Akitake Kōno

Akitake Kōno
Born 8 October 1911
Nagasaki, Japan
Died 17 March 1978(1978-03-17) (aged 66)
Itō, Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation Actor
Years active 1943-1977

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.

Career

Kōno started acting with the Zenshinza theater troupe before joining the Toho studio in 1942.[1] Mostly a character actor, he appeared in films by directors such as Akira Kurosawa and Kenji Mizoguchi as well on television.[1]

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1964 Adventures of Zatoichi
1959 The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1957 Temptress and the Monk
1956 Shirogane Shinjū
1954 Sansho the Bailiff
1950 Bōryoku no Machi
Listen to the Voices of the Sea
1946 Minshū no Teki
No Regrets for Our Youth
1945 The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Sanshiro Sugata Part II
1943 Sanshiro Sugata

References

  1. 1 2 "Kōno Akitake". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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