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. 키무라 이사오(1923년생, Senda, Hiroshima, Japan) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 천국과 지옥, 기러기 절, 彼奴を逃すな가 있으며, 그 외에도 7인의 사무라이, 이키루, 거미집의 성, 鮎のうた, 들개, 商魂一代　天下の暴れん坊, 額田女王, 부시도, 전원에 죽다, 밤의 편린, 아들을 동반한 검객 6, 超高層のあけぼの 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2002년 黒澤明～創ると云う事は素晴らしい～野良犬에 출연했다. 1980년 額田女王에 출연했다. 1979년 鮎のうた에서 木島先生 역을 맡았다.