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
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Most Beautiful
Fearful Witch
Points and Lines
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
The Temptress and the Monk
The Harbor Lights
The Black Current
The Conspirator
Castle of Flames
No Regrets for Our Youth
The Scarlet Camellia
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Four Marriages
Actress