Acting
Isao Kimura
- Titles
- 50movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1951 to 1979, busiest in 1962 and 1963 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 20top three billing
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Seven Samurai85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.1average 2.6
- Warfare3.1average 1.2
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Politics4.1average 2.6
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Psychological6.8average 5.6
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Crime4.8average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 3
- Character Study 2
- Post-War Japan 2
- Family Relationships 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Japanese Cinema 2
- Forbidden Love 2
- Social Realism 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Samurai Film 2
- Classic Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kinnosuke NakamuraActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, +2 more
Chieko NaniwaActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, +2 more
Mariko OkadaActorConfessions Among Actresses, Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree, The Affair, Affair in the Snow, Dancing Girl, +1 more
Wakaba IrieActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, +1 more- SShintarō MiyamotoEditorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella, +1 more
Tomu UchidaWriterMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights- IIchirō SaitōComposerLittle Peach, Summer Clouds, Four Sisters, Dancing Girl, Price of Beauty
Kaneko IwasakiActorMy Brother, Yakuza of Seki, Four Sisters, Snow Country
Keiko TsushimaActorSeven Samurai, I Saw the Killer, The Valley Between Love and Death, The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
Satomi OkaActorMiyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Takashi ShimuraActorSeven Samurai, High and Low, Fuyu no Undokai, I Saw the Killer
Shinjirō EharaActorMiyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, The Story of Pure Love, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Movies and TV shows
531980s
1 title
Nukata no Ōkimi (1980)
TV show
1970s
8 titles · average score 71
Ayu no uta (1979)
TV show · as 木島先生
Invitation from the Beach (1978)
as Toshihiko Kurahashi
Fuyu no Undokai (1977)
TV show
My Brother (1976)
as Father
72
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
as Tsuchigumo Hyoei
76
Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
as Film Critic
65
Confessions Among Actresses (1971)
as Director Nose
1960s
24 titles · average score 70
67
Black Lizard (1968)
as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
69
Affair in the Snow (1968)
as Kazuo Imai
66
Impasse (1967)
as Shingo, Ibuki
67
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
as Yagyu Genzaburo
71
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple (1964)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
70
Assassination (1964)
as Tadasaburo Sasaki
70
The Shape of Night (1964)
as Saitô
83
High and Low (1963)
as Detective Arai
69
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
73
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
67
The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
as Atsumichi Uda
72
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
as Hon'iden Matahachi
1950s
19 titles · average score 80
74
Summer Clouds (1958)
as Okawa
Little Peach (1958)
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
The Story of Pure Love (1957)
as Segawa Hospital doctor
79
Throne of Blood (1957)
as Phantom samurai
I Saw the Killer (1956)
as Takeo Fujisaki
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955)
as Kashima
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)
as Ensign Tamai
85
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Katsushiro Okamoto
Vacuum Zone (1952)
as Kitani
83
Ikiru (1952)
as Intern
Dancing Girl (1951)
as Nozu
Still I Live On (1951)
as Mizuno
1940s
1 title · average score 76
76
Stray Dog (1949)
as Yusa