Acting
Isao Kimura
- Titles
- 51movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1951 to 1979, busiest in 1962 and 1963 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 21top three billing
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Seven Samurai94/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Warfare3.2average 1.2
- Melancholy6.6average 4.7
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Catharsis6.1average 5.1
- Violence5.3average 4.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Post-War Japan 3
- Character Study 3
- Japanese Cinema 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Historical Epic 2
- Revenge 2
- Lone Warrior 2
- Forbidden Love 2
- Social Realism 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Family Relationships 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Chieko NaniwaActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, +2 more
Kinnosuke NakamuraActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Yakuza of Seki, +2 more
Mariko OkadaActorConfessions Among Actresses, The Affair, Impasse, Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree, Affair in the Snow, +1 more
Wakaba IrieActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, +1 more- SShintarō MiyamotoEditorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Yakuza of Seki, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, +1 more
- IIchirō SaitōComposerLittle Peach, Summer Clouds, Four Sisters, Price of Beauty, Dancing Girl
Tomu UchidaDirectorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Kaneko IwasakiActorYakuza of Seki, Snow Country, Four Sisters, My Brother
Keiko TsushimaActorSeven Samurai, The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes, The Valley Between Love and Death, I Saw the Killer
Satomi OkaActorMiyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Takashi ShimuraActorSeven Samurai, High and Low, Fuyu no Undokai, I Saw the Killer
Shinjirō EharaActorMiyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, The Story of Pure Love
Movies and TV shows
241960s
24 titles · average score 73
88
Black Lizard (1968)
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
69
Affair in the Snow (1968)
as Kazuo Imai
Secret Information (1968)
as Goro Izawa
82
Impasse (1967)
as Shingo, Ibuki
66
The Affair (1967)
as Mitsuhuru
67
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
as Yagyu Genzaburo
Look Up, Noble One (1966)
as Tatsuo Kurokawa
Snow Country (1965)
as Shimamura
72
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Conquest (1965)
as Inspector Enya
71
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple (1964)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
70
Assassination (1964)
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
69
The Shape of Night (1964)
as Saitô
90
High and Low (1963)
as Detective Arai
69
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Yakuza of Seki (1963)
as Morisuke of Hakoda
70
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
as Hirotaro Iguchi
Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella (1963)
as Tomokichi
73
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
67
The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
as Atsumichi Uda
Our Marriage (1962)
as Yutaka Matsumoto
Four Sisters (1962)
as Shoji Ohtsu
72
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
The Eighth Enemy (1961)
as Kutsuda