Portrait of Isao Kimura

Acting

Isao Kimura

Career

Active from 1951 to 1979, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
GoodWatch score94/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Isao Kimura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Post-War Japan 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Family Relationships 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Samurai Film 2
  • Revenge 2
  • Lone Warrior 2
  • Historical Authenticity 2
  • Historical Epic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Nukata no Ōkimi
Nukata no Ōkimi (1980)

TV show

1970s

9 titles · average score 72
Ayu no uta
Ayu no uta (1979)

TV show · as 木島先生

Invitation from the Beach
Invitation from the Beach (1978)

as Toshihiko Kurahashi

Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada (1978)

TV show

Fuyu no Undokai
Fuyu no Undokai (1977)

TV show

My Brother
My Brother (1976)

as Father

Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
GoodWatch score 80

as Film Critic

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tsuchigumo Hyoei

Confessions Among Actresses
Confessions Among Actresses (1971)
GoodWatch score 64

as Director Nose

Will to Conquer
Will to Conquer (1970)

as Takechi Hanpeita

1960s

26 titles · average score 72
Black Lizard
Black Lizard (1968)
GoodWatch score 88

as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi

Affair in the Snow
Affair in the Snow (1968)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kazuo Imai

Secret Information
Secret Information (1968)

as Goro Izawa

Impasse
Impasse (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

as Shingo, Ibuki

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

as Yagyu Genzaburo

Snow Country
Snow Country (1965)

as Shimamura

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hon'iden Matahachi

Assassination
Assassination (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

as Tadasaburo Sasaki

High and Low
High and Low (1963)
GoodWatch score 90

as Detective Arai

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

as Hon'iden Matahachi

The Temple of Wild Geese
The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Atsumichi Uda

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hon'iden Matahachi

1950s

21 titles · average score 82
Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds (1958)
GoodWatch score 83

as Okawa

Little Peach
Little Peach (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband

I Saw the Killer
I Saw the Killer (1956)

as Takeo Fujisaki

Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

as Imanishi

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955)

as Kashima

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)

as Ensign Tamai

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (1954)
GoodWatch score 94

as Katsushiro Okamoto

A Billionaire
A Billionaire (1954)

as Koroku Tate

Vacuum Zone
Vacuum Zone (1952)

as Private Riichiro Kitani

Ikiru
Ikiru (1952)
GoodWatch score 91

as Intern

Still I Live On
Still I Live On (1951)

as Mizuno

Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl (1951)

as Nozu

1940s

1 title · average score 90
Stray Dog
Stray Dog (1949)
GoodWatch score 90

as Yusa