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
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The Woman and the Pirate
Nippon no obaachan
The Shape of Night
Impasse
Our Marriage
Student Double Suicide
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Still I Live On
Affair in the Snow
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
Price of Beauty
I Saw the Killer
Cape Ashizuri
City
Fill the Cup with Blood
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
The Eighth Enemy
White Cliffs
Avalanche
Journey
Ofukuro
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
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