
Senda, Hiroshima, Japan
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.

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as Katsushiro Okamoto
1954

as Detective Arai
1963

as Intern
1952

as Phantom samurai
1957

as 木島先生
1979

1980

as Yusa
1949

as Film Critic
1974

as Shimamura
1965

as Ensign Tamai
1955

1961

as Tomokichi
1963
as Father
1976

as Self
2002

as Toshihiko Kurahashi
1978

as Father
1976

as Film Critic
1974

as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
1974

as Director Nose
1971

1970

1969

1969

1968

as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
1968

as Goro Izawa
1968

as Kazuo Imai
1968

as Shingo, Ibuki
1967

1967

1967

as Mitsuhuru
1967

as Tatsuo Kurokawa
1966

as Yagyu Genzaburo
1966

as Inspector Enya
1965

as Hon'iden Matahachi
1965

as Shimamura
1965

1964

as Saitô
1964
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