Isao Kimura
Known for Acting
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
Seven Samurai
1954
as Katsushiro Okamoto
High and Low
1963
as Detective Arai
Ikiru
1952
as Intern
Throne of Blood
1957
as Phantom samurai
Stray Dog
1949
as Yusa
Summer Clouds
1958
as Okawa
Confessions Among Actresses
1971
as Director Nose
Assassination
1964
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
The Story of Pure Love
1957
as Segawa Hospital doctor
Snow Country
1965
as Shimamura
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Hirotaro Iguchi
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Atsumichi Uda
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
Four Sisters
1962
as Shoji Ohtsu
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Film Critic
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Little Peach
1958
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
The Angry Street
1950