Highest rated movie: Seven Samurai (1954)
Lowest rated movie: Assassination (1964)
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Movies starring Isao Kimura have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 80%.
Seven Samurai - released in 1954 - is Isao Kimura's highest rated movie, with a score of 89% based on 734 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Isao Kimura is Assassination - released in 1964 - with a score of 58% based on 20 reviews.
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.
Isao Kimura has acted in films with Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Gen Shimizu and Toshirō Mifune.
Isao Kimura has worked with these film directors: Akira Kurosawa, Kinji Fukasaku and Masahiro Shinoda.
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