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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-10-08

Day of Death

1978-03-17 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Nagasaki, Japan

Also Known As

Akitake Kono

山崎進蔵

Akitake Kôno

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

Acting

Sisters

1955

Sisters

as

Sanshiro Sugata

1943

Sanshiro Sugata

as

Yoshima Dan

お洒落狂女

1952

お洒落狂女

as

Togawa Kankyo

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

1945

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

as

Genzaburo Higaki

Taira Clan Saga

1955

Taira Clan Saga

as

Heiroku

Dotanba

1956

Dotanba

as

Adventures of Zatoichi

1964

Adventures of Zatoichi

as

Intendant Gorota Kajima

The Outsiders

1958

The Outsiders

as

Doctor Kimura

Mid-August Commotion

1962

Mid-August Commotion

as

Commander of Eastern Army Yamanaka

治郎吉格子

1952

治郎吉格子

as

久六

Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

1953

Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

as

是枝七郎左衛門

Hana no shôgai

1953

Hana no shôgai

as

多田一郎

振袖釼法

1955

振袖釼法

as

大導寺平馬

Ejima and Ikushima

1955

Ejima and Ikushima

as

奥山好竹院

The Temptress and the Monk

1957

The Temptress and the Monk

as

Medicine seller

The Most Beautiful

1944

The Most Beautiful

as

Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)

Snow Trail

1947

Snow Trail

as

Honda

Battle Troop

1944

Battle Troop

as

Murakami

Duel at Yagyu Valley

1945

Duel at Yagyu Valley

as

Shinohara Samanosuke

The Man of Seven Faces

1960

The Man of Seven Faces

as

Jukichi Arao

Satan's Town

1956

Satan's Town

as

Sasaki

Street of Violence

1950

Street of Violence

as

Enomoto

Kanbi no san-tō shain

1961

Kanbi no san-tō shain

as

Division chief Sawamura

Sword of Vision

1959

Sword of Vision

as

Okubo Hikozaemon

The Cannery Boat

1953

The Cannery Boat

as

Shibaura

Flame and the Code

1966

Flame and the Code

as

Sadamitsu Gonda

Miyamoto Musashi

1973

Miyamoto Musashi

as

Kimura Sukekuro

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

1958

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

as

Furutaka Shuntaro

Ken

1964

Ken

as

Kiuchi

Souls in the Moonlight II

1958

Souls in the Moonlight II

as

Momozo Zenriki

Love is Lost

1956

Love is Lost

as

Yoshizo

The Envoy

1958

The Envoy

as

Three Gamblers

1967

Three Gamblers

as

Toyomatsu Inoue

Actress

1947

Actress

as

Haruyoshi Kobayashi

The Last Women

1954

The Last Women

as

Makimura

Restoration Fire

1961

Restoration Fire

as

Heikichi

Japan's Most Chivalrous

1966

Japan's Most Chivalrous

as

Gennosuke Shioya

You and I

1966

You and I

as

The Gion Tempest

The Gion Tempest

as

Sakakibara

The Viper Brothers

1971

The Viper Brothers

as

Kingoro The Tattoo Master

Production

Crew

Directing