List of the best Isao Kimura movies: Black Lizard(1968), Confessions Among Actresses(1971), Seven Samurai(1954) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
Japan
1968
86 Minutes
Detective Akechi
Akihiro Maruyama Kikko Matsuoka Isao Kimura Kô Nishimura Yukio Mishima
When the enigmatic woman Ryoko (played by Mishima-discovered female impersonator Akihiro Miwa) arrives at the Black Rose Mansion to perform, not only do the gentleman patrons seem smitten ... See full summary »
Drama
Japan
1971
124 Minutes
Director Nose
Mariko Okada Ruriko Asaoka Ineko Arima Miyoko Akaza Kazuko Inano Isao Kimura Rentarô Mikuni Kiwako Taichi
The lives of three movie actresses unfold, transform and get exposed. Each of them owes their choice of profession to a respective traumatic event.
Action
1954
208 Minutes
Katsushiro
Toshirô Mifune Takashi Shimura Yoshio Inaba Seiji Miyaguchi Minoru Chiaki Daisuke Kato Isao Kimura Kunihori Kodo Kamatari Fujiwara Yoshio Tsuchiya
samurai villager bandit monk farmer tense intricate village japan honor kidnapping showdown violence father/daughter relationship hope rescue quest rivalry sacrifice 16th century
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves.