Isao Kimura
Known For
Acting
Born
1923-06-22 in Senda, Hiroshima, Japan
Died
1981-07-04
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.
Most Known For
Seven Samurai
as Katsushiro Okamoto
High and Low
as Detective Arai
Throne of Blood
as Phantom samurai
Ikiru
as Intern
Ayu no uta
as 木島先生
Stray Dog
as Yusa
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
Hero of the Red Light District
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Film Critic
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
Rice
Nukata no Ōkimi
Assassination
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
Black Lizard
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Snow Country
as Shimamura
A Billionaire
as Koroku Tate
Summer Clouds
as Okawa
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Hirotaro Iguchi
Akutoku
as Iwase Shichiro