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.
Acted in 106
1980s
- 1980
Nukata no Ōkimi
TV
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
TV
Invitation from the Beach
Toshihiko Kurahashi
- 1977
Fuyu no Undokai
TV
- 1976
My Brother
Father
Isho: Shiroi shōjo
Movie
- 1974
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Film Critic
- 1971
Confessions Among Actresses
Director Nose
- 1970
Will to Conquer
Takechi Hanpeita
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song
Movie
1960s
- 1969
Fill the Cup with Blood
Movie
Sky Scraper!
Movie
- 1968
Where did Sharaku go?
Movie
Black Lizard
Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
Secret Information
Goro Izawa
Affair in the Snow
Kazuo Imai
- 1967
Impasse
Shingo, Ibuki
The Journey
Eikichi Ito
The Affair
Mitsuhuru
- 1966
Look Up, Noble One
Tatsuo Kurokawa
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Yagyu Genzaburo
- 1965
Conquest
Inspector Enya
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Hon'iden Matahachi
Snow Country
Shimamura
- 1964
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
Movie
Camellia Gate
Movie
Could I But Live
Professor Hiraoka
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Hon'iden Matahachi
- 1963
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Hon'iden Matahachi
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
Tomokichi
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Hirotaro Iguchi
- 1962
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Hon'iden Matahachi
The Thinking Leaf
Movie
Our Marriage
Yutaka Matsumoto
Knightly Advice
Movie
The Temple of Wild Geese
Atsumichi Uda
Nippon no obaachan
Movie
- 1961
The Eighth Enemy
Kutsuda
City
Movie
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
Movie
Young Lord Yakuza
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi
Hon'iden Matahachi
Daigaku buyū-den
Movie
Beware of The Gunman
Movie
The Harbor Lights
Movie
- 1960
The Stragglers
Movie
The Brass General
Movie
Hero of the Red Light District
Movie
White Cliffs
Movie
1950s
- 1959
Tokyo Detective Girl
Movie
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
Movie
Hahakogusa
Yoshihiko Takayama
- 1958
Summer Clouds
Okawa
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Tetsuo Yasunari
Little Peach
Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
Vice
Iwase Shichiro
- 1957
The Story of Pure Love
Segawa Hospital doctor
Showdown in Blood
Movie
Price of Beauty
Kazuhiko Uematsu
Rice
Movie
Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon
Movie
- 1956
Where's Paradise?
Movie
Avalanche
Movie
The Wife is a University Student
Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
I Saw the Killer
Takeo Fujisaki
- 1955
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Kashima
Yukiko
Movie
Beautiful Days
Imanishi
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
Ensign Tamai
- 1954
A Billionaire
Koroku Tate
The Valley Between Love and Death
Kanji Sakata
The End of a Day
Movie
- 1953
At the End of the Clouds
Movie
Mr. Pu
Movie
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
Movie
- 1952
Violence
Movie
The Yamabiko School
Movie
- 1951
Sekidô matsuri
Movie
Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai
Movie
Dancing Girl
Nozu
The Love Letter Trial
Movie
Weeping Doll
Nomine
Elegy
Movie
Beyond Love and Hate
Movie
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
- 1947
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Movie
- 1942
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
Movie
Appearances1
2000s
- 2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
Self