Isao Kimura
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Isao Kimura (æšæ å Kimura Isao), also known as KÅ 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
Top 40 Movies
Seven Samurai
1954
High and Low
1963
Ikiru
1952
Stray Dog
1949
Throne of Blood
1957
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
The Wife is a University Student
1956
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
1961
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
1953
Assassination
1964
The Brass General
1960
Tengoku wa doko da
1956
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song
1970
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955
Showdown in Blood
1957
Avalanche
1956
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
Little Peach
1958
Hahakogusa
1959
The Affair
1967
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963
Knightly Advice
1962
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
Four Sisters
1962
Invitation from the Beach
1978
Rice
1957
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
Confessions Among Actresses
1971
Yukiko
1955
Violence
1952