Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Known for: Acting

Born: June 22, 1923

Died: July 4, 1981

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…

Known for

A Billionaire
A Billionaire
1954
Ofukuro
Ofukuro
1955
Vacuum Zone
Vacuum Zone
1952
Hokkaido, My Love
1962
Cape Ashizuri
Cape Ashizuri
1954
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955
I Saw the Killer
I Saw the Killer
1956
The Yamabiko School
The Yamabiko School
1952
Student Double Suicide
Student Double Suicide
1954
White Cliffs
White Cliffs
1960
Black Lizard
Black Lizard
1968
Yukiko
Yukiko
1955
Affair in the Snow
Affair in the Snow
1968
Impasse
Impasse
1967
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955
Sky Scraper!
Sky Scraper!
1969
Avalanche
Avalanche
1956
Secret Information
Secret Information
1968
Tokyo Detective Girl
Tokyo Detective Girl
1959
Tengoku wa doko da
Tengoku wa doko da
1956
Vice
Vice
1958
At the End of the Clouds
At the End of the Clouds
1953
Beware of The Gunman
Beware of The Gunman
1961
The Stragglers
The Stragglers
1960
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds
1958
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955
Little Peach
Little Peach
1958
Hero of the Red Light District
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
Still I Live On
Still I Live On
1951
Snow Country
Snow Country
1965
The End of a Day
The End of a Day
1954
The Temple of Wild Geese
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
Journey
Journey
1967
Invitation from the Beach
Invitation from the Beach
1978
Fill the Cup with Blood
Fill the Cup with Blood
1969
Violence
Violence
1952
Rusty Pendant
Rusty Pendant
1967
Daigaku buyū-den
Daigaku buyū-den
1961
The Brass General
The Brass General
1960
The Wife is a University Student
The Wife is a University Student
1956
Young Lord Yakuza
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
Assassination
Assassination
1964
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964
Conquest
Conquest
1965
Our Marriage
Our Marriage
1962
The Woman and the Pirate
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
1951
Four Sisters
Four Sisters
1962
The Thinking Leaf
The Thinking Leaf
1962
Price of Beauty
Price of Beauty
1957
My Brother
My Brother
1976
The Story of Pure Love
The Story of Pure Love
1957
Knightly Advice
Knightly Advice
1962
Yakuza of Seki
Yakuza of Seki
1963
City
City
1961
High and Low
High and Low
1963
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song
1970
Confessions Among Actresses
Confessions Among Actresses
1971
The Affair
The Affair
1967
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
1961
The Eighth Enemy
The Eighth Enemy
1961
Look Up, Noble One
Look Up, Noble One
1966
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963
Sekidô matsuri
Sekidô matsuri
1951
Showdown in Blood
Showdown in Blood
1957
Where did Sharaku go?
Where did Sharaku go?
1968
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
1953
Rice
Rice
1957
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958
遺書 白い少女
遺書 白い少女
1976
The Shape of Night
The Shape of Night
1964
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954
The Valley Between Love and Death
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
Hahakogusa
Hahakogusa
1959
Beyond Love and Hate
Beyond Love and Hate
1951
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002
Weeping Doll
Weeping Doll
1951
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1942
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
Elegy
Elegy
1951
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
1949
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
1953
Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon
Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon
1957
The Love Letter Trial
The Love Letter Trial
1951
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
1959
The Angry Street
The Angry Street
1950
The Love of the Actress Sumako
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
Nippon no obaachan
Nippon no obaachan
1962
The Harbor Lights
The Harbor Lights
1961
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
1978
Ayu no uta
Ayu no uta
1979
Nukata no Ōkimi
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980
Fuyu no Undokai
Fuyu no Undokai
1977