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Isao Kimura

Acting
June 22, 1923
— July 4, 1981(58 years old)
Senda, Hiroshima, Japan
Popularity: 2
IMDb

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...

Also Known As

Kō Kimura • Исао Кимура • ایسائو کیمورا

Known For

Seven Samurai movie poster (1954)
8.5
Gem

Seven Samurai

Katsushiro Okamoto

Ikiru movie poster (1952)
8.3
Gem

Ikiru

Intern

High and Low movie poster (1963)
8.4
Gem

High and Low

Detective Arai

Throne of Blood movie poster (1957)
7.9
Gem

Throne of Blood

Phantom samurai

Ayu no uta series poster (1979)

Ayu no uta

木島先生

Nukata no Ōkimi series poster (1980)

Nukata no Ōkimi

Stray Dog movie poster (1949)
7.6

Stray Dog

Yusa

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights movie poster (1962)
7.4

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Hon'iden Matahachi

Pastoral: To Die in the Country movie poster (1974)
7.4

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Film Critic

Assassination movie poster (1964)
7.0

Assassination

Tadasaburo Sasaki

The Love of the Actress Sumako movie poster (1947)
6.8

The Love of the Actress Sumako

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro movie poster (1965)
7.3

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Hon'iden Matahachi

Filmography

2000s

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' movie poster (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

Self

1970s

Invitation from the Beach movie poster (1978)

Invitation from the Beach

Toshihiko Kurahashi

My Brother movie poster (1976)

My Brother

Father

Pastoral: To Die in the Country movie poster (1974)
7.4

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Film Critic

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell movie poster (1974)
7.1

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Tsuchigumo Hyoei

Confessions Among Actresses movie poster (1971)
5.7

Confessions Among Actresses

Director Nose

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song movie poster (1970)

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

1960s

Fill the Cup with Blood movie poster (1969)

Fill the Cup with Blood

Sky Scraper! movie poster (1969)

Sky Scraper!

Black Lizard movie poster (1968)
6.8

Black Lizard

Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi

Affair in the Snow movie poster (1968)
6.6

Affair in the Snow

Kazuo Imai

Where did Sharaku go? movie poster (1968)
8.0

Where did Sharaku go?

Secret Information movie poster (1968)

Secret Information

Goro Izawa

The Affair movie poster (1967)
6.4

The Affair

Mitsuhuru

Rusty Pendant movie poster (1967)

Rusty Pendant

Journey movie poster (1967)

Journey

Impasse movie poster (1967)
6.4

Impasse

Shingo, Ibuki

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn movie poster (1966)
6.5

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Yagyu Genzaburo

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro movie poster (1965)
7.3

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Hon'iden Matahachi

Conquest movie poster (1965)
5.0

Conquest

Inspector Enya

Snow Country movie poster (1965)
6.0

Snow Country

Shimamura

Assassination movie poster (1964)
7.0

Assassination

Tadasaburo Sasaki

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple movie poster (1964)
7.0

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Hon'iden Matahachi

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall movie poster (1964)
6.8

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

The Shape of Night movie poster (1964)
6.6

The Shape of Night

Saitô

High and Low movie poster (1963)
8.4
Gem

High and Low

Detective Arai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai movie poster (1963)
6.8

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Hirotaro Iguchi

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style movie poster (1963)
7.0

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

Hon'iden Matahachi

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella movie poster (1963)

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

Tomokichi

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi movie poster (1963)

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Yakuza of Seki movie poster (1963)
8.5

Yakuza of Seki

Morisuke of Hakoda

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights movie poster (1962)
7.4

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Hon'iden Matahachi

Four Sisters movie poster (1962)
6.0

Four Sisters

Shoji Ohtsu

The Temple of Wild Geese movie poster (1962)
6.5

The Temple of Wild Geese

Atsumichi Uda

Our Marriage movie poster (1962)
6.7

Our Marriage

Yutaka Matsumoto

Nippon no obaachan movie poster (1962)

Nippon no obaachan

Knightly Advice movie poster (1962)
7.0

Knightly Advice

The Thinking Leaf movie poster (1962)

The Thinking Leaf

Miyamoto Musashi movie poster (1961)
7.3

Miyamoto Musashi

Hon'iden Matahachi

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado movie poster (1961)

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

Young Lord Yakuza movie poster (1961)
8.3

Young Lord Yakuza

City movie poster (1961)

City

The Eighth Enemy movie poster (1961)

The Eighth Enemy

Kutsuda

Daigaku buyū-den movie poster (1961)

Daigaku buyū-den

The Harbor Lights movie poster (1961)
5.0

The Harbor Lights

拳銃野郎に御用心 movie poster (1961)

拳銃野郎に御用心

White Cliffs movie poster (1960)

White Cliffs

Hero of the Red Light District movie poster (1960)
8.6

Hero of the Red Light District

The Stragglers movie poster (1960)

The Stragglers

The Brass General movie poster (1960)

The Brass General

1950s

Tokyo Detective Girl movie poster (1959)

Tokyo Detective Girl

The Woman and the Pirate movie poster (1959)

The Woman and the Pirate

幸七

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene movie poster (1959)

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

Hahakogusa movie poster (1959)

Hahakogusa

Yoshihiko Takayama

Little Peach movie poster (1958)
5.9

Little Peach

Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband

Summer Clouds movie poster (1958)
7.5

Summer Clouds

Okawa

Akutoku movie poster (1958)

Akutoku

Iwase Shichiro

Beyond the Seasonal Wind movie poster (1958)

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Throne of Blood movie poster (1957)
7.9
Gem

Throne of Blood

Phantom samurai

The Story of Pure Love movie poster (1957)
6.8

The Story of Pure Love

Segawa Hospital doctor

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon movie poster (1957)

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

Rice movie poster (1957)
6.7

Rice

Showdown in Blood movie poster (1957)

Showdown in Blood

Price of Beauty movie poster (1957)

Price of Beauty

Kazuhiko Uematsu

Tengoku wa doko da movie poster (1956)

Tengoku wa doko da

Avalanche movie poster (1956)

Avalanche

The Wife is a University Student movie poster (1956)

The Wife is a University Student

Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)

I Saw the Killer movie poster (1956)

I Saw the Killer

Takeo Fujisaki

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes movie poster (1955)

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

Ensign Tamai

Yukiko movie poster (1955)

Yukiko

Ofukuro movie poster (1955)

Ofukuro

Beautiful Days movie poster (1955)
6.6

Beautiful Days

Imanishi

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree movie poster (1955)

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Kashima

Seven Samurai movie poster (1954)
8.5
Gem

Seven Samurai

Katsushiro Okamoto

The Valley Between Love and Death movie poster (1954)

The Valley Between Love and Death

Kanji Sakata

The End of a Day movie poster (1954)
5.0

The End of a Day

Student Double Suicide movie poster (1954)

Student Double Suicide

A Billionaire movie poster (1954)
5.7

A Billionaire

Koroku Tate

Cape Ashizuri movie poster (1954)

Cape Ashizuri

Mr. Pu movie poster (1953)
6.5

Mr. Pu

At the End of the Clouds movie poster (1953)

At the End of the Clouds

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land movie poster (1953)

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

Ikiru movie poster (1952)
8.3
Gem

Ikiru

Intern

Vacuum Zone movie poster (1952)
7.0

Vacuum Zone

Kitani

Violence movie poster (1952)

Violence

The Yamabiko School movie poster (1952)

The Yamabiko School

Elegy movie poster (1951)

Elegy

Dancing Girl movie poster (1951)
6.3

Dancing Girl

Nozu

Beyond Love and Hate movie poster (1951)

Beyond Love and Hate

Sekidô matsuri movie poster (1951)

Sekidô matsuri

Still I Live On movie poster (1951)
5.7

Still I Live On

Mizuno

Weeping Doll movie poster (1951)

Weeping Doll

Nomine

The Angry Street movie poster (1950)
6.5

The Angry Street

1940s

Stray Dog movie poster (1949)
7.6

Stray Dog

Yusa

The Love of the Actress Sumako movie poster (1947)
6.8

The Love of the Actress Sumako