Isao Kimura
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1923-06-22
- Died
- 1981-07-04
- Place of birth
- Senda, Hiroshima, Japan
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (97)
Seven Samurai
1954
as Katsushiro Okamoto
High and Low
1963
as Detective Arai
Ikiru
1952
as Intern
Throne of Blood
1957
as Phantom samurai
Stray Dog
1949
as Yusa
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955
as Ensign Tamai
Four Sisters
1962
as Shoji Ohtsu
Summer Clouds
1958
as Okawa
Assassination
1964
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Hirotaro Iguchi
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Film Critic
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
Black Lizard
1968
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
1961
Confessions Among Actresses
1971
as Director Nose
Mr. Pu
1953
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Atsumichi Uda
Tengoku wa doko da
1956
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
as Yagyu Genzaburo
The Affair
1967
as Mitsuhuru
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955
as Kashima
Snow Country
1965
as Shimamura
Yukiko
1955
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963
as Tomokichi
The Shape of Night
1964
as Saitô
Little Peach
1958
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
The Thinking Leaf
1962
Vacuum Zone
1952
as Kitani
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
A Billionaire
1954
as Koroku Tate
Affair in the Snow
1968
as Kazuo Imai
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
1959
Showdown in Blood
1957
Beautiful Days
1955
as Imanishi
Journey
1967
At the End of the Clouds
1953
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
as Kanji Sakata
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002
as Self
Where did Sharaku go?
1968
Dancing Girl
1951
as Nozu
Elegy
1951
Knightly Advice
1962
Student Double Suicide
1954
Beyond Love and Hate
1951
Avalanche
1956
The End of a Day
1954
The Angry Street
1950
Akutoku
1958
as Iwase Shichiro
The Story of Pure Love
1957
as Segawa Hospital doctor
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Rice
1957
Fill the Cup with Blood
1969
Price of Beauty
1957
as Kazuhiko Uematsu
Cape Ashizuri
1954
Sky Scraper!
1969
Sekidô matsuri
1951
The Stragglers
1960
Ofukuro
1955
Our Marriage
1962
as Yutaka Matsumoto
White Cliffs
1960
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
as 幸七
Still I Live On
1951
as Mizuno
City
1961
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song
1970
Impasse
1967
as Shingo, Ibuki
Yakuza of Seki
1963
as Morisuke of Hakoda
Violence
1952
Tokyo Detective Girl
1959
Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon
1957
Hahakogusa
1959
as Yoshihiko Takayama
Rusty Pendant
1967
Invitation from the Beach
1978
as Toshihiko Kurahashi
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
1953
The Eighth Enemy
1961
as Kutsuda
I Saw the Killer
1956
as Takeo Fujisaki
Hokkaido, My Love
1962
Conquest
1965
as Inspector Enya
Secret Information
1968
as Goro Izawa
Beware of The Gunman
1961
My Brother
1976
as Father
The Harbor Lights
1961
The Yamabiko School
1952
Look Up, Noble One
1966
as Tatsuo Kurokawa
Daigaku buyū-den
1961
The Brass General
1960
Weeping Doll
1951
as Nomine
The Wife is a University Student
1956
as Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
About Isao Kimura
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, Ki… With 101 credits spanning from 1947 to 2002, Isao Kimura has appeared in 97 films and 4 TV shows.
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- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Katsushiro Okamoto
- High and Low (1963) — as Detective Arai
- Ikiru (1952) — as Intern
- Throne of Blood (1957) — as Phantom samurai
- Stray Dog (1949) — as Yusa
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