Isao Kimura | |
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Isao Kimura as Yusa the criminal in Stray Dog (1949)
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Born |
Senda, Hiroshima, Japan |
July 22, 1923
Died | June 4, 1981 Tokyo, Japan |
(aged 57)
Cause of death | esophageal cancer |
Other names | Kō Kimura |
Occupation | Actor |
Isao Kimura (木村 功 Kimura Isao?, July 22, 1923 – June 4, 1981), 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 role was in Seven Samurai as the youngest of the samurai, Katsushiro.
He died of esophageal cancer.