Isao Kimura
Acting · Born 1923-06-22 · age 58 at death · Senda, Hiroshima, Japan
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.
Titles
Seven Samurai
Ikiru
High and Low
Throne of Blood
Stray Dog
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Assassination
Black Lizard
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
The Affair
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Summer Clouds
The Temple of Wild Geese
Affair in the Snow
Little Peach
Impasse
Confessions Among Actresses
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Miyamoto Musashi
Rice
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Hero of the Red Light District
Dancing Girl
Beautiful Days
Our Marriage
The Angry Street
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
The Shape of Night
The Story of Pure Love
Young Lord Yakuza
A Billionaire
Still I Live On
Mr. Pu
The Harbor Lights
Snow Country
Conquest
Vacuum Zone
Where did Sharaku go?
The End of a Day
Yakuza of Seki
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
The Stragglers
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
Ofukuro
The Woman and the Pirate
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
Sky Scraper!
Hokkaido, My Love
Cape Ashizuri
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
Beyond Love and Hate
Four Sisters
Secret Information
Beyond the Seasonal Wind