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
54Excellent
Score 90 to 100
4 titles
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
94
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Katsushiro Okamoto
91
Ikiru (1952)
as Intern
90
High and Low (1963)
as Detective Arai
90
Throne of Blood (1957)
as Phantom samurai
Great
Score 80 to 89
4 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
88
Black Lizard (1968)
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
85
Stray Dog (1949)
as Yusa
83
Summer Clouds (1958)
as Okawa
82
Impasse (1967)
as Shingo, Ibuki
Good
Score 70 to 79
8 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
76
Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
as Film Critic
75
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
73
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
72
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
72
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
71
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple (1964)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
70
Assassination (1964)
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
70
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
as Hirotaro Iguchi
Decent
Score 60 to 69
8 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
69
Affair in the Snow (1968)
as Kazuo Imai
69
The Shape of Night (1964)
as Saitô
67
The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
as Atsumichi Uda
67
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
as Yagyu Genzaburo
66
The Affair (1967)
as Mitsuhuru
66
Little Peach (1958)
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
65
Confessions Among Actresses (1971)
as Director Nose
Not rated yet
30 titles
Not rated yet
Vacuum Zone (1952)
as Kitani
Still I Live On (1951)
as Mizuno
Snow Country (1965)
as Shimamura
A Billionaire (1954)
as Koroku Tate
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955)
as Kashima
I Saw the Killer (1956)
as Takeo Fujisaki
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)
as Ensign Tamai
Secret Information (1968)
as Goro Izawa
Our Marriage (1962)
as Yutaka Matsumoto
Conquest (1965)
as Inspector Enya
Invitation from the Beach (1978)
as Toshihiko Kurahashi
The Story of Pure Love (1957)
as Segawa Hospital doctor