[IMDb on Kimura Isao]: After a long film career in film, Kimura founded and directed an acting company which ultimately went bankrupt. He worked arduously for years to pay off all its debts, but shortly after completing this self-imposed task he became ill, and died much too young at 58 years old. It is, therefore, fair to say that Kimura Isao led his life with the same sense of honor that he so often portrayed in his films.