Isao Kimura
104 movies · 4 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 22, 1923
- Died
- Jul 4, 1981 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Senda, Hiroshima, Japan
- Also known as
- Kō Kimura · Исао Кимура · ایسائو کیمورا
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Isao Kimura: movies and TV shows
Acting (108)
- 1980
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978 Invitation from the Beach
as Toshihiko Kurahashi
- 1977
- 1976 My Brother
as Father
- 1976
- 1974 Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Film Critic
- 1974 Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
- 1971 Confessions Among Actresses
as Director Nose
- 1970 Will to Conquer
as Takechi Hanpeita
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969
- 1968
- 1968 Black Lizard
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
- 1968 Secret Information
as Goro Izawa
- 1968 Affair in the Snow
as Kazuo Imai
- 1967 Impasse
as Shingo, Ibuki
- 1967 The Journey
as Eikichi Ito
- 1967
- 1967 The Affair
as Mitsuhuru
- 1966 Look Up, Noble One
as Tatsuo Kurokawa
- 1966 Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
as Yagyu Genzaburo
- 1965 Conquest
as Inspector Enya
- 1965 Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Hon'iden Matahachi
- 1965 Snow Country
as Shimamura
- 1964
- 1964 The Shape of Night
as Saitô
- 1964
- 1964 Could I But Live
as Professor Hiraoka
- 1964 Assassination
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
- 1964 Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Hon'iden Matahachi
- 1963 Yakuza of Seki
as Morisuke of Hakoda
- 1963 Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Hon'iden Matahachi
- 1963 Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
as Tomokichi
- 1963
- 1963 Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Hirotaro Iguchi
- 1963 High and Low
as Detective Arai
- 1962 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
- 1961 The Eighth Enemy
as Kutsuda
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961 Miyamoto Musashi
as Hon'iden Matahachi
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 Hahakogusa
as Yoshihiko Takayama
- 1959 The Woman and the Pirate
as 幸七
- 1958 Summer Clouds
as Okawa
- 1958
- 1958 Little Peach
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
- 1958 Vice
as Iwase Shichiro
- 1957 The Story of Pure Love
as Segawa Hospital doctor
- 1957
- 1957 Price of Beauty
as Kazuhiko Uematsu
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Throne of Blood
as Phantom samurai
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 The Wife is a University Student
as Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
- 1956 I Saw the Killer
as Takeo Fujisaki
- 1955 Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
as Kashima
- 1955
- 1955 Beautiful Days
as Imanishi
- 1955
- 1955 The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
as Ensign Tamai
- 1954 A Billionaire
as Koroku Tate
- 1954 The Valley Between Love and Death
as Kanji Sakata
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954 Seven Samurai
as Katsushiro Okamoto
- 1954
- 1953
- 1953
- 1953
- 1952 Vacuum Zone
as Private Riichiro Kitani
- 1952 Ikiru
as Intern
- 1952
- 1952
- 1951
- 1951
- 1951 Dancing Girl
as Nozu
- 1951 Still I Live On
as Mizuno
- 1951
- 1951 Weeping Doll
as Nomine
- 1951
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949 Stray Dog
as Yusa
- 1947
- 1942
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2002