Isao Kimura
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 22, 1923
- Died
- July 4, 1981
- Birthplace
- 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
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' 2002
as Self
Invitation from the Beach 1978
as Toshihiko Kurahashi
My Brother 1976
as Father
Isho: Shiroi shōjo 1976
Actor
Pastoral: To Die in the Country 1974
as Film Critic
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell 1974
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
Confessions Among Actresses 1971
as Director Nose
Will to Conquer 1970
as Takechi Hanpeita
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song 1970
Actor
Fill the Cup with Blood 1969
Actor
Sky Scraper! 1969
Actor
Where did Sharaku go? 1968
Actor
Black Lizard 1968
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
Secret Information 1968
as Goro Izawa
Affair in the Snow 1968
as Kazuo Imai
Impasse 1967
as Shingo, Ibuki
The Journey 1967
as Eikichi Ito
Rusty Pendant 1967
Actor
The Affair 1967
as Mitsuhuru
Look Up, Noble One 1966
as Tatsuo Kurokawa
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn 1966
as Yagyu Genzaburo
Conquest 1965
as Inspector Enya
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro 1965
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Snow Country 1965
as Shimamura
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall 1964
Actor
The Shape of Night 1964
as Saitô
Camellia Gate 1964
Actor
Could I But Live 1964
as Professor Hiraoka
Assassination 1964
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple 1964
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Yakuza of Seki 1963
as Morisuke of Hakoda
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style 1963
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella 1963
as Tomokichi
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi 1963
Actor
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai 1963
as Hirotaro Iguchi
High and Low 1963
as Detective Arai
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights 1962
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Four Sisters 1962
as Shoji Ohtsu
The Thinking Leaf 1962
Actor
Our Marriage 1962
as Yutaka Matsumoto
Knightly Advice 1962
Actor
The Temple of Wild Geese 1962
as Atsumichi Uda
Nippon no obaachan 1962
Actor
- Hokkaido, My Love
Hokkaido, My Love 1962
Actor
The Eighth Enemy 1961
as Kutsuda
City 1961
Actor
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado 1961
Actor
Young Lord Yakuza 1961
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi 1961
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Daigaku buyū-den 1961
Actor
The Harbor Lights 1961
Actor
Beware of The Gunman 1961
Actor
The Stragglers 1960
Actor
The Brass General 1960
Actor
Hero of the Red Light District 1960
Actor
White Cliffs 1960
Actor
Tokyo Detective Girl 1959
Actor
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene 1959
Actor
Hahakogusa 1959
as Yoshihiko Takayama
The Woman and the Pirate 1959
as 幸七
Summer Clouds 1958
as Okawa
Beyond the Seasonal Wind 1958
as Tetsuo Yasunari
Little Peach 1958
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
Vice 1958
as Iwase Shichiro
The Story of Pure Love 1957
as Segawa Hospital doctor
Showdown in Blood 1957
Actor
Price of Beauty 1957
as Kazuhiko Uematsu
Rice 1957
Actor
Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon 1957
Actor
Throne of Blood 1957
as Phantom samurai
- Symphony for Worn-Out Shoes
Symphony for Worn-Out Shoes 1956
Actor
Where's Paradise? 1956
Actor
Avalanche 1956
Actor
The Wife is a University Student 1956
as Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
I Saw the Killer 1956
as Takeo Fujisaki
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree 1955
as Kashima
Yukiko 1955
Actor
Beautiful Days 1955
as Imanishi
Ofukuro 1955
Actor
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes 1955
as Ensign Tamai
A Billionaire 1954
as Koroku Tate
The Valley Between Love and Death 1954
as Kanji Sakata
Student Double Suicide 1954
Actor
Cape Ashizuri 1954
Actor
Seven Samurai 1954
as Katsushiro Okamoto
The End of a Day 1954
Actor
At the End of the Clouds 1953
Actor
Mr. Pu 1953
Actor
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land 1953
Actor
Vacuum Zone 1952
as Private Riichiro Kitani
Ikiru 1952
as Intern
Violence 1952
Actor
The Yamabiko School 1952
Actor
Sekidô matsuri 1951
Actor
Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai 1951
Actor
Dancing Girl 1951
as Nozu
Still I Live On 1951
as Mizuno
The Love Letter Trial 1951
Actor
Weeping Doll 1951
as Nomine
Elegy 1951
Actor
Beyond Love and Hate 1951
Actor
The Angry Street 1950
Actor
Stray Dog 1949
as Yusa
The Love of the Actress Sumako 1947
Actor
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya 1942
Actor
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