Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Born June 22, 1923 (Age: 102) Senda, Hiroshima, Japan

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.
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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Filmography

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

1970 as Age: 46
Fill the Cup with Blood

Fill the Cup with Blood

1969 as Age: 46
Sky Scraper!

Sky Scraper!

1969 as Age: 45
Where did Sharaku go?

Where did Sharaku go?

1968 as Age: 45
Secret Information

Secret Information

1968 as Goro Izawa Age: 44
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

1963 as Tomokichi Age: 40
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

1963 as Age: 39
Four Sisters

Four Sisters

1962 as Shoji Ohtsu Age: 39
The Thinking Leaf

The Thinking Leaf

1962 as Age: 38
Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan

1962 as Age: 38
No Image

Hokkaido, My Love

1962 as Age: 38
The Eighth Enemy

The Eighth Enemy

1961 as Kutsuda Age: 38
City

City

1961 as Age: 38
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

1961 as Age: 38
Young Lord Yakuza

Young Lord Yakuza

1961 as Age: 37
Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

1961 as Hon'iden Matahachi Age: 37
Daigaku buyū-den

Daigaku buyū-den

1961 as Age: 37
The Harbor Lights

The Harbor Lights

1961 as Age: 37
拳銃野郎に御用心

拳銃野郎に御用心

1961 as Age: 37
The Stragglers

The Stragglers

1960 as Age: 37
The Brass General

The Brass General

1960 as Age: 37
White Cliffs

White Cliffs

1960 as Age: 36
Tokyo Detective Girl

Tokyo Detective Girl

1959 as Age: 36
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

1959 as Age: 36
Hahakogusa

Hahakogusa

1959 as Yoshihiko Takayama Age: 35
The Woman and the Pirate

The Woman and the Pirate

1959 as 幸七 Age: 35
Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

1958 as Age: 34
Akutoku

Akutoku

1958 as Iwase Shichiro Age: 34
Tengoku wa doko da

Tengoku wa doko da

1956 as Age: 32
Avalanche

Avalanche

1956 as Age: 32
The Wife is a University Student

The Wife is a University Student

1956 as Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband) Age: 32
I Saw the Killer

I Saw the Killer

1956 as Takeo Fujisaki Age: 32
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

1955 as Kashima Age: 32
Yukiko

Yukiko

1955 as Age: 32
Ofukuro

Ofukuro

1955 as Age: 31
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

1955 as Ensign Tamai Age: 31
The Valley Between Love and Death

The Valley Between Love and Death

1954 as Kanji Sakata Age: 31
Student Double Suicide

Student Double Suicide

1954 as Age: 31
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954 as Katsushiro Okamoto Age: 30