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Isao Kimura

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1923-06-22

Deathday: 1981-07-04 (58 years old)

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.

Filmography

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Movies 88

TV Shows 4

self 1

Director 1

Narrator 1

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Isao Kimura

Biography

Filmography

all 92

Movies 88

TV Shows 4

self 1

Director 1

Narrator 1

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' (2002)

Nukata no Ōkimi (1980)

Ayu no uta (1979)

Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada (1978)

Invitation from the Beach (1978)

My Brother (1976)

Genroku Taiheiki (1975)

Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)

Confessions Among Actresses (1971)

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song (1970)

Fill the Cup with Blood (1969)

Sky Scraper! (1969)

Where did Sharaku go? (1968)

Black Lizard (1968)

Secret Information (1968)

Affair in the Snow (1968)

Impasse (1967)

Journey (1967)

The Affair (1967)

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)

Conquest (1965)

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)

Snow Country (1965)

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall (1964)

The Shape of Night (1964)

Assassination (1964)

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple (1964)

Yakuza of Seki (1963)

Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)

Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella (1963)

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi (1963)

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)

High and Low (1963)

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)

Four Sisters (1962)

The Thinking Leaf (1962)

Our Marriage (1962)

Knightly Advice (1962)

The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)

Nippon no obaachan (1962)

Hokkaido, My Love (1962)

The Eighth Enemy (1961)

City (1961)

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado (1961)

Young Lord Yakuza (1961)

Miyamoto Musashi (1961)

The Stragglers (1960)

Hero of the Red Light District (1960)

Tokyo Detective Girl (1959)

Keishichō monogatari iryū-hin nashi (1959)

Hahakogusa (1959)

女と海賊 (1959)

Summer Clouds (1958)

Beyond the Seasonal Wind (1958)

Little Peach (1958)

Akutoku (1958)

The Story of Pure Love (1957)

Showdown in Blood (1957)

Price of Beauty (1957)

Rice (1957)

Throne of Blood (1957)

Tengoku wa doko da (1956)

Avalanche (1956)

I Saw the Killer (1956)

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955)

Yukiko (1955)

Beautiful Days (1955)

Ofukuro (1955)

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)

A Billionaire (1954)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1923-06-22

Deathday
1981-07-04 (58 years old)

Birth Place
Naka-ku, Japan

Spouse
Kozue Kimura

Citizenships
Japan

Also Known As
Kō Kimura, Исао Кимура