Akitake Kōno
Japanese actor (1911–1978)
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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.
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| Born | 8 October 1911 |
| Died | 17 March 1978 (aged 66) Itō, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1943-1977 |
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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1943 | Sanshiro Sugata | ||
| 1945 | The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail | ||
| Sanshiro Sugata Part II | |||
| 1946 | Minshū no Teki | ||
| No Regrets for Our Youth | Itokawa | ||
| 1949 | Lady from Hell | Tachibana | [2] |
| 1950 | Bōryoku no Machi | ||
| Listen to the Voices of the Sea | |||
| 1954 | Sansho the Bailiff | ||
| 1955 | Rokunin no Ansatsusha | Nakaoka Shintarō | |
| 1956 | Shirogane Shinjū | ||
| 1957 | Temptress and the Monk | ||
| Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate | |||
| 1959 | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love | ||
| 1964 | Adventures of Zatoichi |