Cast

Isao Kimura

Acting

Cast

Isao Kimura

Known for

Acting

Born

1923-06-22

From

Senda, Hiroshima, Japan

Died

1981-07-04

Also known as Kō Kimura, Исао Кимура, ایسائو کیمورا

Biography

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.

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Biography

Seven Samurai

Ikiru

High and Low

Throne of Blood

I Saw the Killer

Sky Scraper!

My Brother

Yakuza of Seki

The Harbor Lights

Weeping Doll

Stray Dog

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

The Yamabiko School

Secret Information

The Love Letter Trial

遺書 白い少女

Conquest

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Summer Clouds

Cape Ashizuri

Black Lizard

Look Up, Noble One

Assassination

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Our Marriage

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Little Peach

A Billionaire

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

The Affair

Miyamoto Musashi

Confessions Among Actresses

The Valley Between Love and Death

Vacuum Zone

The Love of the Actress Sumako

The Story of Pure Love

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

Yukiko

The Shape of Night

Affair in the Snow

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

Nippon no obaachan

Hero of the Red Light District

The Temple of Wild Geese

Snow Country

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

Elegy

Still I Live On

Dancing Girl

The Angry Street

Beyond Love and Hate

Beware of The Gunman

Four Sisters

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

Beautiful Days

The Brass General

White Cliffs

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Violence

Rusty Pendant

The Stragglers

The Woman and the Pirate

At the End of the Clouds

The End of a Day

The Thinking Leaf

City

Showdown in Blood

Invitation from the Beach

Journey

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

Hahakogusa

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

Rice

Knightly Advice

遺書白い少女