Isamu Kida

Okay so Isamu Kida is one of those names that instantly drops me into the deep Showa-era baseball nostalgia, and I'm here for it. A guy born in 1954 in Asahi Ward, Yokohama, standing a solid 180cm, who came up as a left-handed pitcher when Japanese pro baseball was basically the country's heartbeat. I can't pretend to know every box score, but there's something I really love about that breed of ballplayer, the ones who just put their head down, planted their feet, and threw. No flash, no carefully managed brand, just sweat and grit on a real dirt mound while the whole nation leaned toward the TV. Honestly, I find myself rooting for him retroactively. The quiet, sturdy ones always age the best in my memory, and Kida feels exactly like that.

Isamu Kida is a Japanese baseball player born on June 7, 1954, in Asahi Ward, Kanagawa Prefecture. Standing 180 cm tall, he belongs to the generation that competed during one of professional baseball's most celebrated eras in Japan. Most personal and career details are not publicly available.

Name (English)

Isamu Kida

Name (Japanese)

木田勇

Reading

きだ いさむ

Born

June 7, 1954 (age 72)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse (午)

Origin

Asahi Ward, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

180cm

Occupation

Baseball player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%A8%E7%94%B0%E5%8B%87

Tags

• From Kanagawa Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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