Akitake Kōno
Acting

Akitake Kōno

Born 1911-10-08 · Nagasaki, Japan · Died 1978-03-17

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.

ActorCast

Known for

No Regrets for Our Youth★ 6.8Viewing moment
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
Sansho the Bailiff★ 8.1Viewing moment
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love★ 8Viewing moment
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Sanshiro Sugata Part Two★ 6.2Viewing moment
Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
1945
Sanshiro Sugata★ 6.5Viewing moment
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail★ 6.8Viewing moment
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1945
Broken Swords★ 6Viewing moment
Broken Swords
1969
The Most Beautiful★ 5.5Viewing moment
The Most Beautiful
1944
Lady From HellViewing moment
Lady From Hell
1949
Snow Trail★ 7.1Viewing moment
Snow Trail
1947
Miyamoto Musashi★ 7.1Viewing moment
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
Adventures of Zatoichi★ 6.6Viewing moment
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964
Taira Clan Saga★ 7.3Viewing moment
Taira Clan Saga
1955
The Conspirator★ 6.4Viewing moment
The Conspirator
1961
振袖釼法Viewing moment
振袖釼法
1955
Three Women of the NorthViewing moment
Three Women of the North
1945
Gamblers: The Dragon TattooViewing moment
Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo
1967
Four MarriagesViewing moment
Four Marriages
1944
DotanbaViewing moment
Dotanba
1956
Men in a Rough TownViewing moment
Men in a Rough Town
1959
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi★ 8.5Viewing moment
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi
1962
Small Rats of the Edo TownViewing moment
Small Rats of the Edo Town
1957
寛美の三等社員Viewing moment
寛美の三等社員
1961
A Fishwife's TaleViewing moment
A Fishwife's Tale
1961
Zankokuna tsukiViewing moment
Zankokuna tsuki
1962
ActressViewing moment
Actress
1947
Ken★ 7.8Viewing moment
Ken
1964
The Scarlet Camellia★ 5Viewing moment
The Scarlet Camellia
1964
The Harbor Lights★ 5Viewing moment
The Harbor Lights
1961
Farewell, My BelovedViewing moment
Farewell, My Beloved
1969
Ejima and IkushimaViewing moment
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era★ 7.4Viewing moment
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
The Shape of Night★ 6.2Viewing moment
The Shape of Night
1964
Three Gamblers★ 8Viewing moment
Three Gamblers
1967
Wind, Woman and Road★ 7Viewing moment
Wind, Woman and Road
1958
The Story of Shunkin★ 5Viewing moment
The Story of Shunkin
1954
The Escape★ 8Viewing moment
The Escape
1962
Flame and the CodeViewing moment
Flame and the Code
1966
When a Woman LovesViewing moment
When a Woman Loves
1959
Restoration Fire★ 7Viewing moment
Restoration Fire
1961

Frequent collaborators

Rentaro MikuniRentaro MikuniTetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaRinichi YamamotoRinichi YamamotoYoshi KatōYoshi KatōYumeji TsukiokaYumeji TsukiokaYoshiko MitaYoshiko MitaEijirō YanagiEijirō YanagiDaisuke KatōDaisuke Katō