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Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Known for: Acting

Born 22/06/1923
Died 1981-07-04
Place of birth 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.

Filmography

Seven Samurai Film ★ 8,5

Seven Samurai

Katsushiro Okamoto

1954

Ikiru Film ★ 8,3

Ikiru

Intern

1952

High and Low Film ★ 8,4

High and Low

Detective Arai

1963

Throne of Blood Film ★ 7,9

Throne of Blood

Phantom samurai

1957

Ayu no uta Series

Ayu no uta

木島先生

1979

Stray Dog Film ★ 7,6

Stray Dog

Yusa

1949

I Saw the Killer Film

I Saw the Killer

Takeo Fujisaki

1956

The Harbor Lights Film ★ 6,3

The Harbor Lights

1961

Weeping Doll Film

Weeping Doll

Nomine

1951

Yakuza of Seki Film ★ 8,5

Yakuza of Seki

Morisuke of Hakoda

1963

Sky Scraper! Film ★ 7,0

Sky Scraper!

1969

The Yamabiko School Film

The Yamabiko School

1952

Pastoral: To Die in the Country Film ★ 7,5

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Film Critic

1974

Fuyu no Undokai Series

Fuyu no Undokai

1977

My Brother Film

My Brother

Father

1976

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell Film ★ 7,1

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Tsuchigumo Hyoei

1974

Black Lizard Film ★ 6,9

Black Lizard

Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi

1968

Hero of the Red Light District Film ★ 8,7

Hero of the Red Light District

1960

Conquest Film ★ 6,0

Conquest

Inspector Enya

1965

Nukata no Ōkimi Series

Nukata no Ōkimi

1980

Secret Information Film ★ 9,0

Secret Information

Goro Izawa

1968

Miyamoto Musashi Film ★ 7,3

Miyamoto Musashi

Hon'iden Matahachi

1961

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai Film ★ 6,7

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Hirotaro Iguchi

1963

Confessions Among Actresses Film ★ 6,0

Confessions Among Actresses

Director Nose

1971

Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada Series

Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada

1978

Assassination Film ★ 7,1

Assassination

Tadasaburo Sasaki

1964

Snow Country Film ★ 6,7

Snow Country

Shimamura

1965

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land Film ★ 7,0

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

1953

The Temple of Wild Geese Film ★ 6,5

The Temple of Wild Geese

Atsumichi Uda

1962

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights Film ★ 7,5

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Hon'iden Matahachi

1962

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple Film ★ 7,0

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Hon'iden Matahachi

1964

The Love of the Actress Sumako Film ★ 7,0

The Love of the Actress Sumako

1947

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro Film ★ 7,3

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Hon'iden Matahachi

1965

Cape Ashizuri Film ★ 9,0

Cape Ashizuri

1954

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style Film ★ 7,0

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

Hon'iden Matahachi

1963

Look Up, Noble One Film

Look Up, Noble One

Tatsuo Kurokawa

1966

Little Peach Film ★ 6,1

Little Peach

Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband

1958

The Story of Pure Love Film ★ 6,8

The Story of Pure Love

Segawa Hospital doctor

1957

Summer Clouds Film ★ 7,7

Summer Clouds

Okawa

1958

The Shape of Night Film ★ 6,8

The Shape of Night

Saitô

1964

Four Sisters Film ★ 6,0

Four Sisters

Shoji Ohtsu

1962

Impasse Film ★ 6,4

Impasse

Shingo, Ibuki

1967

Yukiko Film

Yukiko

1955

Beautiful Days Film ★ 6,8

Beautiful Days

Imanishi

1955

Nippon no obaachan Film ★ 7,0

Nippon no obaachan

1962

The Eighth Enemy Film ★ 10,0

The Eighth Enemy

Kutsuda

1961

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn Film ★ 6,7

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Yagyu Genzaburo

1966

City Film ★ 7,0

City

1961

Rice Film ★ 6,8

Rice

1957

Our Marriage Film ★ 7,1

Our Marriage

Yutaka Matsumoto

1962

Tengoku wa doko da Film ★ 8,0

Tengoku wa doko da

1956

Sekidô matsuri Film

Sekidô matsuri

1951

遺書 白い少女 Film

遺書 白い少女

1976

The Angry Street Film ★ 6,7

The Angry Street

1950

Knightly Advice Film ★ 7,0

Knightly Advice

1962

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya Film ★ 7,0

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

1942

Elegy Film ★ 9,0

Elegy

1951

The Stragglers Film ★ 8,0

The Stragglers

1960

Mr. Pu Film ★ 6,7

Mr. Pu

1953

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall Film ★ 6,8

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

1964

Journey Film ★ 7,0

Journey

1967

Still I Live On Film ★ 6,0

Still I Live On

Mizuno

1951

Daigaku buyū-den Film

Daigaku buyū-den

1961

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi Film ★ 10,0

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

1963

Violence Film ★ 8,0

Violence

1952

Beyond the Seasonal Wind Film ★ 9,0

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

1958

The Valley Between Love and Death Film ★ 8,0

The Valley Between Love and Death

Kanji Sakata

1954

Affair in the Snow Film ★ 6,9

Affair in the Snow

Kazuo Imai

1968

The Woman and the Pirate Film ★ 9,0

The Woman and the Pirate

幸七

1959

Dancing Girl Film ★ 6,4

Dancing Girl

Nozu

1951

The End of a Day Film ★ 7,5

The End of a Day

1954

The Affair Film ★ 6,5

The Affair

Mitsuhuru

1967

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado Film

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

1961

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes Film ★ 9,0

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

Ensign Tamai

1955

A Billionaire Film ★ 6,8

A Billionaire

Koroku Tate

1954

Vacuum Zone Film ★ 8,5

Vacuum Zone

Kitani

1952

At the End of the Clouds Film

At the End of the Clouds

1953

Vice Film

Vice

Iwase Shichiro

1958

Beyond Love and Hate Film ★ 7,0

Beyond Love and Hate

1951

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon Film

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

1957

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song Film

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

1970

Invitation from the Beach Film

Invitation from the Beach

Toshihiko Kurahashi

1978

White Cliffs Film

White Cliffs

1960

The Love Letter Trial Film

The Love Letter Trial

1951

Showdown in Blood Film

Showdown in Blood

1957

Rusty Pendant Film

Rusty Pendant

1967

Where did Sharaku go? Film ★ 8,0

Where did Sharaku go?

1968

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' Film

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

Self

2002

The Wife is a University Student Film

The Wife is a University Student

Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)

1956

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene Film ★ 7,0

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

1959

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella Film ★ 10,0

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

Tomokichi

1963

Hahakogusa Film

Hahakogusa

Yoshihiko Takayama

1959

Beware of The Gunman Film

Beware of The Gunman

1961

Young Lord Yakuza Film ★ 8,0

Young Lord Yakuza

1961

The Thinking Leaf Film

The Thinking Leaf

1962

The Brass General Film

The Brass General

1960

Ofukuro Film ★ 7,0

Ofukuro

1955

Price of Beauty Film ★ 10,0

Price of Beauty

Kazuhiko Uematsu

1957

Tokyo Detective Girl Film

Tokyo Detective Girl

1959

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree Film ★ 8,0

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Kashima

1955

Fill the Cup with Blood Film

Fill the Cup with Blood

1969

Student Double Suicide Film

Student Double Suicide

1954

Avalanche Film

Avalanche

1956

Film ★ 10,0

Hokkaido, My Love

1962

Camellia Gate Film

Camellia Gate

1964