Isao Kimura
Acting
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.
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Film Critic
Age 51 (now 58)
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
as Yagyu Genzaburo
Age 42 (now 58)
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Age 39 (now 58)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
as Self
Age 79 (now 58)
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Film Critic
Age 51 (now 58)
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
Age 50 (now 58)
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
as Yagyu Genzaburo
Age 42 (now 58)
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Age 42 (now 58)
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Age 40 (now 58)
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Age 40 (now 58)
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
as Tomokichi
Age 40 (now 58)
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Hirotaro Iguchi
Age 39 (now 58) Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Age 39 (now 58)
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
The Wife is a University Student
as Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
Age 32 (now 58)
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
as Ensign Tamai
Age 31 (now 58)
The Valley Between Love and Death
as Kanji Sakata
Age 31 (now 58)
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Also Known As
Kō Kimura, Исао Кимура, ایسائو کیمورا
IMDB
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