Akitake Kōno
View on IMDb ↗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.
Known for
Farewell, My Beloved
Japan's Most Chivalrous
You and I
I Want to Be a Shellfish
Satan's Town
The Black Current
Three Women of the North
Battle Troop
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
Tokyo Untouchable: EscapeFilmography (147)
- 1973
Miyamoto MusashiKimura Sukekuro - 1971
The Viper BrothersKingoro The Tattoo Master - 1969
Farewell, My Beloved - 1969
Broken Swords - 1969
Crimson Bat, the Blind SwordswomanYasuke - 1969
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 - 1969
Okatsu the Fugitive - 1967
Three GamblersToyomatsu Inoue - 1967
Traveling in Party - 1967
Heiji, the Detective - 1967
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance - 1967
Invitation to Jail - 1966
Japan's Most ChivalrousGennosuke Shioya - 1966
You and I - 1966
Nerves for Victory - 1966
Flame and the CodeSadamitsu Gonda - 1965
King of the Highway - 1964
KenKiuchi - 1964
The Lord's spy - 1964
Adventures of ZatoichiIntendant Gorota Kajima - 1964
The Shape of Night - 1964
The Scarlet Camellia - 1964
Ocean Floor Crime #1 - 1963
Tokyo Untouchable: EscapeKatagiri - 1963
Tange Sazen - 1963
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai - 1963
Castle of Owls - 1963
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha - 1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey - 1962
The Escape - 1962
Mother Country - 1962
Mid-August CommotionCommander of Eastern Army Yamanaka - 1962
Zankokuna tsuki - 1962
Umineko ga tonde - 1962Hibari's Tale of Pathos
- 1962
Fearful Witch - 1961
Restoration FireHeikichi - 1961
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia - 1961
The Conspirator - 1961
The Harbor Lights - 1961
A Fishwife's Tale - 1961
Kanbi no san-tō shainDivision chief Sawamura - 1961
Officer Morgan and a Man of MysteryCho - 1961
Shiroi minamikaze - 1960
When a Woman LovesOkada - 1960
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy - 1960
The Great Road - 1960
Castle of Flames - 1960
The Man of Seven FacesJukichi Arao - 1960
Ninja Assassins - 1960
Hunting Opium-Eaters - 1960
Police Precinct Part 12 - 1960
One Passed Through Hell - 1960
Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû - 1960
White Cliffs - 1960
Challenge Beneath the Waves - 1960
The Last Trump CardSeigo Nakatsuka - 1960
Kuroshio hibun: Jigoku no hyakuman ryō - 1959
Sword of VisionOkubo Hikozaemon - 1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveKôno Taii - 1959
Happily Tied to the RoadSanemon - 1959
The Hidden Treasure - 1959
Souls in the Moonlight III - 1959
A Dead Drifter - 1959
The Bastards of Lawless Town - 1959
The Big Scoop: The Third Woman - 1959
The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight - 1959
Night of the Suspicions - 1958
I Want to Be a Shellfish - 1958
The Shogun’s Guard, ShinsengumiFurutaka Shuntaro - 1958
Wind, Woman and Road - 1958
The OutsidersDoctor Kimura - 1958
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2 - 1958
Souls in the Moonlight IIMomozo Zenriki - 1958
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi - 1958
Points and Lines - 1958
The Envoy - 1958
Midair Circus - 1958
おばこ船頭さん - 1958
死の壁の脱出Azuma - 1957
The Temptress and the MonkMedicine seller - 1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraMatabei - 1957
Small Rats of the Edo TownTôzô - 1957
Samurai Nippon - 1956
Satan's TownSasaki - 1956
Love is LostYoshizo - 1956
Dotanba - 1956
Flesh Smuggling - 1956
Cell No. 8 - 1956Kobushidake denki
- 1956快傑耶茶坊
- 1956
Kobushi dakedenki kettō jigoku - 1956
Kobushidake denki: Kogane jigoku - 1955
Six Assassins - 1955
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 - 1955
Sisters - 1955
The Wolves - 1955
Taira Clan SagaHeiroku - 1955
The Samurai of Edo - 1955
The Dancer and Two Warriors - 1955
振袖釼法大導寺平馬 - 1955
Ejima and Ikushima奥山好竹院 - 1954
The Black Current - 1954
Sansho the BailiffTaro - 1954
The Story of Shunkin - 1954
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi - 1954
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love - 1954
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge - 1954
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge - 1954
The Last WomenMakimura - 1953
The Cannery BoatShibaura - 1953
Tower of Lilies - 1953
Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha是枝七郎左衛門 - 1953
Hana no shôgai多田一郎 - 1953
Hiren tsubaki - 1952
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's TailIse - 1952お洒落狂女Togawa Kankyo
- 1952
治郎吉格子久六 - 1952
Chronicle of the Bulbul - 1952
August 15, 1945, New Dawn For JapanJunji Yoshida - 1951
Lantern Under a Full Moon - 1950
Listen to the Voices of the Sea - 1950
Till We Meet Again - 1950
Town of ViolenceEnomoto - 1949
Lady From Hell - 1949
Koi rōka - 1949
Koga Manshion - 1948
My Love on the Other Side of the MountainGoro Kitami - 1947
Snow TrailHonda - 1947
ActressHaruyoshi Kobayashi - 1946
An Enemy of the People - 1946
No Regrets for Our YouthItokawa - 1946
As Long as I Live - 1946
Hinoki Butai - 1945
Three Women of the North - 1945
Sanshiro Sugata, Part TwoGenzaburo Higaki - 1945
A Tale of Archery at the SanjusangendoKazuma Hochino - 1945
Duel at Yagyu ValleyShinohara Samanosuke - 1944
Battle TroopMurakami - 1944
Four Marriages - 1944
The Most BeautifulFire and drum band instructor (uncredited) - 1943
Sanshiro SugataYoshima Dan - 1943
Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky - 1943
Kantaro of Ina - 1943Military Song of the Morning MistMaruge
- 1937
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn - —
The Gion TempestSakakibara