Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1923-06-22
- Day of Death1981-07-04 (58 years)
- Place of BirthSenda, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Also Known AsKō KimuraИсао Кимура
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1979
Ayu no uta
As: 木島先生
- 1978
Invitation from the Beach
As: Toshihiko Kurahashi
- 1976
My Brother
As: Father
- 1974
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
As: Film Critic
- 1974
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
As: Tsuchigumo Hyoei
- 1971
Confessions Among Actresses
As: Director Nose
- 1968
Black Lizard
As: Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
- 1968
Secret Information
As: Goro Izawa
1968Affair in the Snow
As: Kazuo Imai
1967Impasse
As: Shingo, Ibuki
1967The Affair
As: Mitsuhuru
1966Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
As: Yagyu Genzaburo
1965Conquest
As: Inspector Enya
1965Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
As: Hon'iden Matahachi
1965Snow Country
As: Shimamura
1964The Shape of Night
As: Saitô
1964Assassination
As: Tadasaburo Sasaki
1964Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
As: Hon'iden Matahachi
1963Yakuza of Seki
As: Morisuke of Hakoda
1963Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
As: Hon'iden Matahachi
1963Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella
As: Tomokichi
1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
As: Hirotaro Iguchi
- 1963
High and Low
As: Detective Arai
1962Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
As: Hon'iden Matahachi
1962Four Sisters
As: Shoji Ohtsu
1962Our Marriage
As: Yutaka Matsumoto
1962The Temple of Wild Geese
As: Atsumichi Uda
1961The Eighth Enemy
As: Kutsuda
1961Miyamoto Musashi
As: Hon'iden Matahachi
1959Hahakogusa
As: Yoshihiko Takayama
1959女と海賊
As: 幸七
1958Summer Clouds
As: Okawa
1958Little Peach
As: Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
1958Akutoku
As: Iwase Shichiro
1957The Story of Pure Love
As: Segawa Hospital doctor
1957Price of Beauty
As: Kazuhiko Uematsu
- 1957
Throne of Blood
As: Phantom samurai
1956I Saw the Killer
As: Takeo Fujisaki
1955Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
As: Kashima
1955The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
As: Ensign Tamai
1954A Billionaire
As: Koroku Tate
1954The Valley Between Love and Death
As: Kanji Sakata
- 1954
Seven Samurai
As: Katsushiro Okamoto
1952Vacuum Zone
As: Kitani
- 1952
Ikiru
As: Intern
1951Dancing Girl
As: Nozu
1951Still I Live On
As: Mizuno
1951Weeping Doll
As: Nomine
- 1949
Stray Dog
As: Yusa