Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Actor (1923 - 1981)
2
Movies
90.0%
Avg ThumbScore
Drama
Top Genre

Frequent Collaborators

Toshirō Mifune (2)Takashi Shimura (2)Akira Kurosawa (2)Yoshio Inaba (1)Seiji Miyaguchi (1)
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The ThumbScore for Isao Kimura (90.0%) is the average audience approval rating across 2 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Isao's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

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.

Born 1923-06-22 in Senda, Hiroshima, Japan. Died 1981-07-04.

On ThumbScore, Isao Kimura appears in 2 films with an average audience score of 90.0%, most frequently in the Drama genre.

Sources: TMDB

Filmography & Ratings

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1963
👍 91%
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954
👍 89%
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