About

Known credits:
90
Birthday:
1923-06-22
Place of birth:
Senda, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Website:
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Isao Kimura

Overview

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

Acting

2002 Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' Actor Self N/A
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1980 Nukata no Ōkimi Actor N/A
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1979 Ayu no uta Actor 木島先生 N/A
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1978 Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada Actor N/A
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1978 Invitation from the Beach Actor Toshihiko Kurahashi N/A
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1976 My Brother Actor Father N/A
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1974 Pastoral: To Die in the Country Actor Film Critic 61
Fair
1974 Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell Actor Tsuchigumo Hyoei 61
Fair
1971 Confessions Among Actresses Actor Director Nose 58
Average
1970 Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song Actor N/A
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1969 Fill the Cup with Blood Actor N/A
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1969 Sky Scraper! Actor N/A
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1968 Where did Sharaku go? Actor N/A
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1968 Black Lizard Actor Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi 59
Average
1968 Secret Information Actor Goro Izawa N/A
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1968 Affair in the Snow Actor Kazuo Imai 59
Average
1967 Impasse Actor Shingo, Ibuki 59
Average
1967 Journey Actor N/A
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1967 The Affair Actor Mitsuhuru 59
Average
1966 Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn Actor Yagyu Genzaburo 59
Average
1965 Conquest Actor Inspector Enya N/A
N/A
1965 Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro Actor Hon'iden Matahachi 59
Average
1965 Snow Country Actor Shimamura 59
Average
1964 Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall Actor 59
Average
1964 The Shape of Night Actor Saitô 58
Average
1964 Assassination Actor Tadasaburo Sasaki 59
Average
1964 Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple Actor Hon'iden Matahachi 59
Average
1963 Yakuza of Seki Actor Morisuke of Hakoda 59
Average
1963 Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style Actor Hon'iden Matahachi 59
Average
1963 Cases of Umon:A Woman with An Umbrella Actor Tomokichi N/A
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1963 Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi Actor N/A
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1963 Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai Actor Hirotaro Iguchi 59
Average
1963 High and Low Actor Detective Arai 74
Good
1962 Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights Actor Hon'iden Matahachi 59
Average
1962 Four Sisters Actor Shoji Ohtsu 59
Average
1962 The Thinking Leaf Actor N/A
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1962 Our Marriage Actor Yutaka Matsumoto 59
Average
1962 Knightly Advice Actor 59
Average
1962 The Temple of Wild Geese Actor Atsumichi Uda 59
Average
1962 Nippon no obaachan Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Hokkaido, My Love Actor N/A
N/A
1961 The Eighth Enemy Actor Kutsuda N/A
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1961 City Actor N/A
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1961 The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado Actor N/A
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1961 Young Lord Yakuza Actor 58
Average
1961 Miyamoto Musashi Actor Hon'iden Matahachi 59
Average
1960 The Stragglers Actor N/A
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1960 Hero of the Red Light District Actor 59
Average
1960 White Cliffs Actor N/A
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1959 Tokyo Detective Girl Actor N/A
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1959 Keishichō monogatari iryū-hin nashi Actor N/A
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1959 女と海賊 Actor 幸七 N/A
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1958 Summer Clouds Actor Okawa 59
Average
1958 Beyond the Seasonal Wind Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Little Peach Actor Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband 58
Average
1958 Akutoku Actor Iwase Shichiro N/A
N/A
1957 The Story of Pure Love Actor Segawa Hospital doctor 59
Average
1957 Showdown in Blood Actor N/A
N/A
1957 Price of Beauty Actor Kazuhiko Uematsu N/A
N/A
1957 Rice Actor 59
Average
1957 Throne of Blood Actor Phantom samurai 71
Good
1956 Tengoku wa doko da Actor N/A
N/A
1956 I Saw the Killer Actor Takeo Fujisaki N/A
N/A
1955 Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree Actor Kashima N/A
N/A
1955 Yukiko Actor N/A
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1955 Beautiful Days Actor 59
Average
1955 Ofukuro Actor N/A
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1955 The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes Actor Ensign Tamai N/A
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1954 A Billionaire Actor Koroku Tate 58
Average
1954 The Valley Between Love and Death Actor Kanji Sakata N/A
N/A
1954 Student Double Suicide Actor N/A
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1954 Cape Ashizuri Actor N/A
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1954 Seven Samurai Actor Katsushiro Okamoto 81
Very good
1954 The End of a Day Actor N/A
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1953 At the End of the Clouds Actor N/A
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1953 Mr. Pu Actor 59
Average
1953 A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land Actor N/A
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1952 Vacuum Zone Actor Kitani 59
Average
1952 Ikiru Actor Intern 75
Good
1952 Violence Actor N/A
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1952 The Yamabiko School Actor N/A
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1951 Sekidô matsuri Actor N/A
N/A
1951 Dancing Girl Actor Nozu 58
Average
1951 Still I Live On Actor Mizuno 58
Average
1951 Weeping Doll Actor Nomine N/A
N/A
1951 Elegy Actor N/A
N/A
1951 Beyond Love and Hate Actor N/A
N/A
1950 The Angry Street Actor 59
Average
1949 Stray Dog Actor Yusa 64
Fair
1947 The Love of the Actress Sumako Actor 59
Average