
Kokuten Kōdō
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1887-01-29
- Died
- 1960-01-22
- Place of birth
- Takasago, Hyogo, Japan
- Also known as
- Kokuten Kodo · Kuninori Kôdô · 高堂國典 · Кокутен Кодо · Кокутэн Кодо
Biography
Kokuten Kōdō (高堂 国典 Kōdō Kokuten, 29 January 1887 – 22 January 1960) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1923 to 1959.
Known For
Movies (81)

Seven Samurai
1954
as Gisaku, the Old Man

Godzilla
1954
as Elder of Odo Island

Throne of Blood
1957
as Military Commander

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Old Man (uncredited)

The Idiot
1951
as Junpei

Stray Dog
1949
as Old Landlord

Scandal
1950
as Old Man #1

Godzilla
1977
as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

Street of Shame
1956
as Kadowaki Keisaku

Sanshiro Sugata
1943
as Buddhist Priest

Untamed Woman
1957
as Kinshichi

Early Summer
1951
as Old Uncle

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
as Mountain Tribe Leader

I Live in Fear
1955
as Workers' Older Family Member

Snow Trail
1947
as Haruko's Grandfather

The Eleventh Hour
1957

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945
as Buddhist Priest Saiduchi

No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Mr. Noge

The Blue Pearl
1951
as Noe's uncle

The Phantom Horse
1955

Town of Violence
1950
as Kuga

Jirocho in Disgrace
1954

Forty-Eight Man
1952
as Kira Uenosuke

Love on Rainbow Island
1956
as Suketa Wada

Red-Light Bases
1953
as Jusaku Kawanabe

The Big Boss
1959

Vendetta of a Samurai
1952

Beast Man Snow Man
1955
as Tribal Chief

Third Class Executives
1952

Husband and Wife
1953

Carmen Comes Home
1951

Sword for Hire
1952

Old Songs
1939

Oath on the Burning Sands
1940

Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956

The Blue Mountains: Part II
1949
Song of the White Orchid
1939

Green Earth
1942

Dancers of Awa
1941

A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956

The Horse Boy
1957

The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
as Hiryûji Murakami

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941

The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
as Uesugi Family Elder

Red Peony of Night
1950
The Blue Revolution
1953

Ticket to Hell
1955

Miai Ryokou
1955

Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain
1951
as Shige'emon Otobe

Zoku Hebihimesama
1940

Blizzard Ronin
1939

Sasaki Kojiro
1951

Bellflower
1940
as Grandfather

Fighting Yasubei
1952

An Actor's Revenge
1935
as Dobu

Five Tokyo Men
1945
Nangoku taiheiki
1937
as Zusho Shozaemon
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
1936

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1932

Dance of the Capital
1942

Musashibo Benkei
1942

Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case
1957

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941

The Kuroda Affair
1956
as Kuroda Nagamasa
Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo
1935

Yoru no hato
1937
as Old Man

Asakusa at Night
1954
as Gosuke
Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku
1935
Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage
1933

Home Sweet Home
1951
Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto
1930

The Fighting on The Trial
1957
Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo
1931
Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai
1931
Skull
1927

Diary of a Drunkard
1924
as Rokubei
Yûreitô
1932
About Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō (高堂 国典 Kōdō Kokuten, 29 January 1887 – 22 January 1960) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1923 to 1959. With 81 credits spanning from 1924 to 1977, Kokuten Kōdō has appeared in 81 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kokuten Kōdō Movies
- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Gisaku, the Old Man
- Godzilla (1954) — as Elder of Odo Island
- Throne of Blood (1957) — as Military Commander
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) — as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
- The Hidden Fortress (1958) — as Old Man (uncredited)
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