Isao Kimura
Birthday
June 22, 1923 (58 years)
Place of Birth
Senda, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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.
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Movies with Isao Kimura
Seven Samurai
Apr 26, 1954
Ikiru
Oct 9, 1952
High and Low
Mar 1, 1963
Throne of Blood
Jan 15, 1957
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Aug 16, 1947
Stray Dog
Oct 17, 1949
The Story of Pure Love
Oct 15, 1957
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Apr 24, 1974
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
Feb 20, 1953
Four Sisters
Jul 1, 1962
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Dec 28, 1974
The Shape of Night
Nov 1, 1964