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.
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
99 titles
Rice
The Angry Street
Snow Country
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Elegy
Assassination
Dancing Girl
Yukiko
Hero of the Red Light District
The Valley Between Love and Death
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
A Billionaire
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
At the End of the Clouds
Four Sisters
Confessions Among Actresses
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
Tengoku wa doko da
The Love of the Actress Sumako
The End of a Day
Akutoku
Vacuum Zone
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