Isao Kimura
| Isao Kimura | |
|---|---|
 Isao Kimura as Yusa the criminal in Stray Dog (1949) | |
| Born |
July 22, 1923 Senda, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Died |
June 4, 1981 (aged 57) Tokyo, Japan |
| Cause of death | esophageal cancer |
| Other names | Kō Kimura |
| Occupation | Actor |
Isao Kimura (木村 功 Kimura Isao, July 22, 1923 – June 4, 1981), 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 role was in Seven Samurai as the youngest of the samurai, Katsushiro.
He died of esophageal cancer.
Partial filmography
- Stray Dog (1949) as Yusa the criminal
- Angry Street (1950)
- Elegy (1951)
- Dancing Girl (1951)
- Seven Samurai (1954) as Katsushiro
- Ningen gyorai kaiten (人間魚雷回天) (1955)
- The Rice People (1957)
- Jun'ai monogatari (1957)
- Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
- High and Low (天国と地獄）(1963)
- Affair In The Snow (1968) as Kazuo Imai
- Black Lizard (1968) as detective Kogoro Akechi
- Secret Information (1969) as Goro Izawa
- Baby Cart 6: Go To Hell, Daigoro! (1974) as Hyouei
- Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
References
External links
- Isao Kimura at the Internet Movie Database
- Isao Kimura at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
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