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.
Filmography
Miyamoto Musashi
as Kimura Sukekuro
Miyamoto Musashi
as Kimura Sukekuro
The Viper Brothers
as Kingoro The Tattoo Master
The Viper Brothers
as Kingoro The Tattoo Master
Okatsu the Fugitive
Okatsu the Fugitive
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
Broken Swords
Broken Swords
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
as Yasuke
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
as Yasuke
Farewell, My Beloved
Farewell, My Beloved
Traveling in Party
Traveling in Party
Heiji, the Detective
Heiji, the Detective
Invitation to Jail
Invitation to Jail
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
Three Gamblers
as Toyomatsu Inoue
Three Gamblers
as Toyomatsu Inoue
Nerves for Victory
Nerves for Victory
You and I
You and I
Japan's Most Chivalrous
as Gennosuke Shioya
Japan's Most Chivalrous
as Gennosuke Shioya
Flame and the Code
as Sadamitsu Gonda
Flame and the Code
as Sadamitsu Gonda
Hi No Taiko
Hi No Taiko
King of the Highway
King of the Highway
Adventures of Zatoichi
as Intendant Gorota Kajima
Adventures of Zatoichi
as Intendant Gorota Kajima
The Scarlet Camellia
The Scarlet Camellia
The Shape of Night
The Shape of Night
Ocean Floor Crime #1
Ocean Floor Crime #1
Ken
as Kiuchi
Ken
as Kiuchi
The Lord's spy
The Lord's spy
Tange Sazen
Tange Sazen
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
Castle of Owls
Castle of Owls
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
as Katagiri
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
as Katagiri
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha
Fearful Witch
Fearful Witch
Umineko ga tonde
Umineko ga tonde
Hibari's Tale of Pathos
Hibari's Tale of Pathos
Mid-August Commotion
as Commander of Eastern Army Yamanaka
Mid-August Commotion
as Commander of Eastern Army Yamanaka
Mother Country
Mother Country
The Escape
The Escape
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
The Conspirator
The Conspirator
Restoration Fire
as Heikichi
Restoration Fire
as Heikichi
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Kanbi no san-tō shain
as Division chief Sawamura
Kanbi no san-tō shain
as Division chief Sawamura
Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
as Cho
Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
as Cho
Shiroi minamikaze
Shiroi minamikaze
A Fishwife's Tale
A Fishwife's Tale
The Harbor Lights
The Harbor Lights
Castle of Flames
Castle of Flames
Challenge Beneath the Waves
Challenge Beneath the Waves
The Last Trump Card
as Seigo Nakatsuka
The Last Trump Card
as Seigo Nakatsuka
Hunting Opium-Eaters
Hunting Opium-Eaters
Ninja Assassins
Ninja Assassins
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
One Passed Through Hell
One Passed Through Hell
Kuroshio hibun: Jigoku no hyakuman ryō
Kuroshio hibun: Jigoku no hyakuman ryō
White Cliffs
White Cliffs
The Great Road
The Great Road
Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû
Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû
Police Precinct Part 12
Police Precinct Part 12
When a Woman Loves
as Okada
When a Woman Loves
as Okada
Sword of Vision
as Okubo Hikozaemon
Sword of Vision
as Okubo Hikozaemon
Night of the Suspicions
Night of the Suspicions
A Dead Drifter
A Dead Drifter
Souls in the Moonlight III
Souls in the Moonlight III
Happily Tied to the Road
as Sanemon
Happily Tied to the Road
as Sanemon
The Hidden Treasure
The Hidden Treasure
The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight
The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight
The Big Scoop: The Third Woman
The Big Scoop: The Third Woman
The Bastards of Lawless Town
The Bastards of Lawless Town
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Kôno Taii
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Kôno Taii
The Outsiders
as Doctor Kimura
The Outsiders
as Doctor Kimura
Points and Lines
Points and Lines
I Want to Be a Shellfish
I Want to Be a Shellfish
The Envoy
The Envoy
Midair Circus
Midair Circus
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
おばこ船頭さん
おばこ船頭さん
死の壁の脱出
as Azuma
死の壁の脱出
as Azuma
The Gion Tempest
as Sakakibara
The Gion Tempest
as Sakakibara
Wind, Woman and Road
Wind, Woman and Road
Samurai Nippon
Samurai Nippon
Small Rats of the Edo Town
as Tôzô
Small Rats of the Edo Town
as Tôzô
The Temptress and the Monk
as Medicine seller
The Temptress and the Monk
as Medicine seller
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Matabei
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Matabei
Dotanba
Dotanba
Flesh Smuggling
Flesh Smuggling
Kobushi dakedenki kettō jigoku
Kobushi dakedenki kettō jigoku
Kobushidake denki
Kobushidake denki
Kobushidake denki: Kogane jigoku
Kobushidake denki: Kogane jigoku
快傑耶茶坊
快傑耶茶坊
Love is Lost
as Yoshizo
Love is Lost
as Yoshizo
Cell No. 8
Cell No. 8
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
The Samurai of Edo
The Samurai of Edo
Taira Clan Saga
as Heiroku
Taira Clan Saga
as Heiroku
振袖釼法
as 大導寺平馬
振袖釼法
as 大導寺平馬
The Wolves
The Wolves
The Dancer and Two Warriors
The Dancer and Two Warriors
Sisters
Sisters
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
The Black Current
The Black Current
The Story of Shunkin
The Story of Shunkin
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge
Sansho the Bailiff
as Taro
Sansho the Bailiff
as Taro
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love
無法者
無法者
The Cannery Boat
as Shibaura
The Cannery Boat
as Shibaura
Shunsetsu no mon
Shunsetsu no mon
Seki no yatappe
Seki no yatappe
Hiren tsubaki
Hiren tsubaki
Coming Up of Kodokan
Coming Up of Kodokan
Tower of Lilies
Tower of Lilies
Chronicle of the Bulbul
Chronicle of the Bulbul
August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan
as Junji Yoshida
August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan
as Junji Yoshida
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
as Ise
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
as Ise
お洒落狂女
as Togawa Kankyo
お洒落狂女
as Togawa Kankyo
Castle of Carnage
Castle of Carnage
治郎吉格子
as 久六
治郎吉格子
as 久六
Kōruisō
Kōruisō
Lantern Under a Full Moon
Lantern Under a Full Moon
Kaikyo no same
Kaikyo no same
Listen to the Voices of the Sea
Listen to the Voices of the Sea
Kazanmyaku
Kazanmyaku
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again
Town of Violence
as Enomoto
Town of Violence
as Enomoto
Koga Manshion
Koga Manshion
Chobei the Rogue
Chobei the Rogue
Koi rōka
Koi rōka
Lady From Hell
Lady From Hell
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain
as Goro Kitami
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain
as Goro Kitami
Actress
as Haruyoshi Kobayashi
Actress
as Haruyoshi Kobayashi
Snow Trail
as Honda
Snow Trail
as Honda
No Regrets for Our Youth
as Itokawa
No Regrets for Our Youth
as Itokawa
As Long as I Live
As Long as I Live
Hinoki Butai
Hinoki Butai
Three Women of the North
Three Women of the North
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
as Kazuma Hochino
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
as Kazuma Hochino
Duel at Yagyu Valley
as Shinohara Samanosuke
Duel at Yagyu Valley
as Shinohara Samanosuke
Battle Troop
as Murakami
Battle Troop
as Murakami
Four Marriages
Four Marriages
The Most Beautiful
as Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
The Most Beautiful
as Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky
Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky
Military Song of the Morning Mist
as Maruge
Military Song of the Morning Mist
as Maruge
Sanshiro Sugata
as Yoshima Dan
Sanshiro Sugata
as Yoshima Dan
Kantaro of Ina
Kantaro of Ina
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn