
Akitake Kōno
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 8, 1911
- Died
- March 17, 1978
- Birthplace
- Nagasaki, Japan
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.
Filmography

Miyamoto Musashi 1973
as Kimura Sukekuro

The Viper Brothers 1971
as Kingoro The Tattoo Master

Okatsu the Fugitive 1969
Actor

New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 1969
Actor

Broken Swords 1969
Actor

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman 1969
as Yasuke

Farewell, My Beloved 1969
Actor

Witness of Hiroshima 1968
Actor

Traveling in Party 1967
Actor

Heiji, the Detective 1967
Actor

Invitation to Jail 1967
Actor

A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance 1967
Actor

Three Gamblers 1967
as Toyomatsu Inoue

Stray Dog 1966
Actor

Nerves for Victory 1966
Actor

You and I 1966
Actor

Japan's Most Chivalrous 1966
as Gennosuke Shioya

Flame and the Code 1966
as Sadamitsu Gonda

Hi No Taiko 1966
Actor

King of the Highway 1965
Actor

Adventures of Zatoichi 1964
as Intendant Gorota Kajima

The Scarlet Camellia 1964
Actor

The Shape of Night 1964
Actor

Ocean Floor Crime #1 1964
Actor

Ken 1964
as Kiuchi

The Lord's spy 1964
Actor

Tange Sazen 1963
Actor

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai 1963
Actor

Castle of Owls 1963
Actor

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape 1963
as Katagiri

Kizu-darake no futeki-sha 1963
Actor

Fearful Witch 1962
Actor

Umineko ga tonde 1962
Actor
- Hibari's Tale of Pathos
Hibari's Tale of Pathos 1962
Actor

Mid-August Commotion 1962
as Commander of Eastern Army Yamanaka

Zankokuna tsuki 1962
Actor

Mother Country 1962
Actor

The Escape 1962
Actor

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey 1962
Actor

The Conspirator 1961
Actor

Restoration Fire 1961
as Heikichi

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia 1961
Actor

Kanbi no san-tō shain 1961
as Division chief Sawamura

Shiroi minamikaze 1961
Actor

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery 1961
as Cho

A Fishwife's Tale 1961
Actor

The Harbor Lights 1961
Actor

San kyōdai no kettō 1960
Actor

Castle of Flames 1960
Actor

Challenge Beneath the Waves 1960
Actor

The Last Trump Card 1960
as Seigo Nakatsuka

Hunting Opium-Eaters 1960
Actor

Ninja Assassins 1960
Actor

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy 1960
Actor

The Man of Seven Faces 1960
as Jukichi Arao

One Passed Through Hell 1960
Actor

Kuroshio hibun: Jigoku no hyakuman ryō 1960
Actor

White Cliffs 1960
Actor

The Great Road 1960
Actor

Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû 1960
Actor

Police Precinct Part 12 1960
Actor

When a Woman Loves 1960
as Okada

Sword of Vision 1959
as Okubo Hikozaemon

Night of the Suspicions 1959
Actor

Tsuma no kunshō 1959
Actor

A Dead Drifter 1959
Actor

Souls in the Moonlight III 1959
Actor

Happily Tied to the Road 1959
as Sanemon

The Hidden Treasure 1959
Actor

The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight 1959
Actor

The Big Scoop: The Third Woman 1959
Actor

The Bastards of Lawless Town 1959
Actor

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959
as Kôno Taii

The Outsiders 1958
as Doctor Kimura

Points and Lines 1958
Actor

I Want to Be a Shellfish 1958
Actor

The Envoy 1958
Actor

Midair Circus 1958
Actor

Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi 1958
Actor

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi 1958
as Furutaka Shuntaro

おばこ船頭さん 1958
Actor

死の壁の脱出 1958
as Azuma

The Gion Tempest 1958
as Sakakibara

Souls in the Moonlight II 1958
as Momozo Zenriki

Wind, Woman and Road 1958
Actor

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2 1958
Actor

Samurai Nippon 1957
Actor

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
Actor

Flesh Smuggling 1956
Actor

Kobushi dakedenki kettō jigoku 1956
Actor

Kobushidake denki: Kogane jigoku 1956
Actor
- Kobushidake denki
Kobushidake denki 1956
Actor

Satan's Town 1956
as Sasaki
- 快傑耶茶坊
快傑耶茶坊 1956
Actor

Love is Lost 1956
as Yoshizo

Cell No. 8 1956
Actor

Policeman's Diary, Part 2 1955
Actor

Ejima and Ikushima 1955
as 奥山好竹院

The Samurai of Edo 1955
Actor

Taira Clan Saga 1955
as Heiroku

振袖釼法 1955
as 大導寺平馬

The Wolves 1955
Actor

The Dancer and Two Warriors 1955
Actor

Six Assassins 1955
Actor

Sisters 1955
Actor

Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi 1954
Actor

The Last Women 1954
as Makimura

The Black Current 1954
Actor

The Story of Shunkin 1954
Actor

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge 1954
Actor

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge 1954
Actor

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love 1954
Actor

Sansho the Bailiff 1954
as Taro

Outlaw 1953
Actor

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

Shunsetsu no mon 1953
Actor
- Seki no yatappe
Seki no yatappe 1953
Actor

Hiren tsubaki 1953
Actor
- Coming Up of Kodokan
Coming Up of Kodokan 1953
Actor

Tower of Lilies 1953
Actor

Chronicle of the Bulbul 1952
Actor

August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan 1952
as Junji Yoshida

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail 1952
as Ise
- お洒落狂女
お洒落狂女 1952
as Togawa Kankyo

Castle of Carnage 1952
Actor

治郎吉格子 1952
as 久六

Kōruisō 1951
Actor

Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai 1951
Actor

Lantern Under a Full Moon 1951
Actor
- Kaikyo no same
Kaikyo no same 1950
Actor

Listen to the Voices of the Sea 1950
Actor

Kazanmyaku 1950
Actor

Till We Meet Again 1950
Actor

Town of Violence 1950
as Enomoto

Koga Manshion 1949
Actor
- Chobei the Rogue
Chobei the Rogue 1949
Actor

Maboroshi fujin 1949
Actor

Koi rōka 1949
Actor

Lady From Hell 1949
Actor

My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain 1948
as Goro Kitami

Actress 1947
as Haruyoshi Kobayashi

Snow Trail 1947
as Honda

No Regrets for Our Youth 1946
as Itokawa

As Long as I Live 1946
Actor

An Enemy of the People 1946
Actor

Hinoki Butai 1946
Actor

Three Women of the North 1945
Actor

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
Actor

The Most Beautiful 1944
as Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)

Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky 1943
Actor
- Military Song of the Morning Mist
Military Song of the Morning Mist 1943
as Maruge

Sanshiro Sugata 1943
as Yoshima Dan

Kantaro of Ina 1943
Actor

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn 1937
Actor
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