Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
87
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 22, 1923 ( 58 years old )
Place of Birth
Senda, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
Kō Kimura
Исао Кимура
Isao Kimura
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.
Known For
生きる
1952-10-09右門捕物帖 蛇の目傘の女
1963-06-30橋蔵の若様やくざ
1961-06-11天国と地獄
1963-03-01生き抜いた十六年 最後の日本兵
1960-10-05黒蜥蜴
1968-07-31赤道祭
1951-12-07由起子
1955-08-03盛り場流し唄 新宿の女
1970-05-30丹下左膳 飛燕居合斬り
1966-05-25