Acting
Akitake Kōno
Acting · Born 1911-10-08 · Nagasaki, Japan
Akitake Kōno (河野 秋武 Kōno Akitake, 8 October 1911 – 17 March 1978) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1943 to 1973. Kōno started acting with the Zenshinza theater troupe before joining the Toho studio in 1942. Mostly a character actor, he appeared in films by directors such as Akira Kurosawa and Kenji Mizoguchi as well on television.
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FilmMiyamoto Musashi
1973 · Kimura Sukekuro
FilmThe Viper Brothers
1971 · Kingoro The Tattoo Master
FilmOkatsu the Fugitive
1969
FilmNew Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969
FilmBroken Swords
1969
FilmCrimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
1969 · Yasuke
FilmFarewell, My Beloved
1969
FilmTraveling in Party
1967
FilmHeiji, the Detective
1967
FilmThree Gamblers
1967 · Toyomatsu Inoue
FilmNerves for Victory
1966
FilmYou and I
1966
FilmJapan's Most Chivalrous
1966 · Gennosuke Shioya
FilmAdventures of Zatoichi
1964 · Intendant Gorota Kajima
FilmThe Scarlet Camellia
1964
FilmThe Shape of Night
1964
FilmKen
1964 · Kiuchi
FilmThe Lord's spy
1964
FilmTange Sazen
1963
FilmTragedy of the Coolie Samurai
1963
FilmCastle of Owls
1963
FilmTokyo Untouchable: Escape
1963 · Katagiri
FilmMother Country
1962
FilmThe Escape
1962
FilmTravels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
FilmThe Conspirator
1961
FilmRestoration Fire
1961 · Heikichi
FilmCase of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
FilmThe Harbor Lights
1961
FilmCastle of Flames
1960
FilmThe Last Trump Card
1960 · Seigo Nakatsuka
FilmNinja Assassins
1960
FilmOutlaw Under a Blue Canopy
1960
FilmThe Man of Seven Faces
1960 · Jukichi Arao
FilmThe Great Road
1960
FilmWhen a Woman Loves
1960 · Okada
FilmSword of Vision
1959 · Okubo Hikozaemon
FilmSouls in the Moonlight III
1959
FilmHappily Tied to the Road
1959 · Sanemon
FilmThe Hidden Treasure
1959
FilmThe Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · Kôno Taii
FilmThe Outsiders
1958 · Doctor Kimura
FilmPoints and Lines
1958
FilmI Want to Be a Shellfish
1958
FilmTaikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
1958
FilmThe Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
1958 · Furutaka Shuntaro
FilmSouls in the Moonlight II
1958 · Momozo Zenriki
FilmWind, Woman and Road
1958
FilmTales of Young Genji Kuro 2
1958
FilmThe Temptress and the Monk
1957 · Medicine seller
FilmA Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957 · Matabei
FilmDotanba
1956
FilmSatan's Town
1956 · Sasaki
FilmLove is Lost
1956 · Yoshizo
FilmPoliceman's Diary, Part 2
1955
FilmThe Samurai of Edo
1955
FilmTaira Clan Saga
1955 · Heiroku
FilmThe Wolves
1955
FilmThe Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
FilmSix Assassins
1955
FilmSisters
1955
FilmThe Black Current
1954
FilmThe Story of Shunkin
1954
FilmSansho the Bailiff
1954 · Taro
FilmThe Cannery Boat
1953 · Shibaura
FilmTower of Lilies
1953
FilmThe Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952 · Ise
FilmLantern Under a Full Moon
1951
FilmListen to the Voices of the Sea
1950
FilmTill We Meet Again
1950
FilmTown of Violence
1950 · Enomoto
FilmLady From Hell
1949
FilmActress
1947 · Haruyoshi Kobayashi
FilmSnow Trail
1947 · Honda
FilmNo Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · Itokawa
FilmAn Enemy of the People
1946
FilmThree Women of the North
1945
FilmA Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945 · Kazuma Hochino
FilmSanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945 · Genzaburo Higaki
FilmBattle Troop
1944 · Murakami
FilmFour Marriages
1944
FilmThe Most Beautiful
1944 · Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
FilmToward the Decisive Battle in the Sky
1943
FilmSanshiro Sugata
1943 · Yoshima Dan
FilmSaga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
1937