
Isao Kimura
Acting
Born: 1923-06-22
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.
Isao Kimura — Movies
HDMovieHero of the Red Light District
1960
HDMovieSeven Samurai
1954
HDMovieHigh and Low
1963
HDMovieIkiru
1952
HDMovieThrone of Blood
1957
HDMovieSummer Clouds
1958
HDMovieStray Dog
1949
HDMovieMiyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
HDMoviePastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
HDMovieMiyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
HDMovieMiyamoto Musashi
1961
HDMovieAssassination
1964
HDMovieLone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
HDMovieOur Marriage
1962
HDMovieMiyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
HDMovieMiyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
HDMovieThe Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
HDMovieBlack Lizard
1968
HDMovieAffair in the Snow
1968
HDMovieCruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964
HDMovieThe Story of Pure Love
1957
HDMovieBushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
HDMovieBeautiful Days
1955
HDMovieRice
1957
HDMovieThe Angry Street
1950
HDMovieSazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
HDMovieThe Temple of Wild Geese
1962
HDMovieThe Affair
1967
HDMovieImpasse
1967
HDMovieDancing Girl
1951



