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Akitake Kōno
Born 1911-10-08Nagasaki, Japan
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Miyamoto MusashiKimura SukekuroThe Viper BrothersKingoro The Tattoo MasterOkatsu the FugitiveRoleNew Prison Walls of Abashiri 2RoleBroken SwordsRoleCrimson Bat, the Blind SwordswomanYasukeFarewell, My BelovedRoleTraveling in PartyRoleHeiji, the DetectiveRoleInvitation to JailRoleA History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody ResistanceRoleThree GamblersToyomatsu InoueNerves for VictoryRoleYou and IRoleJapan's Most ChivalrousGennosuke ShioyaFlame and the CodeSadamitsu GondaHi No TaikoRoleKing of the HighwayRoleAdventures of ZatoichiIntendant Gorota KajimaThe Scarlet CamelliaRoleThe Shape of NightRoleOcean Floor Crime #1RoleKenKiuchiThe Lord's spyRole