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.
Ikiru
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Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella
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Young Lord Yakuza
High and Low
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The Stragglers
Black Lizard
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Sekidô matsuri
Yukiko
Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
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Assassination
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Pastoral: To Die in the Country
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Affair in the Snow
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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
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Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
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Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
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Miyamoto Musashi
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Summer Clouds
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Beautiful Days
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
A Billionaire
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Keishichō monogatari iryū-hin nashi
Conquest
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Showdown in Blood
Our Marriage
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Ofukuro
Little Peach
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Vacuum Zone
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Impasse
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女と海賊
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Where did Sharaku go?
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
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A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
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Stray Dog
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Throne of Blood
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Confessions Among Actresses
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Hero of the Red Light District
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Still I Live On
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Secret Information
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Beyond the Seasonal Wind
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
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Tengoku wa doko da
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Nukata no Ōkimi