
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

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955
as Ensign Tamai

Stray Dog
1949
as Yusa

Four Sisters
1962
as Shoji Ohtsu

Summer Clouds
1958
as Okawa

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei

Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Film Critic

Snow Country
1965
as Shimamura

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963
as Tomokichi

Black Lizard
1968
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi

The Shape of Night
1964
as Saitô

Assassination
1964
as Tadasaburo Sasaki

A Billionaire
1954
as Koroku Tate

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Hirotaro Iguchi

The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Atsumichi Uda

I Saw the Killer
1956
as Takeo Fujisaki

Little Peach
1958
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband

Mr. Pu
1953

The Affair
1967
as Mitsuhuru

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964

Confessions Among Actresses
1971
as Director Nose

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Hon'iden Matahachi

Yukiko
1955

Elegy
1951

Nippon no obaachan
1962

Avalanche
1956

The Story of Pure Love
1957
as Segawa Hospital doctor

Young Lord Yakuza
1961

Dancing Girl
1951
as Nozu

Vacuum Zone
1952
as Kitani

Sky Scraper!
1969

Where did Sharaku go?
1968

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Hon'iden Matahachi

Beyond Love and Hate
1951

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Hon'iden Matahachi

Akutoku
1958
as Iwase Shichiro

Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Hon'iden Matahachi

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
as Hon'iden Matahachi

Tengoku wa doko da
1956

The Thinking Leaf
1962

Weeping Doll
1951
as Nomine

The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963

Cape Ashizuri
1954

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955
as Kashima

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
1959

Knightly Advice
1962

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002
as Self

Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
as Yagyu Genzaburo

Hero of the Red Light District
1960

The Harbor Lights
1961

Beautiful Days
1955
as Imanishi

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
1961

Affair in the Snow
1968
as Kazuo Imai

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
1953

The Angry Street
1950

Showdown in Blood
1957

At the End of the Clouds
1953

The End of a Day
1954

Violence
1952

White Cliffs
1960

The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
as Kanji Sakata

Student Double Suicide
1954

Journey
1967

Our Marriage
1962
as Yutaka Matsumoto

Yakuza of Seki
1963
as Morisuke of Hakoda

Rice
1957
Hokkaido, My Love
1962

Secret Information
1968
as Goro Izawa

The Stragglers
1960

Ofukuro
1955

Rusty Pendant
1967

Sekidô matsuri
1951

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song
1970

City
1961

Price of Beauty
1957
as Kazuhiko Uematsu

The Woman and the Pirate
1959
as 幸七

The Yamabiko School
1952

Impasse
1967
as Shingo, Ibuki

Tokyo Detective Girl
1959

The Brass General
1960

Invitation from the Beach
1978
as Toshihiko Kurahashi

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon
1957

Fill the Cup with Blood
1969

Conquest
1965
as Inspector Enya

The Eighth Enemy
1961
as Kutsuda

Still I Live On
1951
as Mizuno

Hahakogusa
1959
as Yoshihiko Takayama

My Brother
1976
as Father

Daigaku buyū-den
1961

Look Up, Noble One
1966
as Tatsuo Kurokawa

Beware of The Gunman
1961

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
- The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955) — as Ensign Tamai
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