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
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
as Hirotaro Iguchi
Will to Conquer (1970)
as Takechi Hanpeita
The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
as Atsumichi Uda
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
I Saw the Killer (1956)
as Takeo Fujisaki
Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
as Film Critic
The Shape of Night (1964)
as Saitô
My Brother (1976)
as Father
Summer Clouds (1958)
as Okawa
Symphony for Worn-Out Shoes (1956)
Actor
The Harbor Lights (1961)
Actor
Hero of the Red Light District (1960)
Actor
Little Peach (1958)
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
The Yamabiko School (1952)
Actor
Confessions Among Actresses (1971)
as Director Nose
The Affair (1967)
as Mitsuhuru
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Weeping Doll (1951)
as Nomine
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Look Up, Noble One (1966)
as Tatsuo Kurokawa
Yakuza of Seki (1963)
as Morisuke of Hakoda
Black Lizard (1968)
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
Sky Scraper! (1969)
Actor
Knightly Advice (1962)
Actor
Mr. Pu (1953)
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Beautiful Days (1955)
as Imanishi
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)
as Ensign Tamai
Snow Country (1965)
as Shimamura
Vacuum Zone (1952)
as Private Riichiro Kitani
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya (1942)
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
The End of a Day (1954)
Actor
Beware of The Gunman (1961)
Actor
The Story of Pure Love (1957)
as Segawa Hospital doctor
Impasse (1967)
as Shingo, Ibuki
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi (1963)
Actor
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella (1963)
as Tomokichi
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (1953)
Actor
Beyond Love and Hate (1951)
Actor
The Valley Between Love and Death (1954)
as Kanji Sakata
Where did Sharaku go? (1968)
Actor
Four Sisters (1962)
as Shoji Ohtsu
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall (1964)
Actor
At the End of the Clouds (1953)
Actor
Dancing Girl (1951)
as Nozu
Rice (1957)
Actor
Our Marriage (1962)
as Yutaka Matsumoto
Avalanche (1956)
Actor
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
as Yagyu Genzaburo
A Billionaire (1954)
as Koroku Tate
Elegy (1951)
Actor
The Love Letter Trial (1951)
Actor
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene (1959)
Actor
Vice (1958)
as Iwase Shichiro
The Thinking Leaf (1962)
Actor
The Woman and the Pirate (1959)
as 幸七
Could I But Live (1964)
as Professor Hiraoka
White Cliffs (1960)
Actor
Camellia Gate (1964)
Actor
Assassination (1964)
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
Rusty Pendant (1967)
Actor
Affair in the Snow (1968)
as Kazuo Imai
The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947)
Actor
The Journey (1967)
as Eikichi Ito
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song (1970)
Actor
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' (2002)
as Self
Nippon no obaachan (1962)
Actor
Young Lord Yakuza (1961)
Actor
Still I Live On (1951)
as Mizuno
Beyond the Seasonal Wind (1958)
Actor
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955)
as Kashima
Where's Paradise? (1956)
Actor
Yukiko (1955)
Actor
Hahakogusa (1959)
as Yoshihiko Takayama
Price of Beauty (1957)
as Kazuhiko Uematsu
Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon (1957)
Actor
Sekidô matsuri (1951)
Actor
Conquest (1965)
as Inspector Enya
Student Double Suicide (1954)
Actor
Fill the Cup with Blood (1969)
Actor
The Angry Street (1950)
Actor
The Eighth Enemy (1961)
as Kutsuda
Hokkaido, My Love (1962)
Actor
Ofukuro (1955)
Actor
Showdown in Blood (1957)
Actor
Secret Information (1968)
as Goro Izawa
Violence (1952)
Actor
遺書 白い少女 (1976)
Actor
Cape Ashizuri (1954)
Actor
Invitation from the Beach (1978)
as Toshihiko Kurahashi
City (1961)
Actor
The Stragglers (1960)
Actor
Tokyo Detective Girl (1959)
Actor
The Brass General (1960)
Actor
Daigaku buyū-den (1961)
Actor
The Wife is a University Student (1956)
as Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado (1961)
Actor