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
Sansho the Bailiff
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Sanshiro Sugata
No Regrets for Our Youth
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Kaikyo no same
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
Ken
The Most Beautiful
Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Shunsetsu no mon
Adventures of Zatoichi
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
Taira Clan Saga
Ejima and Ikushima
Coming Up of Kodokan
Seki no yatappe