Isao Kimura
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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
Credits
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Katsushiro Okamoto
High and Low (1963)
as Detective Arai
Ikiru (1952)
as Intern
Throne of Blood (1957)
as Phantom samurai
Stray Dog (1949)
as Yusa
Black Lizard (1968)
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
as Atsumichi Uda
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)
as Ensign Tamai
Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
as Film Critic
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
as Yagyu Genzaburo
Little Peach (1958)
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
At the End of the Clouds (1953)
Actor
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
as Hirotaro Iguchi
Confessions Among Actresses (1971)
as Director Nose
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (1953)
Actor
The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947)
Actor
Hero of the Red Light District (1960)
Actor
Knightly Advice (1962)
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
The Story of Pure Love (1957)
as Segawa Hospital doctor
The Affair (1967)
as Mitsuhuru
The Shape of Night (1964)
as Saitô
Summer Clouds (1958)
as Okawa
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella (1963)
as Tomokichi
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Mr. Pu (1953)
Actor
Rice (1957)
Actor
Tokyo Detective Girl (1959)
Actor
Beautiful Days (1955)
as Imanishi
Where did Sharaku go? (1968)
Actor
Ofukuro (1955)
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Assassination (1964)
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
Snow Country (1965)
as Shimamura
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi (1963)
Actor
Four Sisters (1962)
as Shoji Ohtsu
Young Lord Yakuza (1961)
Actor
The End of a Day (1954)
Actor
The Valley Between Love and Death (1954)
as Kanji Sakata
Tengoku wa doko da (1956)
Actor
Yukiko (1955)
Actor
Price of Beauty (1957)
as Kazuhiko Uematsu
Still I Live On (1951)
as Mizuno
A Billionaire (1954)
as Koroku Tate
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado (1961)
Actor
The Woman and the Pirate (1959)
as 幸七
Elegy (1951)
Actor
Vacuum Zone (1952)
as Kitani
The Thinking Leaf (1962)
Actor
Invitation from the Beach (1978)
as Toshihiko Kurahashi
Cape Ashizuri (1954)
Actor
Vice (1958)
as Iwase Shichiro
City (1961)
Actor
Student Double Suicide (1954)
Actor
Nippon no obaachan (1962)
Actor
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955)
as Kashima
Dancing Girl (1951)
as Nozu
The Angry Street (1950)
Actor
Beyond Love and Hate (1951)
Actor
Avalanche (1956)
Actor
Hokkaido, My Love (1962)
Actor
Impasse (1967)
as Shingo, Ibuki
Journey (1967)
Actor
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' (2002)
as Self
Rusty Pendant (1967)
Actor
Sekidô matsuri (1951)
Actor
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall (1964)
Actor
Showdown in Blood (1957)
Actor
Weeping Doll (1951)
as Nomine
Conquest (1965)
as Inspector Enya
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song (1970)
Actor
The Eighth Enemy (1961)
as Kutsuda
Sky Scraper! (1969)
Actor
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene (1959)
Actor
The Stragglers (1960)
Actor
Fill the Cup with Blood (1969)
Actor
Beyond the Seasonal Wind (1958)
Actor
Affair in the Snow (1968)
as Kazuo Imai
The Yamabiko School (1952)
Actor
Our Marriage (1962)
as Yutaka Matsumoto
Hahakogusa (1959)
as Yoshihiko Takayama
Secret Information (1968)
as Goro Izawa
Violence (1952)
Actor
I Saw the Killer (1956)
as Takeo Fujisaki
Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon (1957)
Actor
White Cliffs (1960)
Actor
The Brass General (1960)
Actor
Yakuza of Seki (1963)
as Morisuke of Hakoda
The Harbor Lights (1961)
Actor
Daigaku buyū-den (1961)
Actor
My Brother (1976)
as Father
Beware of The Gunman (1961)
Actor
Look Up, Noble One (1966)
as Tatsuo Kurokawa
The Wife is a University Student (1956)
as Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
The Love Letter Trial (1951)
Actor