Isao Kimura
Birthday: 1923-06-22 | Place of Birth: Senda, Hiroshima Prefecture, JapanFrom 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Katsushiro Okamoto
as Toshihiko Kurahashi
as Film Critic
as Director Nose
as Kazuo Imai
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
as Mitsuhuru
as Yagyu Genzaburo
as Hon'iden Matahachi
as Inspector Enya
as Hon'iden Matahachi
as Saitô
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
as Detective Arai
as Hon'iden Matahachi
as Tomokichi
as Atsumichi Uda
as Hon'iden Matahachi
as Shoji Ohtsu
as Yutaka Matsumoto
as Hon'iden Matahachi
as Kutsuda
