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.
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Movies (47)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
as Self
2002
Invitation from the Beach
as Toshihiko Kurahashi
1978
My Brother
as Father
1976
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Film Critic
1974
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
1974
Confessions Among Actresses
as Director Nose
1971
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song
1970
Fill the Cup with Blood
1969
Sky Scraper!
1969
Where did Sharaku go?
1968
Black Lizard
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
1968
Secret Information
as Goro Izawa
1968
Affair in the Snow
as Kazuo Imai
1968
Impasse
as Shingo, Ibuki
1967
Journey
1967
Rusty Pendant
1967
The Affair
as Mitsuhuru
1967
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
as Yagyu Genzaburo
1966
Conquest
as Inspector Enya
1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1965
Snow Country
as Shimamura
1965
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964
The Shape of Night
as Saitô
1964
Assassination
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1964
Yakuza of Seki
as Morisuke of Hakoda
1963
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1963
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
as Tomokichi
1963
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Hirotaro Iguchi
1963
High and Low
as Detective Arai
1963
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1962
Four Sisters
as Shoji Ohtsu
1962
The Thinking Leaf
1962
Our Marriage
as Yutaka Matsumoto
1962
Knightly Advice
1962
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Atsumichi Uda
1962
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Hokkaido, My Love
1962
The Eighth Enemy
as Kutsuda
1961
City
1961
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
1961
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
Miyamoto Musashi
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1961
Daigaku buyū-den
1961
拳銃野郎に御用心
1961
The Harbor Lights
1961
