Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1923-06-22
Deathday: 1981-07-04 (58 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 87

Movies 84

TV Shows 3

self 1

Director 1

Narrator 1

Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Stray Dog

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

Movie
Kijima
Ayu no uta

Ayu no uta (1979)

TV
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada

Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada (1978)

TV
Toshihiko Kurahashi
Invitation from the Beach

Invitation from the Beach (1978)

Movie
Father
My Brother

My Brother (1976)

Movie
Actor
Genroku Taiheiki

Genroku Taiheiki (1975)

TV
Film Critic
Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)

Movie
Tsuchigumo Hyoei
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

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

Movie
5.27
Director Nose
Confessions Among Actresses

Confessions Among Actresses (1971)

Movie
Funaki
盛り場流し唄 新宿の女

盛り場流し唄 新宿の女 (1970)

Movie
Actor
Fill the Cup with Blood

Fill the Cup with Blood (1969)

Movie
Sky Scraper!

Sky Scraper! (1969)

Movie
Where did Sharaku go?

Where did Sharaku go? (1968)

Movie
Detective Akechi
Black Lizard

Black Lizard (1968)

Movie
Goro Izawa
Secret Information

Secret Information (1968)

Movie
Kazuo Imai
Affair in the Snow

Affair in the Snow (1968)

Movie
Shingo, Ibuki
Impasse

Impasse (1967)

Movie
6
Journey

Journey (1967)

Movie
Mitsuhuru
The Affair

The Affair (1967)

Movie
6
Yagyu Genzaburo
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)

Movie
Shioya Hangan
Conquest

Conquest (1965)

Movie
Hon'iden Matahachi
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)

Movie
Shimamura
Snow Country

Snow Country (1965)

Movie
Actor
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall (1964)

Movie
Saitô
The Shape of Night

The Shape of Night (1964)

Movie
Tadasaburô Sasaki
Assassination

Assassination (1964)

Movie
Hon'iden Matahachi
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple (1964)

Movie
Actor
Yakuza of Seki

Yakuza of Seki (1963)

Movie
Hon'iden Matahachi
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)

Movie
Tomokichi
Cases of Umon:A Woman with An Umbrella

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

Movie
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi (1963)

Movie
Hirotaro Iguchi
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)

Movie
6
Detective Arai
High and Low

High and Low (1963)

Movie
4.6
Hon'iden Matahachi
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)

Movie
Actor
Four Sisters

Four Sisters (1962)

Movie
The Thinking Leaf

The Thinking Leaf (1962)

Movie
Actor
Our Marriage

Our Marriage (1962)

Movie
Knightly Advice

Knightly Advice (1962)

Movie
Atsumichi Uda
The Temple of Wild Geese

The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)

Movie
Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan (1962)

Movie
Narrator
Hokkaido, My Love

Hokkaido, My Love (1962)

Movie
Kutsuda
The Eighth Enemy

The Eighth Enemy (1961)

Movie
News paper editor
City

City (1961)

Movie
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado (1961)

Movie
Young Lord Yakuza

Young Lord Yakuza (1961)

Movie
Hon'iden Matahachi
Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi (1961)

Movie
Takano, Army officer
The Stragglers

The Stragglers (1960)

Movie
Actor
Hero of the Red Light District

Hero of the Red Light District (1960)

Movie
Tokyo Detective Girl

Tokyo Detective Girl (1959)

Movie
Keishichō monogatari iryū-hin nashi

Keishichō monogatari iryū-hin nashi (1959)

Movie
Yoshihiko Takayama
Hahakogusa

Hahakogusa (1959)

Movie
Koshichi
女と海賊

女と海賊 (1959)

Movie
Okawa
Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds (1958)

Movie
Actor
Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Beyond the Seasonal Wind (1958)

Movie
Ryokichi Urushiyama - the husband
Little Peach

Little Peach (1958)

Movie
Actor
Akutoku

Akutoku (1958)

Movie
Doctor at Segawa Hsopital
The Story of Pure Love

The Story of Pure Love (1957)

Movie
Showdown in Blood

Showdown in Blood (1957)

Movie
Actor
Price of Beauty

Price of Beauty (1957)

Movie
Rice

Rice (1957)

Movie
Phantom samurai
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood (1957)

Movie
4
Actor
Tengoku wa doko da

Tengoku wa doko da (1956)

Movie
Actor
Avalanche

Avalanche (1956)

Movie
Takeo Fujisaki
I Saw the Killer

I Saw the Killer (1956)

Movie
Kashima
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

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

Movie
Actor
Yukiko

Yukiko (1955)

Movie
Dr. Imanishi
Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days (1955)

Movie
Actor
Ofukuro

Ofukuro (1955)

Movie
Actor
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)

Movie
Koroku Tate
A Billionaire

A Billionaire (1954)

Movie
Masao Asai
Cape Ashizuri

Cape Ashizuri (1954)

Movie
Katsushiro Okamoto
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

Movie
4.18
The End of a Day

The End of a Day (1954)

Movie
At the End of the Clouds

At the End of the Clouds (1953)

Movie
Mr. Pu

Mr. Pu (1953)

Movie
Actor
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (1953)

Movie
Kitani
Vacuum Zone

Vacuum Zone (1952)

Movie
Intern
Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

Movie
5.3
Actor
The Yamabiko School

The Yamabiko School (1952)

Movie
Sekidô matsuri

Sekidô matsuri (1951)

Movie
Nozu
Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl (1951)

Movie
Actor
Still I Live On

Still I Live On (1951)

Movie
Actor
Weeping Doll

Weeping Doll (1951)

Movie
Elegy

Elegy (1951)

Movie
The Angry Street

The Angry Street (1950)

Movie
Yusa
Stray Dog

Stray Dog (1949)

Movie
5
The Love of the Actress Sumako

The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

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
木村功, Kō Kimura, Исао Кимура


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