Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

b. 1923 — d. 1981 (aged 58) Senda, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Actor

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

Ikiru

Seven Samurai

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

High and Low

Filmography

Princess Nukata

Soga no Kurayamada no Ishikawa no Maro

Kareinaru houmonsha

Invitation from the Beach

Invitation from the Beach

Toshihiko Kurahashi

Shitamachi no onna Fûko

Isho: Shiroi shôjo

Yasuaki Ninomiya

Genroku taiheiki

Kagami no naka no kao

Tsukushi dare no ko

Sakariba nagashi uta: Shinjuku no onna

Will to Conquer

Hanpeita Takechi

Tarekomi

Yakuza hijoshi-chi no sakazuki

Yakuza hijoshi-chi no sakazuki

Black Lizard

Affair in the Snow

Affair in the Snow

The Affair

Shigeko's lover

Flame and Women

Flame and Women

The Secret of the Urn

The Secret of the Urn

Yagyu Genzaburo

Man's Hot Blood

Aogeba tôtoshi

Tatsuo Kurokawa

Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island

Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island

Hon'iden Matahachi

The Conquest

Snow Country

Shin juyuu gakkou

Assassination

Tadasaburô Sasaki

The Shape of Night

The Shape of Night

Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-ji Temple

Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-ji Temple

Hon'iden Matahachi

High and Low

Bushido

Hirotaro Iguchi

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Nito-ryu Style

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Nito-ryu Style

Hon'iden Matahachi

Seki no yatappe

Seki no yatappe

An Inn at Osaka

The Temple of Wild Geese

The Temple of Wild Geese

Miyamoto Musashi II: Duel at Hannya Hill

Miyamoto Musashi II: Duel at Hannya Hill

Hon'iden Matahachi

Our Marriage

Knightly Advice

Knightly Advice

Jinjuro Kagatsume

Sanroku

Waga ai Hokkaidô

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

Hon'iden Matahachi

Hashizô no wakasama yakuza

Hashizô no wakasama yakuza

News paper editor

Kenjû yarô ni goyôjin

Hachi-nin me no teki

Daigaku buyû-den

Kane mo inochi mo iranai ze

Wakai ashita o tsuppashire

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

Hero of the Red-Light District

Hero of the Red-Light District

Dai san no giwaku

Takano, Army officer

Last of the Imperial Army

Onna to kaizoku

Futô no nâwabarî

Yoshihiko Takayama

Keishichô monogatari: Iryûhin nashi

Date sôdô: Fûun rokujûniman ishi

Kemono no tôru michi

Summer Clouds

Little Peach

Ryokichi Urushiyama - the husband

Kisetsufu no kanatani

Rice

The Story of Pure Love

The Story of Pure Love

Doctor at Segawa Hsopital

Satsujin-sha o nogasu na

Bibô no miyako

Satsujinsha o nigasuna

Kyatsu o nigasuna

Kyatsu o nigasuna

Boro gutsu kôkyôgaku

Okusama wa daigakusei

Tengoku wa doko da

Beautiful Days

Asunaro monogatari

Asunaro monogatari

Ningen gyorai kaiten

Ningen gyorai kaiten

Yukiko

Furyô shônen no haha

Seven Samurai

A Billionaire

Ashizuri misaki

Gakusei shinjû

The Valley Between Love and Death

Mr. Pu

Beyond the Clouds

Onna hitori daichi o yuku

Onna hitori daichi o yuku

Shinkû chitai

School of Echoes

Sentimental Journalist

Violence

Dancing Girl

Beyond Love and Hate

Beyond Love and Hate

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