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

poster

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Kôno Taii

poster

Sansho the Bailiff

Taro

poster

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

Genzaburo Higaki

poster

The Most Beautiful

Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)

poster

Taira Clan Saga

Heiroku

poster

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Ise

poster

No Regrets for Our Youth

Itokawa

poster

Sanshiro Sugata

Yoshima Dan

poster

Miyamoto Musashi

Kimura Sukekuro

poster

Till We Meet Again

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
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi 1958

★ 6
The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi 1958

Furutaka Shuntaro

★ 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

★ 7.1
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