Akitake Kōno
Born
8 October 1911 (114)
Place of Birth
Nagasaki, Japan
Also known as
Akitake Kono, 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.
Filmography (40)
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
The Viper Brothers
1971
Okatsu the Fugitive
1969
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969
Broken Swords
1969
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
1969
Farewell, My Beloved
1969
Traveling in Party
1967
Heiji, the Detective
1967
Invitation to Jail
1967
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
1967
Three Gamblers
1967
Nerves for Victory
1966
You and I
1966
Japan's Most Chivalrous
1966
Flame and the Code
1966
King of the Highway
1965
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964
The Scarlet Camellia
1964
The Shape of Night
1964
Ocean Floor Crime #1
1964
Ken
1964
The Lord's spy
1964
Tange Sazen
1963
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
1963
Castle of Owls
1963
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
1963
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha
1963
Fearful Witch
1962
Umineko ga tonde
1962
Hibari's Tale of Pathos
1962
Mid-August Commotion
1962
Zankokuna tsuki
1962
Mother Country
1962
The Escape
1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
The Conspirator
1961
Restoration Fire
1961
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
Kanbi no san-tō shain
1961