Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 22, 1923
Died
Jul 04, 1981
Place of Birth
Senda, Hiroshima, Japan
Credits
104 titles
Isao Kimura
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.
Known For
Filmography
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
Self
Nukata no Ōkimi
Ayu no uta
木島先生
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
Invitation from the Beach
Toshihiko Kurahashi
Fuyu no Undokai
My Brother
Father
遺書 白い少女
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Film Critic
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Tsuchigumo Hyoei
Confessions Among Actresses
Director Nose
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song
Fill the Cup with Blood
Sky Scraper!
Where did Sharaku go?
Black Lizard
Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
Secret Information
Goro Izawa
Affair in the Snow
Kazuo Imai
Impasse
Shingo, Ibuki
Journey
Rusty Pendant
The Affair
Mitsuhuru
Look Up, Noble One
Tatsuo Kurokawa
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Yagyu Genzaburo
Conquest
Inspector Enya
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Hon'iden Matahachi
Snow Country
Shimamura
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
The Shape of Night
Saitô
Assassination
Tadasaburo Sasaki
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Hon'iden Matahachi
Yakuza of Seki
Morisuke of Hakoda
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Hon'iden Matahachi
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
Tomokichi
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Hirotaro Iguchi
High and Low
Detective Arai
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Hon'iden Matahachi
Four Sisters
Shoji Ohtsu
The Thinking Leaf
Our Marriage
Yutaka Matsumoto
Knightly Advice
The Temple of Wild Geese
Atsumichi Uda
Nippon no obaachan
Hokkaido, My Love
The Eighth Enemy
Kutsuda
City
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
Young Lord Yakuza
Miyamoto Musashi
Hon'iden Matahachi