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.
Acted in
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
as Kimura Sukekuro
The Viper Brothers
1971
Okatsu the Fugitive
1969
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969
Broken Swords
1969
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
1969
as Yasuke
Farewell, My Beloved
1969
Traveling in Party
1967
Heiji, the Detective
1967
Invitation to Jail
1967
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
1967
Three Gamblers
1967
as Toyomatsu Inoue
Nerves for Victory
1966
You and I
1966
Japan's Most Chivalrous
1966
as Gennosuke Shioya
Flame and the Code
1966
as Sadamitsu Gonda
King of the Highway
1965
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964
as Intendant Gorota Kajima
The Scarlet Camellia
1964
The Shape of Night
1964
Ken
1964
as Kiuchi
The Lord's spy
1964
Tange Sazen
1963
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
1963
Castle of Owls
1963
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
1963
as Katagiri
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha
1963
Fearful Witch
1962
Umineko ga tonde
1962
Hibari's Tale of Pathos
1962
Mid-August Commotion
1962
Zankokuna tsuki
1962
Mother Country
1962
The Escape
1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi
1962
The Conspirator
1961
Restoration Fire
1961
as Heikichi
寛美の三等社員
1961
as Division chief Sawamura
Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
1961
as Cho
A Fishwife's Tale
1961
The Harbor Lights
1961
Castle of Flames
1960
Hunting Opium-Eaters
1960
Ninja Assassins
1960
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
1960
The Man of Seven Faces
1960
as Jukichi Arao
One Passed Through Hell
1960
The Great Road
1960
Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû
1960
Police Precinct Part 12
1960
Sword of Vision
1959
as Okubo Hikozaemon
When a Woman Loves
1959
as Okada
A Dead Drifter
1959
Souls in the Moonlight III
1959
Happily Tied to the Road
1959
as Sanemon
The Hidden Treasure
1959
Men in a Rough Town
1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Kôno Taii
The Outsiders
1958
as Doctor Kimura
Points and Lines
1958
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1958
The Envoy
1958
Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi
1958
The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
1958
as Furutaka Shuntaro
Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Momozo Zenriki
Wind, Woman and Road
1958
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
1958
Small Rats of the Edo Town
1957
as Tôzô
The Temptress and the Monk
1957
as Medicine seller
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Matabei
Dotanba
1956
Flesh Smuggling
1956
甲武信嶽傳奇
1956
Satan's Town
1956
as Sasaki
快傑耶茶坊
1956
Love is Lost
1956
as Yoshizo
Cell No. 8
1956
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 奥山好竹院
The Samurai of Edo
1955
Taira Clan Saga
1955
as Heiroku
振袖釼法
1955
as 大導寺平馬
The Wolves
1955
The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
Six Assassins
1955
Sisters
1955
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1954
The Last Women
1954
as Makimura
The Black Current
1954
The Story of Shunkin
1954
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge
1954
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge
1954
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
as Taro
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love
1954
Hana no shôgai
1953
as 多田一郎
Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha
1953
as 是枝七郎左衛門
The Cannery Boat
1953
as Shibaura
Tower of Lilies
1953
Chronicle of the Bulbul
1952
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
as Ise
お洒落狂女
1952
as Togawa Kankyo
治郎吉格子
1952
as 久六
Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951
Listen to the Voices of the Sea
1950
Till We Meet Again
1950
Street of Violence
1950
as Enomoto
Lady From Hell
1949
Actress
1947
as Haruyoshi Kobayashi
Snow Trail
1947
as Honda
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Itokawa
As Long as I Live
1946
An Enemy of the People
1946
Three Women of the North
1945
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945
as Kazuma Hochino
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
as Shinohara Samanosuke
Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
1945
as Genzaburo Higaki
Battle Troop
1944
as Murakami
Four Marriages
1944
The Most Beautiful
1944
as Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky
1943
Military Song of the Morning Mist
1943
as Maruge
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
as Yoshima Dan
Kantaro of Ina
1943
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
1937