Biography
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.
Acting credits 13 titles
Ayu no uta
as 木島先生
Series
1979–1980
Rusty Pendant
Film
1967
Assassination
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
Film
1964
7.1
Yakuza of Seki
as Morisuke of Hakoda
Film
1963
8.5
High and Low
as Detective Arai
Film
1963
8.4
The Woman and the Pirate
as 幸七
Film
1959
9.0
Cape Ashizuri
Film
1954
9.0
Seven Samurai
as Katsushiro Okamoto
Film
1954
8.5
Vacuum Zone
as Private Riichiro Kitani
Film
1952
8.5
Ikiru
as Intern
Film
1952
8.3
Still I Live On
as Mizuno
Film
1951
6.0
The Angry Street
Film
1950
6.7
Stray Dog
as Yusa
Film
1949
7.6
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8.5
Film
Seven Samurai
Katsushiro Okamoto
1954
8.3
Film
Ikiru
Intern
1952
8.5
Film
Vacuum Zone
Private Riichiro Kitani
1952
8.4
Film
High and Low
Detective Arai
1963
9.0
Film
Cape Ashizuri
1954
0.0
Series
Ayu no uta
木島先生
1979–1980
7.1
Film
Assassination
Tadasaburo Sasaki
1964
0.0
Film
Rusty Pendant
1967
6.7
Film
The Angry Street
1950
9.0
Film
The Woman and the Pirate
幸七
1959
6.0
Film
Still I Live On
Mizuno
1951
8.5
Film
Yakuza of Seki
Morisuke of Hakoda
1963
7.6
Film
Stray Dog
Yusa
1949