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Isao Kimura

Cast & creator

Isao Kimura

1923-06-22 (died at 58) Senda, Hiroshima, JapanIMDb

Best known for Seven Samurai, High and Low, Ikiru

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.

Also known as: Kō Kimura, Исао Кимура, ایسائو کیمورا

Movies

105

film credits

Series

4

television credits

Career

109

1942–2002 · acting roles

Credit score

7.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Katsushiro Okamoto · 1954

High and Low

High and Low

Detective Arai · 1963

Ikiru

Ikiru

Intern · 1952

Ayu no uta

Ayu no uta

木島先生 · 1979

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Phantom samurai · 1957

Across film & television

Filmography (109)

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Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Katsushiro Okamoto

High and Low

High and Low

Detective Arai

Ikiru

Ikiru

Intern

Ayu no uta

Ayu no uta

木島先生

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Phantom samurai

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

Yusa

Fuyu no Undokai

Fuyu no Undokai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Hirotaro Iguchi

Nukata no Ōkimi

Nukata no Ōkimi

Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada

Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Film Critic

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Tsuchigumo Hyoei

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

Hon'iden Matahachi

Hero of the Red Light District

Hero of the Red Light District

Camellia Gate

Camellia Gate

The Shape of Night

The Shape of Night

Saitô

Symphony for Worn-Out Shoes

Little Peach

Little Peach

Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband

The Temple of Wild Geese

The Temple of Wild Geese

Atsumichi Uda

Black Lizard

Black Lizard

Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi

Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

Nozu

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Hon'iden Matahachi

The Angry Street

The Angry Street

Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai

Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai

Will to Conquer

Will to Conquer

Takechi Hanpeita

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Hon'iden Matahachi

Yukiko

Yukiko

The Story of Pure Love

The Story of Pure Love

Segawa Hospital doctor

Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds

Okawa

Yakuza of Seki

Yakuza of Seki

Morisuke of Hakoda

Look Up, Noble One

Look Up, Noble One

Tatsuo Kurokawa

Vacuum Zone

Vacuum Zone

Private Riichiro Kitani

The Affair

The Affair

Mitsuhuru

Sky Scraper!

Sky Scraper!

Our Marriage

Our Marriage

Yutaka Matsumoto

Assassination

Assassination

Tadasaburo Sasaki

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Yagyu Genzaburo

Elegy

Elegy

Cape Ashizuri

Cape Ashizuri

A Billionaire

A Billionaire

Koroku Tate

Confessions Among Actresses

Confessions Among Actresses

Director Nose

Secret Information

Secret Information

Goro Izawa

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Hon'iden Matahachi

The Love Letter Trial

The Love Letter Trial

Could I But Live

Could I But Live

Professor Hiraoka

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

Hon'iden Matahachi

Weeping Doll

Weeping Doll

Nomine

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

Mr. Pu

Mr. Pu

Conquest

Conquest

Inspector Enya

Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan

Impasse

Impasse

Shingo, Ibuki

The Woman and the Pirate

The Woman and the Pirate

幸七

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

Tomokichi

The End of a Day

The End of a Day

The Valley Between Love and Death

The Valley Between Love and Death

Kanji Sakata

Violence

Violence

The Harbor Lights

The Harbor Lights

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

Young Lord Yakuza

Young Lord Yakuza

Snow Country

Snow Country

Shimamura

I Saw the Killer

I Saw the Killer

Takeo Fujisaki

Rice

Rice

White Cliffs

White Cliffs

Vice

Vice

Iwase Shichiro

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

Tokyo Detective Girl

Tokyo Detective Girl

Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days

Imanishi

The Journey

The Journey

Eikichi Ito

The Love of the Actress Sumako

The Love of the Actress Sumako

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Kashima

The Thinking Leaf

The Thinking Leaf

At the End of the Clouds

At the End of the Clouds

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

Self

Ofukuro

Ofukuro

Where did Sharaku go?

Where did Sharaku go?

Four Sisters

Four Sisters

Shoji Ohtsu

Beyond Love and Hate

Beyond Love and Hate

The Wife is a University Student

The Wife is a University Student

Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)

Where's Paradise?

Where's Paradise?

Knightly Advice

Knightly Advice

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

Ensign Tamai

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

The Brass General

The Brass General

Daigaku buyū-den

Daigaku buyū-den

My Brother

My Brother

Father

遺書白い少女

遺書白い少女

Price of Beauty

Price of Beauty

Kazuhiko Uematsu

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

Hahakogusa

Hahakogusa

Yoshihiko Takayama

Hokkaido, My Love

Affair in the Snow

Affair in the Snow

Kazuo Imai

The Yamabiko School

The Yamabiko School

City

City

Sekidô matsuri

Sekidô matsuri

Student Double Suicide

Student Double Suicide

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

The Stragglers

The Stragglers

Avalanche

Avalanche

Rusty Pendant

Rusty Pendant

Invitation from the Beach

Invitation from the Beach

Toshihiko Kurahashi

Still I Live On

Still I Live On

Mizuno

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

Fill the Cup with Blood

Fill the Cup with Blood

The Eighth Enemy

The Eighth Enemy

Kutsuda

Beware of The Gunman

Beware of The Gunman

Showdown in Blood

Showdown in Blood