Isao Kimura

Personal Info

Birthday

June 22, 1923

Day of Death

1981-07-04

(58 years old)

Place of Birth

Senda, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Kō Kimura

Исао Кимура

ایسائو کیمورا

Isao Kimura

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.