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Isao Kimura (木村 功, Kimura Isao, 22 June 1923 – 4 July 1981), sometimes credited as Kō Kimura, was a Japanese stage and film actor who appeared in more than one hundred films of directors such as Akira Kurosawa, Mikio Naruse, Tadashi Imai and Yoshishige Yoshida.
Isao Kimura (1923-1981) was a Japanese actor who appeared in several of Akira Kurosawa's masterpieces, such as Seven Samurai and Stray Dog. He also founded and directed an acting company, and died of esophageal cancer at 58.
- Actor
- June 22, 1923
- Isao Kimura
- July 4, 1981
Isao Kimura. Actor: Seven Samurai. Isao Kimura had featured roles in several of Akira Kurosawa's masterworks. The handsome young actor portrayed a wide range of characters under the master's guidance.
- June 22, 1923
- July 4, 1981
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.
Isao Kimura was born in Hiroshima in 1923 and debuted in Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog in 1949. He starred in many films, including Seven Samurai, and ran a theatre troupe until 1979.
Dec 15, 2023 · The verboten blooming romance between Katsushiro (Isao Kimura) and the village girl, which villagers find unacceptable due to social prejudices. Isn’t this still prevalent in our society? And lastly, how reluctant villagers are to try not to socialize with Samurais with the fear of corruption of their age-old, rigid traditions.
Jul 25, 2021 · Isao Kimura takes the role of Katsushiro Okamoto, the most developed character next to Kikuchiyo. Inexperienced, idealistic, and young, he becomes the adopted son of the more experienced samurai. Katsushiro falls in love with a young farm women named Shino (Keiko Tsushima), and they have a one-night stand on the eve of the final battle.
