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
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Sansho the Bailiff
Sanshiro Sugata
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
No Regrets for Our Youth
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
The Most Beautiful
Outlaw
Adventures of Zatoichi
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
Coming Up of Kodokan
Castle of Carnage
Seki no yatappe
The Shape of Night
Ken
Actress
Taira Clan Saga
Shunsetsu no mon