of the samurai, Katsushiro. During his career he also appeared in several films directed by Mikio Naruse as well as appearing in the famous Lone Wolf and Cub film series. In addition to a film career spanning almost thirty years, Kimura founded and directed an acting company which ultimately went bankrupt. He died of esophageal cancer at 57 years old.
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Seven Samurai
Katsushiro Okamoto
1954
Ayu no uta
木島先生
1979 • 158 episodes
High and Low
Detective Arai
1963
Ikiru
Intern
1952
Throne of Blood
Phantom samurai
1957
Stray Dog
Yusa
1949
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Film Critic
1974
Look Up, Noble One
Tatsuo Kurokawa
1966
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
1978 • 1 episode
Fuyu no Undokai
1977 • 10 episodes
Camellia Gate
1964
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Hirotaro Iguchi
1963
Symphony for Worn-Out Shoes
1956
Miyamoto Musashi
Hon'iden Matahachi
1961
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Tsuchigumo Hyoei
1974
The Yamabiko School
1952
Could I But Live
Professor Hiraoka
1964
Little Peach
Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
1958
The Harbor Lights
1961
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Hon'iden Matahachi
1964