Akitake Kōno
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1911-10-08 · Nagasaki, Japan
- Died
- 1978-03-17
Known for
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — Taro
- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) — Kôno Taii
- Sanshiro Sugata (1943) — Yoshima Dan
- The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) — Ise
- No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) — Itokawa
- Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945) — Genzaburo Higaki
- The Most Beautiful (1944) — Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
- Adventures of Zatoichi (1964) — Intendant Gorota Kajima
- A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957) — Matabei
- Taira Clan Saga (1955) — Heiroku
- Snow Trail (1947) — Honda
- Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969) — Yasuke
- Ken (1964) — Kiuchi
- Miyamoto Musashi (1973) — Kimura Sukekuro
- Castle of Owls (1963)
- Till We Meet Again (1950)