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
| Birth Location | Senda, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
|---|---|
| Born | 1923-06-22 |
| Died | 1981-07-04 |
Movies
2002
Invitation from the Beach
as Toshihiko Kurahashi
1978
My Brother
as Father
1976
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Film Critic
1974
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
1974
Confessions Among Actresses
as Director Nose
1971
1970
1969
Black Lizard
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
1968
Secret Information
as Goro Izawa
1968
Affair in the Snow
as Kazuo Imai
1968
Impasse
as Shingo, Ibuki
1967
1967
The Affair
as Mitsuhuru
1967
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
as Yagyu Genzaburo
1966
Conquest
as Inspector Enya
1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1965
Snow Country
as Shimamura
1965
The Shape of Night
as Saitô
1964
Assassination
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
1964
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1964
Yakuza of Seki
as Morisuke of Hakoda
1963
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1963
Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella
as Tomokichi
1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Hirotaro Iguchi
1963
High and Low
as Detective Arai
1963
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1962
Four Sisters
as Shoji Ohtsu
1962
1962
Our Marriage
as Yutaka Matsumoto
1962
1962
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Atsumichi Uda
1962
1962
1962
The Eighth Enemy
as Kutsuda
1961
1961
1961
Miyamoto Musashi
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1961
1960
1959
Hahakogusa
as Yoshihiko Takayama
1959
女と海賊
as 幸七
1959
Summer Clouds
as Okawa
1958
Little Peach
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
1958
Akutoku
as Iwase Shichiro
1958
The Story of Pure Love
as Segawa Hospital doctor
1957
1957
Price of Beauty
as Kazuhiko Uematsu
1957
1957
Throne of Blood
as Phantom samurai
1957
1956
1956
I Saw the Killer
as Takeo Fujisaki
1956
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
as Kashima
1955
1955
1955
1955
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
as Ensign Tamai
1955
A Billionaire
as Koroku Tate
1954
1954
Seven Samurai
as Katsushiro Okamoto
1954
1954
1953
Vacuum Zone
as Kitani
1952
Ikiru
as Intern
1952
1952
1951
Dancing Girl
as Nozu
1951
Still I Live On
as Mizuno
1951
Weeping Doll
as Nomine
1951
1951
1950
Stray Dog
as Yusa
1949
Isao Kimura hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows