Akitake Kōno

Actor · Crew· 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.

Known For

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits

Sansho the Bailiff

Taro · 1954

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Kôno Taii · 1959

Sanshiro Sugata

Yoshima Dan · 1943

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Ise · 1952

No Regrets for Our Youth

Itokawa · 1946

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Genzaburo Higaki · 1945

The Most Beautiful

Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited) · 1944

Adventures of Zatoichi

Intendant Gorota Kajima · 1964

Filmography

33 credits across 2 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
1971	The Viper Brothers	Kingoro The Tattoo Master	Film
1969	Okatsu the Fugitive		Film
1969	Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman	Yasuke	Film
1967	Invitation to Jail		Film
1966	You and I		Film
1964	Ken	Kiuchi	Film
1964	Adventures of Zatoichi	Intendant Gorota Kajima	Film
1964	The Shape of Night		Film
1963	Castle of Owls		Film
1961	Shiroi minamikaze		Film
1960	The Last Trump Card	Seigo Nakatsuka	Film
1959	The Human Condition I: No Greater Love	Kôno Taii	Film
1959	Night of the Suspicions		Film
1958	Points and Lines		Film
1958	Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2		Film
1957	A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era	Matabei	Film
1957	The Temptress and the Monk	Medicine seller	Film
1956	Kobushidake denki: Kogane jigoku		Film
1955	Taira Clan Saga	Heiroku	Film
1954	The Story of Shunkin		Film
1954	Sansho the Bailiff	Taro	Film
1953	Hiren tsubaki		Film
1952	The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail	Ise	Film
1950	Till We Meet Again		Film
1949	Koga Manshion		Film
1947	Snow Trail	Honda	Film
1946	No Regrets for Our Youth	Itokawa	Film
1945	A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo	Kazuma Hochino	Film
1945	Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two	Genzaburo Higaki	Film
1945	Three Women of the North		Film
1945	Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two	Genzaburo Higaki	Film
1944	The Most Beautiful	Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)	Film
1943	Sanshiro Sugata	Yoshima Dan	Film

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