Isao Kimura

Acting · Born 1923-06-22 in Senda, Hiroshima, Japan

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.

Filmography

• Ikiru as Intern
• High and Low as Detective Arai
• Stray Dog as Yusa
• Throne of Blood as Phantom samurai
• Seven Samurai as Katsushiro Okamoto
• Young Lord Yakuza
• Black Lizard as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
• Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn as Yagyu Genzaburo
• Assassination as Tadasaburo Sasaki
• Pastoral: To Die in the Country as Film Critic