Isao Kimura
Acting
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
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tvAyu no uta
1979
木島先生
movieInvitation from the Beach
1978
Toshihiko Kurahashi
movieMy Brother
1976
Father
moviePastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
Film Critic
movieLone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
Tsuchigumo Hyoei
movieConfessions Among Actresses
1971
Director Nose
movieBlack Lizard
1968
Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
movieSecret Information
1968
Goro Izawa
movieAffair in the Snow
1968
Kazuo Imai
movieImpasse
1967
Shingo, Ibuki
movieThe Affair
1967
Mitsuhuru
movieLook Up, Noble One
1966
Tatsuo Kurokawa
movieSazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
Yagyu Genzaburo
movieConquest
1965
Inspector Enya
movieMiyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
Hon'iden Matahachi
movieSnow Country
1965
Shimamura
movieAssassination
1964
Tadasaburo Sasaki
movieMiyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
Hon'iden Matahachi
movieYakuza of Seki
1963
Morisuke of Hakoda
movieMiyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
Hon'iden Matahachi
movieBushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
Hirotaro Iguchi
movieHigh and Low
1963
Detective Arai
movieMiyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
Hon'iden Matahachi
movieFour Sisters
1962
Shoji Ohtsu
movieOur Marriage
1962
Yutaka Matsumoto
movieThe Temple of Wild Geese
1962
Atsumichi Uda
movieThe Eighth Enemy
1961
Kutsuda
movieMiyamoto Musashi
1961
Hon'iden Matahachi
movieHahakogusa
1959
Yoshihiko Takayama
movieLittle Peach
1958
Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
movieVice
1958
Iwase Shichiro
movieThe Story of Pure Love
1957
Segawa Hospital doctor
moviePrice of Beauty
1957
Kazuhiko Uematsu
movieThrone of Blood
1957
Phantom samurai
movieThe Wife is a University Student
1956
Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
movieI Saw the Killer
1956
Takeo Fujisaki
movieBeautiful Days
1955
Imanishi
movieThe Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955
Ensign Tamai
movieA Billionaire
1954
Koroku Tate
movieThe Valley Between Love and Death
1954
Kanji Sakata
movieSeven Samurai
1954
Katsushiro Okamoto
movieVacuum Zone
1952
Kitani
movieIkiru
1952
Intern
movieStill I Live On
1951
Mizuno
movieWeeping Doll
1951
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