Akitake Kōno
Known for Acting · 142 credits
- Born
- 1911-10-08
- Died
- 1978-03-17
- Place of birth
- Nagasaki, Japan
- Also known as
- Akitake Kono · 山崎進蔵 · Akitake Kôno
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
Movies (142)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Kôno Taii
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
as Taro
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
as Yoshima Dan
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
as Ise
The Wolves
1955
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Matabei
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Itokawa
The Most Beautiful
1944
as Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945
as Genzaburo Higaki
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
as Kimura Sukekuro
Snow Trail
1947
as Honda
The Temptress and the Monk
1957
as Medicine seller
Dotanba
1956
Town of Violence
1950
as Enomoto
Points and Lines
1958
The Escape
1962
Lady From Hell
1949
Tower of Lilies
1953
Taira Clan Saga
1955
as Heiroku
Three Women of the North
1945
The Scarlet Camellia
1964
The Great Road
1960
Restoration Fire
1961
as Heikichi
An Enemy of the People
1946
Nerves for Victory
1966
Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Momozo Zenriki
Mid-August Commotion
1962
as Commander of Eastern Army Yamanaka
Three Gamblers
1967
as Toyomatsu Inoue
The Shape of Night
1964
The Bastards of Lawless Town
1959
Hibari's Tale of Pathos
1962
Hana no shôgai
1953
as 多田一郎
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
The Outsiders
1958
as Doctor Kimura
Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
1961
as Cho
The Man of Seven Faces
1960
as Jukichi Arao
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
1969
as Yasuke
Actress
1947
as Haruyoshi Kobayashi
Battle Troop
1944
as Murakami
The Samurai of Edo
1955
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1958
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964
as Intendant Gorota Kajima
治郎吉格子
1952
as 久六
Ninja Assassins
1960
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1954
The Lord's spy
1964
The Conspirator
1961
Till We Meet Again
1950
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
1960
You and I
1966
Love is Lost
1956
as Yoshizo
Ken
1964
as Kiuchi
Castle of Owls
1963
Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky
1943
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
Japan's Most Chivalrous
1966
as Gennosuke Shioya
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
1958
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969
The Viper Brothers
1971
as Kingoro The Tattoo Master
The Hidden Treasure
1959
Tange Sazen
1963
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
as Shinohara Samanosuke
A Fishwife's Tale
1961
The Last Women
1954
as Makimura
Hunting Opium-Eaters
1960
Broken Swords
1969
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
1963
Okatsu the Fugitive
1969
A Dead Drifter
1959
The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
1958
as Furutaka Shuntaro
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 奥山好竹院
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû
1960
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
1967
Souls in the Moonlight III
1959
Zankokuna tsuki
1962
白い南風
1961
振袖釼法
1955
as 大導寺平馬
Military Song of the Morning Mist
1943
as Maruge
Heiji, the Detective
1967
Midair Circus
1958
Sword of Vision
1959
as Okubo Hikozaemon
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge
1954
Chronicle of the Bulbul
1952
The Black Current
1954
Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha
1953
as 是枝七郎左衛門
The Cannery Boat
1953
as Shibaura
Six Assassins
1955
The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
Mother Country
1962
Umineko ga tonde
1962
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945
as Kazuma Hochino
The Story of Shunkin
1954
Listen to the Voices of the Sea
1950
White Cliffs
1960
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
1963
as Katagiri
Cell No. 8
1956
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
1937
Traveling in Party
1967
Ocean Floor Crime #1
1964
Happily Tied to the Road
1959
as Sanemon
Kantaro of Ina
1943
お洒落狂女
1952
as Togawa Kankyo
Sisters
1955
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha
1963
Flame and the Code
1966
as Sadamitsu Gonda
Kobushidake denki
1956
Four Marriages
1944
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love
1954
Farewell, My Beloved
1969
The Envoy
1958
Flesh Smuggling
1956
Small Rats of the Edo Town
1957
as Tôzô
The Harbor Lights
1961
Challenge Beneath the Waves
1960
Invitation to Jail
1967
Kobushi dakedenki kettō jigoku
1956
The Last Trump Card
1960
as Seigo Nakatsuka
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge
1954
Kanbi no san-tō shain
1961
as Division chief Sawamura
About Akitake Kōno
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. With 142 credits spanning from 1937 to 1973, Akitake Kōno has appeared in 142 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Akitake Kōno Movies
- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) — as Kôno Taii
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — as Taro
- Sanshiro Sugata (1943) — as Yoshima Dan
- The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) — as Ise
- The Wolves (1955)
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