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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 (Movies)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
Character:Self
Release Date:25/10/2002
Invitation from the Beach
Character:Toshihiko Kurahashi
Release Date:08/04/1978
My Brother
Character:Father
Release Date:25/12/1976
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Character:Film Critic
Release Date:28/12/1974
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Character:Tsuchigumo Hyoei
Release Date:24/04/1974
Confessions Among Actresses
Character:Director Nose
Release Date:17/11/1971
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song
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Release Date:30/05/1970
Fill the Cup with Blood
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Release Date:08/10/1969
Sky Scraper!
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Release Date:14/05/1969
Where did Sharaku go?
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Release Date:22/08/1968
Black Lizard
Character:Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
Release Date:14/08/1968
Secret Information
Character:Goro Izawa
Release Date:14/05/1968
Affair in the Snow
Character:Kazuo Imai
Release Date:31/01/1968
Impasse
Character:Shingo, Ibuki
Release Date:01/12/1967
Journey
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Release Date:12/11/1967
Rusty Pendant
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Release Date:14/09/1967
The Affair
Character:Mitsuhuru
Release Date:13/05/1967
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Character:Yagyu Genzaburo
Release Date:25/05/1966
Conquest
Character:Inspector Enya
Release Date:21/11/1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Character:Hon'iden Matahachi
Release Date:04/09/1965
Snow Country
Character:Shimamura
Release Date:10/04/1965
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
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Release Date:12/12/1964
The Shape of Night
Character:Saitô
Release Date:01/11/1964
Assassination
Character:Tadasaburo Sasaki
Release Date:04/07/1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Character:Hon'iden Matahachi
Release Date:01/01/1964
Yakuza of Seki
Character:Morisuke of Hakoda
Release Date:20/11/1963
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Character:Hon'iden Matahachi
Release Date:14/08/1963
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
Character:Tomokichi
Release Date:30/06/1963
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
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Release Date:12/05/1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Character:Hirotaro Iguchi
Release Date:28/04/1963
High and Low
Character:Detective Arai
Release Date:01/03/1963
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Character:Hon'iden Matahachi
Release Date:17/11/1962
Four Sisters
Character:Shoji Ohtsu
Release Date:01/07/1962
The Thinking Leaf
Character:
Release Date:16/05/1962
Our Marriage
Character:Yutaka Matsumoto
Release Date:18/03/1962
Knightly Advice
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Release Date:31/01/1962
The Temple of Wild Geese
Character:Atsumichi Uda
Release Date:21/01/1962
Nippon no obaachan
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Release Date:03/01/1962
Hokkaido, My Love
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Release Date:01/01/1962
The Eighth Enemy
Character:Kutsuda
Release Date:15/12/1961
City
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Release Date:14/10/1961
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
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Release Date:05/08/1961
Young Lord Yakuza
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Release Date:11/06/1961
Miyamoto Musashi
Character:Hon'iden Matahachi
Release Date:27/05/1961
Daigaku buyū-den
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Release Date:15/03/1961
拳銃野郎に御用心
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Release Date:26/02/1961
The Harbor Lights
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Release Date:26/02/1961
The Stragglers
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Release Date:05/10/1960
The Brass General
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Release Date:13/09/1960
Hero of the Red Light District
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Release Date:03/09/1960
White Cliffs
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Release Date:05/04/1960
Tokyo Detective Girl
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Release Date:23/09/1959
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
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Release Date:15/09/1959
Hahakogusa
Character:Yoshihiko Takayama
Release Date:22/04/1959
The Woman and the Pirate
Character:幸七
Release Date:01/04/1959
Summer Clouds
Character:Okawa
Release Date:02/09/1958
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Character:
Release Date:10/06/1958
Little Peach
Character:Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
Release Date:13/05/1958
Akutoku
Character:Iwase Shichiro
Release Date:19/02/1958
The Story of Pure Love
Character:Segawa Hospital doctor
Release Date:15/10/1957
Showdown in Blood
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Release Date:28/08/1957
Price of Beauty
Character:Kazuhiko Uematsu
Release Date:13/03/1957
Rice
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Release Date:04/03/1957
Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon
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Release Date:19/02/1957
Throne of Blood
Character:Phantom samurai
Release Date:15/01/1957
Tengoku wa doko da
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Release Date:23/04/1956
Avalanche
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Release Date:22/03/1956
The Wife is a University Student
Character:Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
Release Date:26/02/1956
I Saw the Killer
Character:Takeo Fujisaki
Release Date:29/01/1956
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Character:Kashima
Release Date:05/10/1955
Yukiko
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Release Date:03/08/1955
Beautiful Days
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Release Date:25/05/1955
Ofukuro
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Release Date:10/04/1955
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
Character:Ensign Tamai
Release Date:09/01/1955
A Billionaire
Character:Koroku Tate
Release Date:22/11/1954
The Valley Between Love and Death
Character:Kanji Sakata
Release Date:21/09/1954
Student Double Suicide
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Release Date:27/07/1954
Cape Ashizuri
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Release Date:18/05/1954
Seven Samurai
Character:Katsushiro Okamoto
Release Date:26/04/1954
The End of a Day
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Release Date:03/02/1954
At the End of the Clouds
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Release Date:09/06/1953
Mr. Pu
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Release Date:15/04/1953
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
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Release Date:20/02/1953
Vacuum Zone
Character:Kitani
Release Date:10/12/1952
Ikiru
Character:Intern
Release Date:09/10/1952
Violence
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Release Date:25/08/1952
The Yamabiko School
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Release Date:01/05/1952
Sekidô matsuri
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Release Date:07/12/1951
Dancing Girl
Character:Nozu
Release Date:17/08/1951
Still I Live On
Character:Mizuno
Release Date:04/07/1951
Weeping Doll
Character:Nomine
Release Date:19/05/1951
Elegy
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Release Date:22/02/1951
Beyond Love and Hate
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Release Date:11/01/1951
The Angry Street
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Release Date:14/05/1950
Stray Dog
Character:Yusa
Release Date:17/10/1949
The Love of the Actress Sumako
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Release Date:16/08/1947
Television Appearances
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