Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1911-10-08
- Day of Death1978-03-17 (66 years)
- Place of BirthNagasaki, Japan
- Also Known AsAkitake Kono山崎進蔵 Akitake Kôno
Akitake Kōno
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.
Acting Career
- 1973
Miyamoto Musashi
As: Kimura Sukekuro
- 1969
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
As: Yasuke
- 1967
Three Gamblers
As: Toyomatsu Inoue
- 1966
Japan's Most Chivalrous
As: Gennosuke Shioya
- 1966
Flame and the Code
As: Sadamitsu Gonda
- 1964
Adventures of Zatoichi
As: Intendant Gorota Kajima
- 1964
Ken
As: Kiuchi
- 1963
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
As: Katagiri
1961Restoration Fire
As: Heikichi
1961寛美の三等社員
As: Division chief Sawamura
1961Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
As: Cho
1959Sword of Vision
As: Okubo Hikozaemon
1959When a Woman Loves
As: Okada
1959Happily Tied to the Road
As: Sanemon
- 1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
As: Kôno Taii
1958The Outsiders
As: Doctor Kimura
1958The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
As: Furutaka Shuntaro
1958Souls in the Moonlight II
As: Momozo Zenriki
1957Small Rats of the Edo Town
As: Tôzô
1957The Temptress and the Monk
As: Medicine seller
1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
As: Matabei
1956Satan's Town
As: Sasaki
1956Love is Lost
As: Yoshizo
1955Ejima and Ikushima
As: 奥山好竹院
1955Taira Clan Saga
As: Heiroku
1955振袖釼法
As: 大導寺平馬
1954The Last Women
As: Makimura
- 1954
Sansho the Bailiff
As: Taro
1953Hana no shôgai
As: 多田一郎
1953Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha
As: 是枝七郎左衛門
1953The Cannery Boat
As: Shibaura
- 1952
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
As: Ise
1952治郎吉格子
As: 久六
1950Street of Violence
As: Enomoto
1947Actress
As: Haruyoshi Kobayashi
1947Snow Trail
As: Honda
- 1946
No Regrets for Our Youth
As: Itokawa
1945A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
As: Kazuma Hochino
1945Duel at Yagyu Valley
As: Shinohara Samanosuke
1945Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
As: Genzaburo Higaki
1944Battle Troop
As: Murakami
1944The Most Beautiful
As: Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
- 1943
Sanshiro Sugata
As: Yoshima Dan