, also known as Kō Kimura, was a Japanese actor. He entered the Haiyūza theatre troupe in 1946. He appeared in several films directed by Akira Kurosawa, including Stray Dog (1949) as Yusa the criminal, and Seven Samurai (1954) as Katsushiro, the youngest of the samurai. During his career he also appeared in several films directed by Mikio Naruse and Yoshishige Yoshida, as well as appearing in the 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. Selected filmography Hawai Mare oki kaisen (1942) – Kurata The Love of Sumako the Actress (1947) Stray Dog (1949) – Yusa the criminal Angry Street (1950) – Joji Elegy (1951) Nakinureta ningyо̄ (1951) Dokkoi ikiteru (1951) Dancing Girl (1951) – Nozu Yamabiko gakkо̄ (1952) Boryoku (1952) Ikiru (1952) – Intern Shinkū chitai (1952) – Kitani Onna hitori daichi o yuku (1953) Pu-san (1953) Seven Samurai (1954) – Katsushiro Okamoto Okuman choja (1954) – Koroku Tate Ashizuri misaki (1954) Ningen gyorai kaiten (1955) Ofukuro (1955) Uruwashiki saigetsu (1955) Asunaro monogatari (1955) – Kashima Kyatsu o nigasuna (1956) – Takeo Fujisaki Tengoku wa doko da (1956) Boshizо̄ (1956) – Shimizu Throne of Blood (1957) – Phantom samurai The Rice People (1957) – Senkichi Bibо̄ no miyako (1957) Jun'ai monogatari (1957) – Doctor at Segawa Hospital Anzukko (1958) – Ryokichi Urushiyama – the husband Kisetsufu no kanatani (1958) Summer Clouds (1958) – Okawa Kēdamonо̄ no torū michi (1959) Onna to kaizoku (1959) – Koshichi Hahakogusa (1959) – Yoshihiko Takayama Keishichо̄ monogatari: Iryūhin nashi (1959) Shiroi gake (1960) Yо̄tо̄ monogatari: hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri (1960) Ikinuita jūroku-nen: Saigo no Nippon-hei (1960) – Takano, Army officer Kēnju yaro ni gо̄yojin (1961) Miyamoto Musashi (1961) – Hon'iden Matahachi Machi (1961) – News paper editor Hachi-nin me no teki (1961) – Kutsuda Knightly Advice (1962) Nippon no obaachan (1962) – Taguchi Gan no tera (1962) – Atsumichi Uda Watakushi-tachi no kekkon (1962) Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962) – Hon'iden Matahachi Seki no yatappe (1963) High and Low (1963) – Detective Arai Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963) – Hirotaro Iguchi Miyamoto Musashi: Nitо̄ryū kaigen (1963) – Hon'iden Matahachi Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji (1964) – Hon'iden Matahachi Assassination (1964) – Tadasaburо̄ Sasaki Ware hitotsubu no mugi naredo (1964) Yoru no henrin (1964) – Saitо̄ Bakumatsu zankoku