Isao Kimura | |
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![]() Kimura in 1954 | |
Born |
Sendamachi,
Hiroshima, Japan | 22 June 1923
Died | 4 July 1981
Tokyo, Japan | (aged 58)
Other names | Kō Kimura |
Occupation | Actor |
Isao Kimura (木村 功, Kimura Isao, 22 June 1923 – 4 July 1981), sometimes credited as Kō Kimura, [1] was a Japanese stage and film actor [2] [3] who appeared in more than one hundred films of directors such as Akira Kurosawa, Mikio Naruse, Tadashi Imai and Yoshishige Yoshida. [4]
Kimura was born in Hiroshima City, [3] [5] and graduated from the Bunka Gakuin school, Tokyo, in 1943. In 1945, he lost his parents in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and was himself exposed to radiation. [3] He joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1946, but left four years later to form the Youth Actor Club (Gekidan Seihai) with Eiji Okada and Nobuo Kaneko. [2] [3]
Kimura acted in films since 1942. [4] Notable appearances include Kurosawa's Stray Dog, Seven Samurai and Ikiru. [2] [3] In addition, he worked with the Seihai theatre company and made numerous television appearances. [3] He succumbed to cancer and died in 1981, aged 58. [2] [3]
Isao Kimura | |
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![]() Kimura in 1954 | |
Born |
Sendamachi,
Hiroshima, Japan | 22 June 1923
Died | 4 July 1981
Tokyo, Japan | (aged 58)
Other names | Kō Kimura |
Occupation | Actor |
Isao Kimura (木村 功, Kimura Isao, 22 June 1923 – 4 July 1981), sometimes credited as Kō Kimura, [1] was a Japanese stage and film actor [2] [3] who appeared in more than one hundred films of directors such as Akira Kurosawa, Mikio Naruse, Tadashi Imai and Yoshishige Yoshida. [4]
Kimura was born in Hiroshima City, [3] [5] and graduated from the Bunka Gakuin school, Tokyo, in 1943. In 1945, he lost his parents in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and was himself exposed to radiation. [3] He joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1946, but left four years later to form the Youth Actor Club (Gekidan Seihai) with Eiji Okada and Nobuo Kaneko. [2] [3]
Kimura acted in films since 1942. [4] Notable appearances include Kurosawa's Stray Dog, Seven Samurai and Ikiru. [2] [3] In addition, he worked with the Seihai theatre company and made numerous television appearances. [3] He succumbed to cancer and died in 1981, aged 58. [2] [3]