Isao Kimura
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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.
Acting
Movie
Seven Samurai
as Katsushiro Okamoto
1954
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Ikiru
as Intern
1952
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High and Low
as Detective Arai
1963
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Throne of Blood
as Phantom samurai
1957
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Stray Dog
as Yusa
1949
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Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
1974
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Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Film Critic
1974
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Assassination
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
1964
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Black Lizard
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
1968
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Hirotaro Iguchi
1963
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The Affair
as Mitsuhuru
1967
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Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
as Yagyu Genzaburo
1966
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The Temple of Wild Geese
as Atsumichi Uda
1962
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Affair in the Snow
as Kazuo Imai
1968
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Summer Clouds
as Okawa
1958
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Little Peach
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
1958
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Impasse
as Shingo, Ibuki
1967
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Confessions Among Actresses
as Director Nose
1971
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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1962
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Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1964
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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1965
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Miyamoto Musashi
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1961
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Rice
1957
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Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1963