Person
Akitake Kōno
Acting · 1911–1978 · Nagasaki, Japan
Biography
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
Sansho the Bailiff
Taro
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Kôno Taii
Fearful Witch
1962
As Long as I Live
1946
When a Woman Loves
Okada
The Harbor Lights
1961
Castle of Flames
1960
The Black Current
1954
King of the Highway
1965
Flame and the Code
Sadamitsu Gonda
Filmography
- 1973Miyamoto MusashiKimura Sukekuro
- 1971The Viper BrothersKingoro The Tattoo Master
- 1969Okatsu the Fugitive
- 1969New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
- 1969Broken Swords
- 1969Crimson Bat, the Blind SwordswomanYasuke
- 1969Farewell, My Beloved
- 1967Traveling in Party
- 1967Heiji, the Detective
- 1967Invitation to Jail
- 1967A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
- 1967Three GamblersToyomatsu Inoue
- 1966Nerves for Victory
- 1966You and I
- 1966Japan's Most ChivalrousGennosuke Shioya
- 1966Flame and the CodeSadamitsu Gonda
- 1965King of the Highway
- 1964Adventures of ZatoichiIntendant Gorota Kajima
- 1964The Scarlet Camellia
- 1964The Shape of Night
- 1964Ocean Floor Crime #1
- 1964KenKiuchi
- 1964The Lord's spy
- 1963Tange Sazen
- 1963Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
- 1963Castle of Owls
- 1963Tokyo Untouchable: EscapeKatagiri
- 1963Kizu-darake no futeki-sha
- 1962Fearful Witch
- 1962Umineko ga tonde
- 1962Hibari's Tale of Pathos
- 1962Mid-August CommotionCommander of Eastern Army Yamanaka
- 1962Zankokuna tsuki
- 1962Mother Country
- 1962The Escape
- 1962Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
- 1961The Conspirator
- 1961Restoration FireHeikichi
- 1961Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
- 1961Kanbi no san-tō shainDivision chief Sawamura
- 1961Officer Morgan and a Man of MysteryCho
- 1961Shiroi minamikaze
- 1961A Fishwife's Tale
- 1961The Harbor Lights
- 1960Castle of Flames
- 1960Challenge Beneath the Waves
- 1960The Last Trump CardSeigo Nakatsuka
- 1960Hunting Opium-Eaters
- 1960Ninja Assassins
- 1960Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
- 1960The Man of Seven FacesJukichi Arao
- 1960One Passed Through Hell
- 1960Kuroshio hibun: Jigoku no hyakuman ryō
- 1960White Cliffs
- 1960The Great Road
- 1960Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû
- 1960Police Precinct Part 12
- 1960When a Woman LovesOkada
- 1959Sword of VisionOkubo Hikozaemon
- 1959Night of the Suspicions
- 1959A Dead Drifter
- 1959Souls in the Moonlight III
- 1959Happily Tied to the RoadSanemon
- 1959The Hidden Treasure
- 1959The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight
- 1959The Big Scoop: The Third Woman
- 1959The Bastards of Lawless Town
- 1959The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveKôno Taii
- 1958The OutsidersDoctor Kimura
- 1958Points and Lines
- 1958I Want to Be a Shellfish
- 1958The Envoy
- 1958Midair Circus
- 1958Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
- 1958The Shogun’s Guard, ShinsengumiFurutaka Shuntaro
- 1958おばこ船頭さん
- 1958死の壁の脱出Azuma
- 1958Souls in the Moonlight IIMomozo Zenriki
- 1958Wind, Woman and Road
- 1958Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
- 1957Samurai Nippon
- 1957Small Rats of the Edo TownTôzô
- 1957The Temptress and the MonkMedicine seller
- 1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraMatabei
- 1956Dotanba
- 1956Flesh Smuggling
- 1956Kobushi dakedenki kettō jigoku
- 1956Kobushidake denki
- 1956Kobushidake denki: Kogane jigoku
- 1956Satan's TownSasaki
- 1956快傑耶茶坊
- 1956Love is LostYoshizo
- 1956Cell No. 8
- 1955Policeman's Diary, Part 2
- 1955Ejima and Ikushima奥山好竹院
- 1955The Samurai of Edo
- 1955Taira Clan SagaHeiroku
- 1955振袖釼法大導寺平馬
- 1955The Wolves
- 1955The Dancer and Two Warriors
- 1955Six Assassins
- 1955Sisters
- 1954Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
- 1954The Last WomenMakimura
- 1954The Black Current
- 1954The Story of Shunkin
- 1954The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge
- 1954The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge
- 1954Sansho the BailiffTaro
- 1954The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love
- 1953Hana no shôgai多田一郎
- 1953Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha是枝七郎左衛門
- 1953The Cannery BoatShibaura
- 1953Hiren tsubaki
- 1953Tower of Lilies
- 1952Chronicle of the Bulbul
- 1952August 15, 1945, New Dawn For JapanJunji Yoshida
- 1952The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's TailIse
- 1952お洒落狂女Togawa Kankyo
- 1952治郎吉格子久六
- 1951Lantern Under a Full Moon
- 1950Kaikyo no same
- 1950Listen to the Voices of the Sea
- 1950Kazanmyaku
- 1950Till We Meet Again
- 1950Town of ViolenceEnomoto
- 1949Koga Manshion
- 1949Chobei the Rogue
- 1949Koi rōka
- 1949Lady From Hell
- 1948My Love on the Other Side of the MountainGoro Kitami
- 1947ActressHaruyoshi Kobayashi
- 1947Snow TrailHonda
- 1946No Regrets for Our YouthItokawa
- 1946As Long as I Live
- 1946An Enemy of the People
- 1946Hinoki Butai
- 1945Three Women of the North
- 1945A Tale of Archery at the SanjusangendoKazuma Hochino
- 1945Duel at Yagyu ValleyShinohara Samanosuke
- 1945Sanshiro Sugata, Part TwoGenzaburo Higaki
- 1944Battle TroopMurakami
- 1944Four Marriages
- 1944The Most BeautifulFire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
- 1943Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky
- 1943Military Song of the Morning MistMaruge
- 1943Sanshiro SugataYoshima Dan
- 1943Kantaro of Ina
- 1937Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
- —The Gion TempestSakakibara
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