Isao Kimura

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.

Filmografi

Seven Samurai1954 · Katsushiro OkamotoHigh and Low1963 · Detective AraiIkiru1952 · InternThrone of Blood1957 · Phantom samuraiStray Dog1949 · YusaSky Scraper!1969 · Will to Conquer1970 · Takechi HanpeitaPastoral: To Die in the Country1974 · Film CriticThe Love Letter Trial1951 · I Saw the Killer1956 · Takeo FujisakiYakuza of Seki1963 · Morisuke of HakodaWaga ichidaka jidai no hanzai1951 · Look Up, Noble One1966 · Tatsuo KurokawaConquest1965 · Inspector EnyaThe Harbor Lights1961 · Cape Ashizuri1954 · Isho: Shiroi shōjo1976 · Secret Information1968 · Goro IzawaWeeping Doll1951 · NomineMy Brother1976 · FatherSymphony for Worn-Out Shoes1956 · Camellia Gate1964 · Miyamoto Musashi1961 · Hon'iden MatahachiBushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai1963 · Hirotaro Iguchi