Akitake Kōno
Actor
Known for
Akitake Kōno reached veteran standing the slow way, as a Japanese actor with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. Ask a viewer to place Akitake Kōno and the answer usually comes back 'Sansho the Bailiff'. There is 'The Human Condition I: No Greater Love' as well. The trail of credits goes back as far as 1937. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 89 years.
Akitake Kōno
Actor
Akitake Kōno reached veteran standing the slow way, as a Japanese actor with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. Ask a viewer to place Akitake Kōno and the answer usually comes back 'Sansho the Bailiff'. There is 'The Human Condition I: No Greater Love' as well. The trail of credits goes back as far as 1937. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 89 years.
Movies (51 titles)
Plays Kôno Taii
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Plays Taro
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
Plays Ise
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
Plays Matabei
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
Plays Heiroku
Taira Clan Saga
1955
Plays Intendant Gorota Kajima
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964
Plays Genzaburo Higaki
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945
Plays Kimura Sukekuro
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
Plays Itokawa
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
Plays Azuma
死の壁の脱出
1958
Plays Yoshima Dan
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
Plays Yasuke
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
1969
Plays Haruyoshi Kobayashi
Actress
1947
Plays Yoshizo
Love is Lost
1956
Plays Kiuchi
Ken
1964
Plays Jukichi Arao
The Man of Seven Faces
1960
Plays Murakami
Battle Troop
1944
Plays Toyomatsu Inoue
Three Gamblers
1967
Plays Kingoro The Tattoo Master
The Viper Brothers
1971
Plays Kazuma Hochino
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945
Plays Momozo Zenriki
Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
Plays Honda
Snow Trail
1947
Plays Sasaki
Satan's Town
1956
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Miyamoto Musashi
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Miyamoto Musashi
Kimura Sukekuro
1973
The Viper Brothers
Kingoro The Tattoo Master
1971
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
Yasuke
1969
Three Gamblers
Toyomatsu Inoue
1967
Japan's Most Chivalrous
Gennosuke Shioya
1966
Flame and the Code
Sadamitsu Gonda
1966
Adventures of Zatoichi
Intendant Gorota Kajima
1964
Ken
Kiuchi
1964
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
Katagiri
1963
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Akitake Kōno still alive?
Akitake Kōno passed away on March 17, 1978 at age 66.
What are the most famous roles of Akitake Kōno?
Akitake Kōno is best known for roles in Sansho the Bailiff, The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, Sanshiro Sugata.
How many movies has Akitake Kōno been in?
Over a 41-year career (since 1937), Akitake Kōno has appeared in 51 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Akitake Kōno's first movie?
The career of Akitake Kōno began with Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn (1937).
What is Akitake Kōno's most recent movie or series?
Akitake Kōno's most recent release is Miyamoto Musashi, which premiered on July 13, 1973.
Akitake Kōno
1911-10-08 · Nagasaki, Japan
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.