Acting
Isao Kimura
Born 1923-06-22
Senda, Hiroshima, Japan
Department: Acting
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.
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Seven Samurai
1954
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Ikiru
1952
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High and Low
1963
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Throne of Blood
1957
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Stray Dog
1949
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Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
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Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
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Ayu no uta
1979
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Assassination
1964
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (109 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Nukata no Ōkimi | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Ayu no uta | 木島先生 | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Invitation from the Beach | Toshihiko Kurahashi | Movie | 1978 |
 | Fuyu no Undokai | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | My Brother | Father | Movie | 1976 |
 | 遺書 白い少女 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | Pastoral: To Die in the Country | Film Critic | Movie | 1974 |
 | Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell | Tsuchigumo Hyoei | Movie | 1974 |
 | Confessions Among Actresses | Director Nose | Movie | 1971 |
 | Will to Conquer | Takechi Hanpeita | Movie | 1970 |
 | Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Fill the Cup with Blood | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Sky Scraper! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Where did Sharaku go? | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Black Lizard | Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi | Movie | 1968 |
 | Secret Information | Goro Izawa | Movie | 1968 |
 | Affair in the Snow | Kazuo Imai | Movie | 1968 |
 | Impasse | Shingo, Ibuki | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Journey | Eikichi Ito | Movie | 1967 |
 | Rusty Pendant | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Affair | Mitsuhuru | Movie | 1967 |
 | Look Up, Noble One | Tatsuo Kurokawa | Movie | 1966 |
 | Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn | Yagyu Genzaburo | Movie | 1966 |
 | Conquest | Inspector Enya | Movie | 1965 |
 | Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro | Hon'iden Matahachi | Movie | 1965 |
 | Snow Country | Shimamura | Movie | 1965 |
 | Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Shape of Night | Saitô | Movie | 1964 |
 | Camellia Gate | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Could I But Live | Professor Hiraoka | Movie | 1964 |
 | Assassination | Tadasaburo Sasaki | Movie | 1964 |
 | Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple | Hon'iden Matahachi | Movie | 1964 |
 | Yakuza of Seki | Morisuke of Hakoda | Movie | 1963 |
 | Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style | Hon'iden Matahachi | Movie | 1963 |
 | Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella | Tomokichi | Movie | 1963 |
 | Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai | Hirotaro Iguchi | Movie | 1963 |
 | High and Low | Detective Arai | Movie | 1963 |
 | Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights | Hon'iden Matahachi | Movie | 1962 |
 | Four Sisters | Shoji Ohtsu | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Thinking Leaf | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Our Marriage | Yutaka Matsumoto | Movie | 1962 |
 | Knightly Advice | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Temple of Wild Geese | Atsumichi Uda | Movie | 1962 |
 | Nippon no obaachan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
| Hokkaido, My Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 | |
 | The Eighth Enemy | Kutsuda | Movie | 1961 |
 | City | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Young Lord Yakuza | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Miyamoto Musashi | Hon'iden Matahachi | Movie | 1961 |
 | Daigaku buyū-den | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Beware of The Gunman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Harbor Lights | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Stragglers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Brass General | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Hero of the Red Light District | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | White Cliffs | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Tokyo Detective Girl | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Hahakogusa | Yoshihiko Takayama | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Woman and the Pirate | 幸七 | Movie | 1959 |
 | Summer Clouds | Okawa | Movie | 1958 |
 | Beyond the Seasonal Wind | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Little Peach | Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband | Movie | 1958 |
 | Vice | Iwase Shichiro | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Story of Pure Love | Segawa Hospital doctor | Movie | 1957 |
 | Showdown in Blood | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Price of Beauty | Kazuhiko Uematsu | Movie | 1957 |
 | Rice | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Throne of Blood | Phantom samurai | Movie | 1957 |
| Symphony for Worn-Out Shoes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 | |
 | Where's Paradise? | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Avalanche | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Wife is a University Student | Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband) | Movie | 1956 |
 | I Saw the Killer | Takeo Fujisaki | Movie | 1956 |
 | Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree | Kashima | Movie | 1955 |
 | Yukiko | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Beautiful Days | Imanishi | Movie | 1955 |
 | Ofukuro | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes | Ensign Tamai | Movie | 1955 |
 | A Billionaire | Koroku Tate | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Valley Between Love and Death | Kanji Sakata | Movie | 1954 |
 | Student Double Suicide | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Cape Ashizuri | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Seven Samurai | Katsushiro Okamoto | Movie | 1954 |
 | The End of a Day | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | At the End of the Clouds | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Mr. Pu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Vacuum Zone | Private Riichiro Kitani | Movie | 1952 |
 | Ikiru | Intern | Movie | 1952 |
 | Violence | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Yamabiko School | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | Sekidô matsuri | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Dancing Girl | Nozu | Movie | 1951 |
 | Still I Live On | Mizuno | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Love Letter Trial | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Weeping Doll | Nomine | Movie | 1951 |
 | Elegy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Beyond Love and Hate | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Angry Street | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Stray Dog | Yusa | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Love of the Actress Sumako | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1947 |
 | The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1942 |