Isao Kimura
Known for Acting
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.
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
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Assassination
1964
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Hirotaro Iguchi
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
as Yagyu Genzaburo
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Film Critic
Little Peach
1958
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
Summer Clouds
1958
as Okawa
The Story of Pure Love
1957
as Segawa Hospital doctor
Confessions Among Actresses
1971
as Director Nose
Black Lizard
1968
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
as Hon'iden Matahachi
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955
as Ensign Tamai
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Atsumichi Uda
The Affair
1967
as Mitsuhuru