Isao Kimura
Born June 22, 1923 (Age: 102)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002
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as Self
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Age: 79
Invitation from the Beach
1978
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as Toshihiko Kurahashi
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Age: 54
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
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as Film Critic
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Age: 51
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
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as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
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Age: 50
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song
1970
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Age: 46
Fill the Cup with Blood
1969
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Age: 46
Sky Scraper!
1969
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Age: 45
Where did Sharaku go?
1968
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Age: 45
Secret Information
1968
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as Goro Izawa
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Age: 44
Conquest
1965
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as Inspector Enya
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Age: 42
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
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as Hon'iden Matahachi
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Age: 42
Snow Country
1965
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as Shimamura
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Age: 41
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964
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as
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Age: 41
The Shape of Night
1964
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as Saitô
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Age: 41
Assassination
1964
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as Tadasaburo Sasaki
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Age: 41
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
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as Hon'iden Matahachi
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Age: 40
Yakuza of Seki
1963
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as Morisuke of Hakoda
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Age: 40
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
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as Hon'iden Matahachi
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Age: 40
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963
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as Tomokichi
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Age: 40
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963
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as
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Age: 39
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
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as Hirotaro Iguchi
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Age: 39
High and Low
1963
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as Detective Arai
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Age: 39
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
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as Hon'iden Matahachi
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Age: 39
Four Sisters
1962
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as Shoji Ohtsu
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Age: 39
The Thinking Leaf
1962
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Age: 38
Our Marriage
1962
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as Yutaka Matsumoto
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Age: 38
Knightly Advice
1962
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Age: 38
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
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as Atsumichi Uda
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Age: 38
Nippon no obaachan
1962
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Age: 38
No Image
Hokkaido, My Love
1962
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Age: 38
The Eighth Enemy
1961
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as Kutsuda
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Age: 38
City
1961
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Age: 38
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
1961
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Age: 38
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
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Age: 37
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
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as Hon'iden Matahachi
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Age: 37
Daigaku buyū-den
1961
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Age: 37
拳銃野郎に御用心
1961
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Age: 37
The Harbor Lights
1961
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Age: 37
The Stragglers
1960
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Age: 37
The Brass General
1960
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Age: 37
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
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Age: 37
White Cliffs
1960
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Age: 36
Tokyo Detective Girl
1959
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Age: 36
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
1959
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as
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Age: 36
Hahakogusa
1959
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as Yoshihiko Takayama
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Age: 35
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
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as 幸七
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Age: 35
Summer Clouds
1958
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as Okawa
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Age: 35
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958
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as
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Age: 34
Little Peach
1958
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as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
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Age: 34
Akutoku
1958
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as Iwase Shichiro
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Age: 34
Tengoku wa doko da
1956
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as
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Age: 32
Avalanche
1956
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as
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Age: 32
The Wife is a University Student
1956
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as Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
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Age: 32
I Saw the Killer
1956
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as Takeo Fujisaki
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Age: 32
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955
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as Kashima
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Age: 32
Yukiko
1955
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Age: 32
Beautiful Days
1955
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as Imanishi
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Age: 31
Ofukuro
1955
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Age: 31
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955
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as Ensign Tamai
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Age: 31
A Billionaire
1954
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as Koroku Tate
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Age: 31
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
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as Kanji Sakata
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Age: 31
Student Double Suicide
1954
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Age: 31
Cape Ashizuri
1954
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as
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Age: 30
Seven Samurai
1954
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as Katsushiro Okamoto
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Age: 30
The End of a Day
1954
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Age: 30
At the End of the Clouds
1953
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Age: 29
Mr. Pu
1953
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Age: 29
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
1953
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Age: 29
The Angry Street
1950
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Age: 26