Acting
Akitake Kōno
JA cinema · 162 credits
Born
8 October 1911
Died
17 March 1978 (aged 66)
Birthplace
Nagasaki, Japan
Also known as Akitake Kono · 山崎進蔵 · Akitake Kôno
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
Filmography
Miyamoto Musashi
as Kimura Sukekuro
The Viper Brothers
as Kingoro The Tattoo Master
Three Gamblers
as Toyomatsu Inoue
Flame and the Code
as Sadamitsu Gonda
Japan's Most Chivalrous
as Gennosuke Shioya
Adventures of Zatoichi
as Intendant Gorota Kajima
Ken
as Kiuchi
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
as Katagiri
Mid-August Commotion
as Commander of Eastern Army Yamanaka
Kanbi no san-tō shain
as Division chief Sawamura
Restoration Fire
as Heikichi
When a Woman Loves
as Okada
The Man of Seven Faces
as Jukichi Arao
The Last Trump Card
as Seigo Nakatsuka
Sword of Vision
as Okubo Hikozaemon
Happily Tied to the Road
as Sanemon
The Outsiders
as Doctor Kimura
The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
as Furutaka Shuntaro
Souls in the Moonlight II
as Momozo Zenriki
The Gion Tempest
as Sakakibara
死の壁の脱出
as Azuma
The Temptress and the Monk
as Medicine seller
Dotanba
Actor
Satan's Town
as Sasaki
Love is Lost
as Yoshizo
Sisters
Actor
Taira Clan Saga
as Heiroku
振袖釼法
as 大導寺平馬
The Last Women
as Makimura
The Cannery Boat
as Shibaura
お洒落狂女
1952
お洒落狂女
as Togawa Kankyo
August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan
as Junji Yoshida
Town of Violence
as Enomoto
Snow Trail
as Honda
Actress
as Haruyoshi Kobayashi
No Regrets for Our Youth
as Itokawa
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
as Genzaburo Higaki
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
as Kazuma Hochino
Duel at Yagyu Valley
as Shinohara Samanosuke
The Most Beautiful
as Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
Battle Troop
as Murakami
Sanshiro Sugata
as Yoshima Dan
