Akitake Kōno

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

135

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-10-08

Day of death

1978-03-17 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Nagasaki, Japan

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.

Known For

  • Sanshiro Sugata

    Sanshiro Sugata

  • Kobushi dakedenki kettō jigoku

    Kobushi dakedenki kettō jigoku

  • Hinoki butai

    Hinoki butai

  • The Gion Tempest

    The Gion Tempest

  • Military Song of the Morning Mist

    Military Song of the Morning Mist

  • おばこ船頭さん

    おばこ船頭さん

  • Lantern Under a Full Moon

    Lantern Under a Full Moon

  • Cell No. 8

    Cell No. 8

  • The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love

    The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love

  • The Samurai of Edo

    The Samurai of Edo

  • The Envoy

    The Envoy

  • A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

  • Six Assassins

    Six Assassins

  • The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

    The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

  • 白い南風

    白い南風

  • Kobushidake denki

    Kobushidake denki

  • You and I

    You and I

  • Kanbi no san-tō shain

    Kanbi no san-tō shain

  • Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

    Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

  • When a Woman Loves

    When a Woman Loves

  • The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge

    The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge

  • Souls in the Moonlight II

    Souls in the Moonlight II

  • Nerves for Victory

    Nerves for Victory

  • Satan's Town

    Satan's Town

  • Battle Troop

    Battle Troop

  • Taira Clan Saga

    Taira Clan Saga

  • The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

  • Hibari's Tale of Pathos

    Hibari's Tale of Pathos

  • Four Marriages

    Four Marriages

  • A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

    A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

  • Hunting Opium-Eaters

    Hunting Opium-Eaters

  • Kizu-darake no futeki-sha

    Kizu-darake no futeki-sha

  • Police Precinct Part 12

    Police Precinct Part 12

  • Castle of Flames

    Castle of Flames

  • Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

    Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

  • Flesh Smuggling

    Flesh Smuggling

  • No Regrets for Our Youth

    No Regrets for Our Youth

  • Wind, Woman and Road

    Wind, Woman and Road

  • Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

  • The Escape

    The Escape

  • Okatsu the Fugitive

    Okatsu the Fugitive

  • Three Women of the North

    Three Women of the North

  • Midair Circus

    Midair Circus

  • White Cliffs

    White Cliffs

  • The Harbor Lights

    The Harbor Lights

  • Castle of Owls

    Castle of Owls

  • Chronicle of the Bulbul

    Chronicle of the Bulbul

  • Three Gamblers

    Three Gamblers

  • The Lord's spy

    The Lord's spy

  • Farewell, My Beloved

    Farewell, My Beloved

  • Actress

    Actress

  • Flame and the Code

    Flame and the Code

  • Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi

    Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi

  • Happily Tied to the Road

    Happily Tied to the Road

  • Ken

    Ken

  • Love is Lost

    Love is Lost

  • The Scarlet Camellia

    The Scarlet Camellia

  • Souls in the Moonlight III

    Souls in the Moonlight III

  • A Fishwife's Tale

    A Fishwife's Tale

  • King of the Highway

    King of the Highway

  • 治郎吉格子

    治郎吉格子

  • Mother Country

    Mother Country

  • Ninja Assassins

    Ninja Assassins

  • Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn

    Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn

  • Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

    Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

  • Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

  • Ejima and Ikushima

    Ejima and Ikushima

  • Snow Trail

    Snow Trail

  • The Dancer and Two Warriors

    The Dancer and Two Warriors

  • The Most Beautiful

    The Most Beautiful

  • Miyamoto Musashi

    Miyamoto Musashi

  • Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

    Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

  • The Black Current

    The Black Current

  • Restoration Fire

    Restoration Fire

  • The Last Women

    The Last Women

  • Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery

    Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery

  • Kantaro of Ina

    Kantaro of Ina

  • The Temptress and the Monk

    The Temptress and the Monk

  • Ocean Floor Crime #1

    Ocean Floor Crime #1

  • A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance

    A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance

  • Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2

    Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2

  • An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

  • Listen to the Voices of the Sea

    Listen to the Voices of the Sea

  • As Long as I Live

    As Long as I Live

  • Umineko ga tonde

    Umineko ga tonde

  • お洒落狂女

    お洒落狂女

  • New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

    New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

  • The Viper Brothers

    The Viper Brothers

  • Heiji, the Detective

    Heiji, the Detective

  • I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

  • Fearful Witch

    Fearful Witch

  • Duel at Yagyu Valley

    Duel at Yagyu Valley

  • 振袖釼法

    振袖釼法

  • Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

    Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

  • Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

    Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

  • The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

    The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

  • The Bastards of Lawless Town

    The Bastards of Lawless Town

  • The Shape of Night

    The Shape of Night

  • Small Rats of the Edo Town

    Small Rats of the Edo Town

  • 快傑耶茶坊

    快傑耶茶坊

  • Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

    Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

  • Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

    Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

  • Adventures of Zatoichi

    Adventures of Zatoichi

  • The Cannery Boat

    The Cannery Boat

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • A Dead Drifter

    A Dead Drifter

  • Zankokuna tsuki

    Zankokuna tsuki

  • Japan's Most Chivalrous

    Japan's Most Chivalrous

  • One Passed Through Hell

    One Passed Through Hell

  • The Wolves

    The Wolves

  • Sword of Vision

    Sword of Vision

  • Mid-August Commotion

    Mid-August Commotion

  • Street of Violence

    Street of Violence

  • The Outsiders

    The Outsiders

  • The Story of Shunkin

    The Story of Shunkin

  • Tower of Lilies

    Tower of Lilies

  • Traveling in Party

    Traveling in Party

  • Broken Swords

    Broken Swords

  • The Conspirator

    The Conspirator

  • The Great Road

    The Great Road

  • Lady From Hell

    Lady From Hell

  • Points and Lines

    Points and Lines

  • Dotanba

    Dotanba

  • Invitation to Jail

    Invitation to Jail

  • Hana no shôgai

    Hana no shôgai

  • Challenge Beneath the Waves

    Challenge Beneath the Waves

  • Tange Sazen

    Tange Sazen

  • Policeman's Diary, Part 2

    Policeman's Diary, Part 2

  • The Hidden Treasure

    The Hidden Treasure

  • The Man of Seven Faces

    The Man of Seven Faces

  • The Human Condition

    The Human Condition

  • Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû

    Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû

  • Sansho the Bailiff

    Sansho the Bailiff

  • Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

    Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky