Isao Kimura
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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- Born:
- Jun 22, 1923 In Senda, Hiroshima, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 78
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Love of the Actress Sumako 1947-08-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' 2002-10-25
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' | Self | 2002-10-25 |
| Series | Nukata no Ōkimi | 1980-03-14 | |
| Series | Ayu no uta | 木島先生 | 1979-09-30 |
| Movie | Invitation from the Beach | Toshihiko Kurahashi | 1978-04-08 |
| Movie | My Brother | Father | 1976-12-25 |
| Movie | Pastoral: To Die in the Country | Film Critic | 1974-12-28 |
| Movie | Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell | Tsuchigumo Hyoei | 1974-04-24 |
| Movie | Confessions Among Actresses | Director Nose | 1971-11-17 |
| Movie | Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song | 1970-05-30 | |
| Movie | Sky Scraper! | 1969-05-14 | |
| Movie | Where did Sharaku go? | 1968-08-22 | |
| Movie | Affair in the Snow | Kazuo Imai | 1968-01-31 |
| Movie | Secret Information | Goro Izawa | 1968-05-14 |
| Movie | Black Lizard | Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi | 1968-07-31 |
| Movie | The Affair | Mitsuhuru | 1967-05-13 |
| Movie | Impasse | Shingo, Ibuki | 1967-12-01 |
| Movie | Journey | 1967-11-12 | |
| Movie | Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn | Yagyu Genzaburo | 1966-05-25 |
| Movie | Snow Country | Shimamura | 1965-04-10 |
| Movie | Conquest | Inspector Enya | 1965-11-21 |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro | Hon'iden Matahachi | 1965-09-04 |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple | Hon'iden Matahachi | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | Assassination | Tadasaburo Sasaki | 1964-07-04 |
| Movie | Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall | 1964-12-12 | |
| Movie | The Shape of Night | Saitô | 1964-11-01 |
| Movie | Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella | Tomokichi | 1963-06-30 |
| Movie | High and Low | Detective Arai | 1963-03-01 |
| Movie | Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai | Hirotaro Iguchi | 1963-04-28 |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style | Hon'iden Matahachi | 1963-08-14 |
| Movie | Yakuza of Seki | Morisuke of Hakoda | 1963-11-20 |
| Movie | The Temple of Wild Geese | Atsumichi Uda | 1962-01-21 |
| Movie | Nippon no obaachan | 1962-01-03 | |
| Movie | Knightly Advice | 1962-01-31 | |
| Movie | The Thinking Leaf | 1962-05-16 | |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights | Hon'iden Matahachi | 1962-11-17 |
| Movie | Four Sisters | Shoji Ohtsu | 1962-07-01 |
| Movie | Our Marriage | Yutaka Matsumoto | 1962-03-18 |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi | Hon'iden Matahachi | 1961-05-27 |
| Movie | The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado | 1961-08-05 | |
| Movie | City | 1961-10-14 | |
| Movie | Hero of the Red Light District | 1960-09-03 | |
| Movie | The Stragglers | 1960-10-05 | |
| Movie | 女と海賊 | 幸七 | 1959-04-01 |
| Movie | Hahakogusa | Yoshihiko Takayama | 1959-04-22 |
| Movie | Tokyo Detective Girl | 1959-09-23 | |
| Movie | Keishichō monogatari iryū-hin nashi | 1959-09-15 | |
| Movie | Akutoku | Iwase Shichiro | 1958-02-19 |
| Movie | Little Peach | Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband | 1958-05-13 |
| Movie | Summer Clouds | Okawa | 1958-09-02 |
| Movie | Beyond the Seasonal Wind | 1958-06-10 | |
| Movie | Throne of Blood | Phantom samurai | 1957-01-15 |
| Movie | Price of Beauty | Kazuhiko Uematsu | 1957-03-13 |
| Movie | Rice | 1957-03-04 | |
| Movie | The Story of Pure Love | Segawa Hospital doctor | 1957-10-15 |
| Movie | Showdown in Blood | 1957-08-28 | |
| Movie | I Saw the Killer | Takeo Fujisaki | 1956-01-29 |
| Movie | Tengoku wa doko da | 1956-04-23 | |
| Movie | Ofukuro | 1955-04-10 | |
| Movie | The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes | Ensign Tamai | 1955-01-09 |
| Movie | Beautiful Days | 1955-05-25 | |
| Movie | Yukiko | 1955-08-03 | |
| Movie | The End of a Day | 1954-02-03 | |
| Movie | Seven Samurai | Katsushiro Okamoto | 1954-04-26 |
| Movie | Cape Ashizuri | 1954-05-18 | |
| Movie | A Billionaire | Koroku Tate | 1954-11-22 |
| Movie | A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land | 1953-02-20 | |
| Movie | Mr. Pu | 1953-04-15 | |
| Movie | The Yamabiko School | 1952-05-01 | |
| Movie | Ikiru | Intern | 1952-10-09 |
| Movie | Vacuum Zone | Kitani | 1952-12-10 |
| Movie | Beyond Love and Hate | 1951-01-11 | |
| Movie | Weeping Doll | Nomine | 1951-05-19 |
| Movie | Elegy | 1951-02-22 | |
| Movie | Dancing Girl | Nozu | 1951-08-17 |
| Movie | Still I Live On | Mizuno | 1951-07-04 |
| Movie | The Angry Street | 1950-05-14 | |
| Movie | Stray Dog | Yusa | 1949-10-17 |
| Movie | The Love of the Actress Sumako | 1947-08-16 |