Acting
Isao Kimura
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.
Titles
Seven Samurai
1954
High and Low
1963
Ikiru
1952
Ayu no uta
1979
Throne of Blood
1957
Stray Dog
1949
Fuyu no Undokai
1977
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
Snow Country
1965
Beautiful Days
1955
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
1978
Black Lizard
1968
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
Little Peach
1958
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
The Shape of Night
1964
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
The Story of Pure Love
1957
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
Yukiko
1955
The Journey
1967
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
Rice
1957
The Stragglers
1960
Knightly Advice
1962
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
Showdown in Blood
1957
Confessions Among Actresses
1971
Beyond Love and Hate
1951