Isao Kimura
Acting
🎂 1923-06-22
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.
Cast credits(96)
Katsushiro Okamoto
1954
1978
Detective Arai
1963
Yusa
1949
Intern
1952
Phantom samurai
1957
1947
木島先生
1979
1980
Film Critic
1974
Hirotaro Iguchi
1963
Tsuchigumo Hyoei
1974
Tadasaburo Sasaki
1964
Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
1968
Okawa
1958
Director Nose
1971
Atsumichi Uda
1962
Yoshihiko Takayama
1959
Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
1958
Yagyu Genzaburo
1966
1950
1960
1951
Hon'iden Matahachi
1965
Hon'iden Matahachi
1962
Ensign Tamai
1955
1955
Segawa Hospital doctor
1957
Tomokichi
1963
1957
Shimamura
1965
Hon'iden Matahachi
1964
Saitô
1964
1963
Hon'iden Matahachi
1961
Kazuhiko Uematsu
1957
1951
1953
Koroku Tate
1954
1953
1955
1951
Hon'iden Matahachi
1963
Mitsuhuru
1967
Iwase Shichiro
1958
Kitani
1952
Shoji Ohtsu
1962
1960
1961
1959
1954
Self
2002
1953
1958
1962
1964
Kazuo Imai
1968
Nozu
1951
1956
1957
1967
Kutsuda
1961
1957
Toshihiko Kurahashi
1978
1962
1969
Kashima
1955
1961
1959
Mizuno
1951
幸七
1959
1955
1962
1956
1968
1970
1961
1961
Kanji Sakata
1954
1954
Yutaka Matsumoto
1962
Goro Izawa
1968
1952
1960
Morisuke of Hakoda
1963
Shingo, Ibuki
1967
1962
1967
1961
Father
1976
Takeo Fujisaki
1956
1969
Nomine
1951
1954
Inspector Enya
1965
1952