Gen Kimura

Career timeline

1. 1937 · Born

   Born in Osaka, Japan

2. 1958 · Screen debut

   Tsuki no kagebōshi: Yama o tobu kitsune hime (Movie)

3. 1962 · Breakthrough

   The Tale of Zatoichi (Movie)

4. 2005 · Latest release

   Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter (Movie)

5. 2021 · Died

   February 21, 2021

Career in numbers

2 1950s

65 1960s

11 1970s

4 1980s

3 1990s

1 2000s

• Drama60
• Action39
• Adventure14
• Crime11
• History7
• Horror6

Highest-rated title The Tale of Zatoichi 1962 7.3 Most popular title Kogarashi Monjiro 1972 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Gen Kimura in our catalogue.

Saburo Date

10 titles together

Raizō Ichikawa

8 titles together

Shintarō Katsu

6 titles together

Kō Nishimura

6 titles together

Seiji Hoshikawa

6 titles together

Jun Fujikawa

5 titles together

Michiyo Yasuda

5 titles together

Fujio Suga

5 titles together

Ryūtarō Gomi

5 titles together

Kōichi Mizuhara

4 titles together

1. 2005 Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter as Choji Movie
2. 1999 Housewife Meiko Murder Mystery - Death of a Teacher Movie
3. 1998 Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro Movie
4. 1991 Kim's War Movie
5. 1987 There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl Movie
6. 1987 Shoujo Commando IZUMI as Eigo Tatsuzaki TV
7. 1982 The Rape as Detective Movie
8. 1981 The Two Musashis Movie
9. 1978 Double Suicide of Sonezaki as Kichibei Movie
10. 1977 Case of the Disjointed Murder as Yumihiko Tango Movie
11. 1976 Lullaby of the Earth Movie
12. 1974 Blitz!! Strada 5 TV
13. 1972 Professional Killers as Ninzaburo TV
14. 1972 Kogarashi Monjiro as Ronin TV
15. 1970 Island of Horrors as Minokichi Movie
16. 1970 Play It Cool as Kazama Movie
17. 1970 The Angry Sword Movie
18. 1970 The Invisible Swordsman Movie
19. 1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo 6.8 Movie
20. 1969 Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay Movie
21. 1969 Haunted Castle as Narrator (voice) Movie
22. 1969 Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman Movie
23. 1969 The Curse of the Ghost Movie
24. 1969 Lefty Fencer Movie
25. 1969 Devil's Temple Movie
26. 1969 Broken Swords Movie
27. 1968 Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare as Saheiji Kawano 6.4 Movie
28. 1968 Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint Movie
29. 1968 Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging Movie
30. 1968 The Bride from Hades Movie
31. 1968 The Saga of Tanegashima as Tokuzô Movie
32. 1968 The Night before Pearl Harbor Movie
33. 1968 Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty Movie
34. 1967 The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka as Yonejiro Movie
35. 1967 G-Men of the Sea: Pacific Ocean Bodyguards Movie
36. 1967 Zatoichi the Outlaw 6.7 Movie
37. 1967 Two Wives Movie
38. 1967 Zatoichi's Cane Sword as Hanzo the dice player 7.3 Movie
39. 1966 Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies Movie
40. 1966 Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom Movie
41. 1966 The Betrayal Movie
42. 1966 Dianas of the Campus Movie
43. 1966 Zatoichi's Vengeance as Tamekichi 6.9 Movie
44. 1966 Daimajin as Mosuke - Take-bô's Dad 6.5 Movie
45. 1966 Irezumi 6.8 Movie
46. 1965 Sword Devil as Takeshi Tanakura Movie
47. 1965 Young Boss: Prison Release Movie
48. 1965 Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy as Saburobei Kumagai Movie
49. 1965 Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan Movie
50. 1965 Zatoichi's Revenge as Inspector Jingo Odate 6.6 Movie
51. 1965 Bloody Shuriken Movie
52. 1965 Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire Movie
53. 1964 Adventures of Zatoichi as Yakuza dice thrower 6.7 Movie
54. 1964 Fight, Zatoichi, Fight as Hyaku 6.8 Movie
55. 1964 Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction Movie
56. 1964 Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege as Kosuke Anayamu Movie
57. 1964 Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing as Ninja Leader Movie
58. 1964 Ken Movie
59. 1964 Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure Movie
60. 1963 Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo Movie
61. 1963 Zatoichi on the Road as Yakuza enforcer 6.9 Movie
62. 1963 Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade Movie
63. 1963 Bronze Magician Movie
64. 1963 The Third Shadow Warrior Movie
65. 1963 New Tale of Zatoichi as Yakuza member with mark on his face 7.0 Movie
66. 1963 An Actor's Revenge 6.7 Movie
67. 1962 Ninja, A Band of Assassins 6.5 Movie
68. 1962 The Tale of Zatoichi Continues 7.1 Movie
69. 1962 The Fencing Master Movie
70. 1962 Destiny's Son 6.8 Movie
71. 1962 The Tale of Zatoichi as Sasagawa gambler spy 7.3 Movie
72. 1962 Third Generation's Loyalty Offering Movie
73. 1962 The Temple of Wild Geese as Nanzō Sasai Movie
74. 1961 Bad Reputation Returns as (uncredited) Movie
75. 1961 The Radiant Prince Movie
76. 1961 Kodachi o tsukau onna Movie
77. 1961 Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki Movie
78. 1961 Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo Movie
79. 1961 The Gambler's Code Movie
80. 1961 Bishōnen henge Movie
81. 1961 Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter Movie
82. 1961 Three Young Samurai Movie
83. 1960 Satan's Sword as Okada Yaichi Movie
84. 1960 The Blind Menace Movie
85. 1959 Samurai Vendetta Movie
86. 1958 Tsuki no kagebōshi: Yama o tobu kitsune hime Movie

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