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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Ο Isao Kimura ήταν διακεκριμένος Ιάπωνας ηθοποιός θεάτρου και κινηματογράφου, περισσότερο γνωστός για τις συχνές συνεργασίες του με τον σκηνοθέτη Akira Kurosawa.
Είναι ευρέως αναγνωρισμένος για την ερμηνεία του ως Κατσουσίρο στους Seven Samurai, τον ασκονούμενο ιατρό στο Ikiru και τον Γιούσα στο Stray Dog.
Εκτός από τον Akira Kurosawa, εμφανίστηκε σε αρκετές ταινίες σε σκηνοθεσία του Mikio Naruse.
