Isao Kimura

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