Isao Kimura
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002
as Self
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980
Ayu no uta
1979
as 木島先生
Invitation from the Beach
1978
as Toshihiko Kurahashi
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
1978
Fuyu no Undokai
1977
My Brother
1976
as Father
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Film Critic
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
Confessions Among Actresses
1971
as Director Nose
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song
1970
Sky Scraper!
1969
Fill the Cup with Blood
1969
Black Lizard
1968
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
Affair in the Snow
1968
as Kazuo Imai
Where did Sharaku go?
1968
Secret Information
1968
as Goro Izawa
Impasse
1967
as Shingo, Ibuki
The Affair
1967
as Mitsuhuru
Journey
1967
Rusty Pendant
1967
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
as Yagyu Genzaburo
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Conquest
1965
as Inspector Enya
Snow Country
1965
as Shimamura
Assassination
1964
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964
The Shape of Night
1964
as Saitô
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963
as Tomokichi
High and Low
1963
as Detective Arai
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Hirotaro Iguchi
Yakuza of Seki
1963
as Morisuke of Hakoda
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Our Marriage
1962
as Yutaka Matsumoto
Hokkaido, My Love
1962
Four Sisters
1962
as Shoji Ohtsu
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Atsumichi Uda
The Thinking Leaf
1962
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Knightly Advice
1962
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Hon'iden Matahachi
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
1961
The Eighth Enemy
1961
as Kutsuda
City
1961
拳銃野郎に御用心
1961
The Harbor Lights
1961
Daigaku buyū-den
1961
The Stragglers
1960
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
White Cliffs
1960
The Brass General
1960
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
1959
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
as 幸七
Hahakogusa
1959
as Yoshihiko Takayama
Tokyo Detective Girl
1959
Summer Clouds
1958
as Okawa
Little Peach
1958
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958
Akutoku
1958
as Iwase Shichiro
Showdown in Blood
1957
Throne of Blood
1957
as Phantom samurai
Rice
1957
Price of Beauty
1957
as Kazuhiko Uematsu
The Story of Pure Love
1957
as Segawa Hospital doctor
Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon
1957
Avalanche
1956
Tengoku wa doko da
1956
I Saw the Killer
1956
as Takeo Fujisaki
The Wife is a University Student
1956
as Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
Yukiko
1955
Beautiful Days
1955
Ofukuro
1955
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955
as Kashima
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955
as Ensign Tamai
A Billionaire
1954
as Koroku Tate
Cape Ashizuri
1954
The End of a Day
1954
Seven Samurai
1954
as Katsushiro Okamoto
Student Double Suicide
1954
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
as Kanji Sakata
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
1953
Mr. Pu
1953
At the End of the Clouds
1953
Ikiru
1952
as Intern
Vacuum Zone
1952
as Kitani
The Yamabiko School
1952
Violence
1952
Sekidô matsuri
1951
Still I Live On
1951
as Mizuno
Beyond Love and Hate
1951
Dancing Girl
1951
as Nozu
Weeping Doll
1951
as Nomine
Elegy
1951
The Angry Street
1950
Stray Dog
1949
as Yusa
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947