Biografía y filmografía

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.

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Películas (105)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

2002 · Self

Invitation from the Beach

Invitation from the Beach

1978 · Toshihiko Kurahashi

My Brother

My Brother

1976 · Father

Isho: Shiroi shōjo

Isho: Shiroi shōjo

1976

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

1974 · Film Critic

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

1974 · Tsuchigumo Hyoei

Confessions Among Actresses

Confessions Among Actresses

1971 · Director Nose

Will to Conquer

Will to Conquer

1970 · Takechi Hanpeita

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

1970

Fill the Cup with Blood

Fill the Cup with Blood

1969

Sky Scraper!

Sky Scraper!

1969

Where did Sharaku go?

Where did Sharaku go?

1968

Black Lizard

Black Lizard

1968 · Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi

Secret Information

Secret Information

1968 · Goro Izawa

Affair in the Snow

Affair in the Snow

1968 · Kazuo Imai

Impasse

Impasse

1967 · Shingo, Ibuki

The Journey

The Journey

1967 · Eikichi Ito

Rusty Pendant

Rusty Pendant

1967

The Affair

The Affair

1967 · Mitsuhuru

Look Up, Noble One

Look Up, Noble One

1966 · Tatsuo Kurokawa

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

1966 · Yagyu Genzaburo

Conquest

Conquest

1965 · Inspector Enya

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

1965 · Hon'iden Matahachi

Snow Country

Snow Country

1965 · Shimamura

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

1964

The Shape of Night

The Shape of Night

1964 · Saitô

Camellia Gate

Camellia Gate

1964

Could I But Live

Could I But Live

1964 · Professor Hiraoka

Assassination

Assassination

1964 · Tadasaburo Sasaki

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

1964 · Hon'iden Matahachi

Yakuza of Seki

Yakuza of Seki

1963 · Morisuke of Hakoda

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

1963 · Hon'iden Matahachi

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

1963 · Tomokichi

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

1963

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

1963 · Hirotaro Iguchi

High and Low

High and Low

1963 · Detective Arai

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1962 · Hon'iden Matahachi

Four Sisters

Four Sisters

1962 · Shoji Ohtsu

The Thinking Leaf

The Thinking Leaf

1962

Our Marriage

Our Marriage

1962 · Yutaka Matsumoto

Knightly Advice

Knightly Advice

1962

The Temple of Wild Geese

The Temple of Wild Geese

1962 · Atsumichi Uda

Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan

1962

Hokkaido, My Love

Hokkaido, My Love

1962

The Eighth Enemy

The Eighth Enemy

1961 · Kutsuda

City

City

1961

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

1961

Young Lord Yakuza

Young Lord Yakuza

1961

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

1961 · Hon'iden Matahachi

Daigaku buyū-den

Daigaku buyū-den

1961

Beware of The Gunman

Beware of The Gunman

1961

The Harbor Lights

The Harbor Lights

1961

The Stragglers

The Stragglers

1960

The Brass General

The Brass General

1960

Hero of the Red Light District

Hero of the Red Light District

1960

White Cliffs

White Cliffs

1960

Tokyo Detective Girl

Tokyo Detective Girl

1959

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

1959

Hahakogusa

Hahakogusa

1959 · Yoshihiko Takayama

The Woman and the Pirate

The Woman and the Pirate

1959 · 幸七

Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds

1958 · Okawa

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

1958 · Tetsuo Yasunari

Little Peach

Little Peach

1958 · Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband

Vice

Vice

1958 · Iwase Shichiro

The Story of Pure Love

The Story of Pure Love

1957 · Segawa Hospital doctor

Showdown in Blood

Showdown in Blood

1957

Price of Beauty

Price of Beauty

1957 · Kazuhiko Uematsu

Rice

Rice

1957

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

1957

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957 · Phantom samurai

Symphony for Worn-Out Shoes

Symphony for Worn-Out Shoes

1956

Where's Paradise?

Where's Paradise?

1956

Avalanche

Avalanche

1956

The Wife is a University Student

The Wife is a University Student

1956 · Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)

I Saw the Killer

I Saw the Killer

1956 · Takeo Fujisaki

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

1955 · Kashima

Yukiko

Yukiko

1955

Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days

1955 · Imanishi

Ofukuro

Ofukuro

1955

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

1955 · Ensign Tamai

A Billionaire

A Billionaire

1954 · Koroku Tate

The Valley Between Love and Death

The Valley Between Love and Death

1954 · Kanji Sakata

Student Double Suicide

Student Double Suicide

1954

Cape Ashizuri

Cape Ashizuri

1954

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954 · Katsushiro Okamoto

The End of a Day

The End of a Day

1954

At the End of the Clouds

At the End of the Clouds

1953

Mr. Pu

Mr. Pu

1953

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

1953

Vacuum Zone

Vacuum Zone

1952 · Private Riichiro Kitani

Ikiru

Ikiru

1952 · Intern

Violence

Violence

1952

The Yamabiko School

The Yamabiko School

1952

Sekidô matsuri

Sekidô matsuri

1951

Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai

Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai

1951

Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

1951 · Nozu

Still I Live On

Still I Live On

1951 · Mizuno

The Love Letter Trial

The Love Letter Trial

1951

Weeping Doll

Weeping Doll

1951 · Nomine

Elegy

Elegy

1951

Beyond Love and Hate

Beyond Love and Hate

1951

The Angry Street

The Angry Street

1950

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949 · Yusa

The Love of the Actress Sumako

The Love of the Actress Sumako

1947

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

1942

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