Acting
Isao Kimura
JA cinema · 105 credits
Born
22 June 1923
Died
4 July 1981 (aged 58)
Birthplace
Senda, Hiroshima, Japan
Also known as Kō Kimura · Исао Кимура · ایسائو کیمورا
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
Filmography
Invitation from the Beach
as Toshihiko Kurahashi
My Brother
as Father
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Film Critic
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
Confessions Among Actresses
as Director Nose
Will to Conquer
as Takechi Hanpeita
Black Lizard
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
Affair in the Snow
as Kazuo Imai
Secret Information
as Goro Izawa
Impasse
as Shingo, Ibuki
The Affair
as Mitsuhuru
The Journey
as Eikichi Ito
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
as Yagyu Genzaburo
Look Up, Noble One
as Tatsuo Kurokawa
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Conquest
as Inspector Enya
Snow Country
as Shimamura
Assassination
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Hon'iden Matahachi
The Shape of Night
as Saitô
Could I But Live
as Professor Hiraoka
High and Low
as Detective Arai
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Hirotaro Iguchi
Yakuza of Seki
as Morisuke of Hakoda
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Our Marriage
as Yutaka Matsumoto
Four Sisters
as Shoji Ohtsu
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Atsumichi Uda
Miyamoto Musashi
as Hon'iden Matahachi
The Eighth Enemy
as Kutsuda
City
Actor
Hahakogusa
as Yoshihiko Takayama
Summer Clouds
as Okawa
Little Peach
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
as Tetsuo Yasunari
Vice
as Iwase Shichiro
Throne of Blood
as Phantom samurai
Rice
Actor
Price of Beauty
as Kazuhiko Uematsu
The Story of Pure Love
as Segawa Hospital doctor
I Saw the Killer
as Takeo Fujisaki
The Wife is a University Student
as Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
Beautiful Days
as Imanishi
Ofukuro
Actor
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
as Kashima
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
as Ensign Tamai
A Billionaire
as Koroku Tate
Seven Samurai
as Katsushiro Okamoto
The Valley Between Love and Death
as Kanji Sakata
Mr. Pu
Actor
Ikiru
as Intern
Vacuum Zone
as Private Riichiro Kitani
Violence
Actor
Still I Live On
as Mizuno
Dancing Girl
as Nozu
Weeping Doll
as Nomine
Elegy
Actor
Stray Dog
as Yusa
