Akitake Kōno

Oct 08, 1911 - Mar 17, 1978 (66 years old) in 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

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Sansho the Bailiff

Taro

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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Kôno Taii

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Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

Genzaburo Higaki

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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Ise

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Taira Clan Saga

Heiroku

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No Regrets for Our Youth

Itokawa

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Sanshiro Sugata

Yoshima Dan

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The Most Beautiful

Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)

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Actress

Haruyoshi Kobayashi

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Adventures of Zatoichi

Intendant Gorota Kajima

Credits

Miyamoto Musashi 1973

Kimura Sukekuro

★ 7.1
The Viper Brothers 1971

★ 6
Okatsu the Fugitive 1969

★ 6.1
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 1969

★ 6
Broken Swords 1969

★ 7.7
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman 1969

Yasuke

★ 6.9
Farewell, My Beloved 1969

★ NR
Traveling in Party 1967

★ 6
Heiji, the Detective 1967

★ 3.8
Invitation to Jail 1967

★ NR
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance 1967

★ NR
Three Gamblers 1967

Toyomatsu Inoue

★ 8
Nerves for Victory 1966

★ 6
You and I 1966

★ NR
Japan's Most Chivalrous 1966

Gennosuke Shioya

★ NR
Flame and the Code 1966

Sadamitsu Gonda

★ NR
King of the Highway 1965

★ NR
Adventures of Zatoichi 1964

Intendant Gorota Kajima

★ 6.7
The Scarlet Camellia 1964

★ 5
The Shape of Night 1964

★ 6.6
Ocean Floor Crime #1 1964

★ NR
Ken 1964

Kiuchi

★ 7.8
The Lord's spy 1964

★ NR
Tange Sazen 1963

★ NR
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai 1963

★ 9
Castle of Owls 1963

★ 6.1
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape 1963

Katagiri

★ NR
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha 1963

★ NR
Fearful Witch 1962

★ NR
Umineko ga tonde 1962

★ NR
Hibari's Tale of Pathos 1962

★ NR
Mid-August Commotion 1962

★ NR
Zankokuna tsuki 1962

★ NR
Mother Country 1962

★ 6.5
The Escape 1962

★ 7
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 1962

★ 8.5
The Conspirator 1961

★ 6.4
Restoration Fire 1961

Heikichi

★ 7
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia 1961

★ 7
寛美の三等社員 1961

Division chief Sawamura

★ NR
Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery 1961

Cho

★ NR
A Fishwife's Tale 1961

★ NR
The Harbor Lights 1961

★ 5
Castle of Flames 1960

★ 7.2
Challenge Beneath the Waves 1960

★ NR
Hunting Opium-Eaters 1960

★ NR
Ninja Assassins 1960

★ 6
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy 1960

★ NR
The Man of Seven Faces 1960

Jukichi Arao

★ 6
One Passed Through Hell 1960

★ NR
White Cliffs 1960

★ NR
The Great Road 1960

★ NR
Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû 1960

★ NR
Police Precinct Part 12 1960

★ NR
Sword of Vision 1959

Okubo Hikozaemon

★ NR
When a Woman Loves 1959

Okada

★ NR
A Dead Drifter 1959

★ NR
Souls in the Moonlight III 1959

★ 6.6
Happily Tied to the Road 1959

Sanemon

★ 6
The Hidden Treasure 1959

★ NR
Men in a Rough Town 1959

★ NR
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959

Kôno Taii

★ 8.1
The Outsiders 1958

Doctor Kimura

★ NR
Points and Lines 1958

★ 6
I Want to Be a Shellfish 1958

★ 10
The Envoy 1958

★ NR
Midair Circus 1958

★ NR
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi 1958

★ 6
The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi 1958

Furutaka Shuntaro

★ NR
おばこ船頭さん 1958

★ NR
Souls in the Moonlight II 1958

Momozo Zenriki

★ 6.6
Wind, Woman and Road 1958

★ 7
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2 1958

★ 7
Small Rats of the Edo Town 1957

Tôzô

★ NR
The Temptress and the Monk 1957

Medicine seller

★ NR
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era 1957

Matabei

★ 7.2
Dotanba 1956

★ 6
Flesh Smuggling 1956

★ NR
Kobushidake denki 1956

★ NR
Satan's Town 1956

Sasaki

★ NR
快傑耶茶坊 1956

★ NR
Love is Lost 1956

Yoshizo

★ 7
Cell No. 8 1956

★ NR
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 1955

★ 6
Ejima and Ikushima 1955

奥山好竹院

★ NR
The Samurai of Edo 1955

★ 6
Taira Clan Saga 1955

Heiroku

★ 7.1
振袖釼法 1955

大導寺平馬

★ NR
The Wolves 1955

★ 6.8
The Dancer and Two Warriors 1955

★ 5
Six Assassins 1955

★ NR
Sisters 1955

★ NR
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi 1954

★ NR
The Last Women 1954

Makimura

★ NR
The Black Current 1954

★ NR
The Story of Shunkin 1954

★ 5
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge 1954

★ NR
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge 1954

★ NR
Sansho the Bailiff 1954

Taro

★ 8.1
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love 1954

★ NR
Hana no shôgai 1953

多田一郎

★ NR
Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha 1953

是枝七郎左衛門

★ NR
The Cannery Boat 1953

Shibaura

★ 8
Tower of Lilies 1953

★ 6.8
Chronicle of the Bulbul 1952

★ NR
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail 1952

Ise

★ 6.7
お洒落狂女 1952

Togawa Kankyo

★ NR
治郎吉格子 1952

久六

★ NR
Lantern Under a Full Moon 1951

★ NR
Listen to the Voices of the Sea 1950

★ 7
Till We Meet Again 1950

★ 6.3
Street of Violence 1950

Enomoto

★ 6.5
Lady From Hell 1949

★ NR
Actress 1947

Haruyoshi Kobayashi

★ NR
Snow Trail 1947

Honda

★ 7
No Regrets for Our Youth 1946

Itokawa

★ 6.9
As Long as I Live 1946

★ NR
An Enemy of the People 1946

★ NR
Three Women of the North 1945

★ NR
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo 1945

Kazuma Hochino

★ 5.8
Duel at Yagyu Valley 1945

Shinohara Samanosuke

★ NR
Sanshiro Sugata Part Two 1945

Genzaburo Higaki

★ 6.1
Battle Troop 1944

Murakami

★ NR
Four Marriages 1944

★ NR
The Most Beautiful 1944

Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)

★ 5.6
Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky 1943

★ 5
Military Song of the Morning Mist 1943

Maruge

★ NR
Sanshiro Sugata 1943

Yoshima Dan

★ 6.6
Kantaro of Ina 1943

★ NR
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn 1937

★ NR