Akitake Kōno

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

Sansho the Bailiff

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

Kimura Sukekuro

The Viper Brothers

The Viper Brothers

Kingoro The Tattoo Master

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

Broken Swords

Broken Swords

Farewell, My Beloved

Farewell, My Beloved

Okatsu the Fugitive

Okatsu the Fugitive

New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

Heiji, the Detective

Heiji, the Detective

A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance

A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance

Traveling in Party

Traveling in Party

Three Gamblers

Three Gamblers

Toyomatsu Inoue

Invitation to Jail

Invitation to Jail

Flame and the Code

Flame and the Code

Sadamitsu Gonda

Nerves for Victory

Nerves for Victory

Japan's Most Chivalrous

Japan's Most Chivalrous

Gennosuke Shioya

You and I

You and I

King of the Highway

King of the Highway

The Scarlet Camellia

The Scarlet Camellia

Adventures of Zatoichi

Adventures of Zatoichi

Intendant Gorota Kajima

The Shape of Night

The Shape of Night

The Lord's spy

The Lord's spy

Ken

Ken

Ocean Floor Crime #1

Ocean Floor Crime #1

Kizu-darake no futeki-sha

Kizu-darake no futeki-sha

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

Tange Sazen

Tange Sazen

Castle of Owls

Castle of Owls

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Mid-August Commotion

Mid-August Commotion

Commander of Eastern Army Yamanaka

Zankokuna tsuki

Zankokuna tsuki

Umineko ga tonde

Umineko ga tonde

Hibari's Tale of Pathos

Hibari's Tale of Pathos

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

The Escape

The Escape

Mother Country

Mother Country

Fearful Witch

Fearful Witch

The Conspirator

The Conspirator

A Fishwife's Tale

A Fishwife's Tale

Kanbi no san-tō shain

Kanbi no san-tō shain

Division chief Sawamura

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery

The Harbor Lights

The Harbor Lights

Restoration Fire

Restoration Fire

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

白い南風

白い南風

Hunting Opium-Eaters

Hunting Opium-Eaters

Police Precinct Part 12

Police Precinct Part 12

One Passed Through Hell

One Passed Through Hell

When a Woman Loves

When a Woman Loves

The Man of Seven Faces

The Man of Seven Faces

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

Castle of Flames

Castle of Flames

Ninja Assassins

Ninja Assassins

Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû

Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû

The Great Road

The Great Road

White Cliffs

White Cliffs

Challenge Beneath the Waves

Challenge Beneath the Waves

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

A Dead Drifter

A Dead Drifter

Sword of Vision

Sword of Vision

Okubo Hikozaemon

Souls in the Moonlight III

Souls in the Moonlight III

The Hidden Treasure

The Hidden Treasure

The Bastards of Lawless Town

The Bastards of Lawless Town

Happily Tied to the Road

Happily Tied to the Road

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi

Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi

Points and Lines

Points and Lines

Wind, Woman and Road

Wind, Woman and Road

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

Furutaka Shuntaro

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2

Souls in the Moonlight II

Souls in the Moonlight II

The Envoy

The Envoy

I Want to Be a Shellfish

I Want to Be a Shellfish

Midair Circus

Midair Circus

おばこ船頭さん

おばこ船頭さん

Small Rats of the Edo Town

Small Rats of the Edo Town

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

The Temptress and the Monk

The Temptress and the Monk

Medicine seller

Flesh Smuggling

Flesh Smuggling

Cell No. 8

Cell No. 8

Dotanba

Dotanba

Kobushidake denki

Kobushidake denki

快傑耶茶坊

快傑耶茶坊

Satan's Town

Satan's Town

Love is Lost

Love is Lost

Kobushi dakedenki kettō jigoku

Kobushi dakedenki kettō jigoku

Sisters

Sisters

Taira Clan Saga

Taira Clan Saga

振袖釼法

振袖釼法

大導寺平馬

Ejima and Ikushima

Ejima and Ikushima

奥山好竹院

Six Assassins

Six Assassins

The Dancer and Two Warriors

The Dancer and Two Warriors

The Wolves

The Wolves

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

The Samurai of Edo

The Samurai of Edo

Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

The Story of Shunkin

The Story of Shunkin

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge

The Black Current

The Black Current

The Last Women

The Last Women

Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

是枝七郎左衛門

Hana no shôgai

Hana no shôgai

The Cannery Boat

The Cannery Boat

Tower of Lilies

Tower of Lilies

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

お洒落狂女

お洒落狂女

治郎吉格子

治郎吉格子

Chronicle of the Bulbul

Chronicle of the Bulbul

Lantern Under a Full Moon

Lantern Under a Full Moon

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

Street of Violence

Street of Violence

Lady From Hell

Lady From Hell

Snow Trail

Snow Trail

Actress

Actress

Haruyoshi Kobayashi

No Regrets for Our Youth

No Regrets for Our Youth

As Long as I Live

As Long as I Live

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

Hinoki butai

Hinoki butai

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

Genzaburo Higaki

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

Duel at Yagyu Valley

Duel at Yagyu Valley

Shinohara Samanosuke

Three Women of the North

Three Women of the North

The Most Beautiful

The Most Beautiful

Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)

Battle Troop

Battle Troop

Four Marriages

Four Marriages

Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata

Kantaro of Ina

Kantaro of Ina

Military Song of the Morning Mist

Military Song of the Morning Mist

Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn

The Gion Tempest

The Gion Tempest

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

Kimura Sukekuro

The Viper Brothers

The Viper Brothers

Kingoro The Tattoo Master

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

Broken Swords

Broken Swords

Farewell, My Beloved

Farewell, My Beloved

Okatsu the Fugitive

Okatsu the Fugitive

New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

Heiji, the Detective

Heiji, the Detective

A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance

A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance

Traveling in Party

Traveling in Party

Three Gamblers

Three Gamblers

Toyomatsu Inoue

Invitation to Jail

Invitation to Jail

Flame and the Code

Flame and the Code

Sadamitsu Gonda

Nerves for Victory

Nerves for Victory

Japan's Most Chivalrous

Japan's Most Chivalrous

Gennosuke Shioya

You and I

You and I

King of the Highway

King of the Highway

The Scarlet Camellia

The Scarlet Camellia

Adventures of Zatoichi

Adventures of Zatoichi

Intendant Gorota Kajima

The Shape of Night

The Shape of Night

The Lord's spy

The Lord's spy

Ken

Ken

Ocean Floor Crime #1

Ocean Floor Crime #1

Kizu-darake no futeki-sha

Kizu-darake no futeki-sha

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

Tange Sazen

Tange Sazen

Castle of Owls

Castle of Owls

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Mid-August Commotion

Mid-August Commotion

Commander of Eastern Army Yamanaka

Zankokuna tsuki

Zankokuna tsuki

Umineko ga tonde

Umineko ga tonde

Hibari's Tale of Pathos

Hibari's Tale of Pathos

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

The Escape

The Escape

Mother Country

Mother Country

Fearful Witch

Fearful Witch

The Conspirator

The Conspirator

A Fishwife's Tale

A Fishwife's Tale

Kanbi no san-tō shain

Kanbi no san-tō shain

Division chief Sawamura

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery

The Harbor Lights

The Harbor Lights

Restoration Fire

Restoration Fire

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

白い南風

白い南風

Hunting Opium-Eaters

Hunting Opium-Eaters

Police Precinct Part 12

Police Precinct Part 12

One Passed Through Hell

One Passed Through Hell

When a Woman Loves

When a Woman Loves

The Man of Seven Faces

The Man of Seven Faces

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

Castle of Flames

Castle of Flames

Ninja Assassins

Ninja Assassins

Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû

Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû

The Great Road

The Great Road

White Cliffs

White Cliffs

Challenge Beneath the Waves

Challenge Beneath the Waves

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

A Dead Drifter

A Dead Drifter

Sword of Vision

Sword of Vision

Okubo Hikozaemon

Souls in the Moonlight III

Souls in the Moonlight III

The Hidden Treasure

The Hidden Treasure

The Bastards of Lawless Town

The Bastards of Lawless Town

Happily Tied to the Road

Happily Tied to the Road

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi

Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi

Points and Lines

Points and Lines

Wind, Woman and Road

Wind, Woman and Road

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

Furutaka Shuntaro

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2

Souls in the Moonlight II

Souls in the Moonlight II

The Envoy

The Envoy

I Want to Be a Shellfish

I Want to Be a Shellfish

Midair Circus

Midair Circus

おばこ船頭さん

おばこ船頭さん

Small Rats of the Edo Town

Small Rats of the Edo Town

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

The Temptress and the Monk

The Temptress and the Monk

Medicine seller

Flesh Smuggling

Flesh Smuggling

Cell No. 8

Cell No. 8

Dotanba

Dotanba

Kobushidake denki

Kobushidake denki

快傑耶茶坊

快傑耶茶坊

Satan's Town

Satan's Town

Love is Lost

Love is Lost

Kobushi dakedenki kettō jigoku

Kobushi dakedenki kettō jigoku

Sisters

Sisters

Taira Clan Saga

Taira Clan Saga

振袖釼法

振袖釼法

大導寺平馬

Ejima and Ikushima

Ejima and Ikushima

奥山好竹院

Six Assassins

Six Assassins

The Dancer and Two Warriors

The Dancer and Two Warriors

The Wolves

The Wolves

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

The Samurai of Edo

The Samurai of Edo

Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

The Story of Shunkin

The Story of Shunkin

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge

The Black Current

The Black Current

The Last Women

The Last Women

Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

是枝七郎左衛門

Hana no shôgai

Hana no shôgai

The Cannery Boat

The Cannery Boat

Tower of Lilies

Tower of Lilies

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

お洒落狂女

お洒落狂女

治郎吉格子

治郎吉格子

Chronicle of the Bulbul

Chronicle of the Bulbul

Lantern Under a Full Moon

Lantern Under a Full Moon

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

Street of Violence

Street of Violence

Lady From Hell

Lady From Hell

Snow Trail

Snow Trail

Actress

Actress

Haruyoshi Kobayashi

No Regrets for Our Youth

No Regrets for Our Youth

As Long as I Live

As Long as I Live

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

Hinoki butai

Hinoki butai

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

Genzaburo Higaki

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

Duel at Yagyu Valley

Duel at Yagyu Valley

Shinohara Samanosuke

Three Women of the North

Three Women of the North

The Most Beautiful

The Most Beautiful

Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)

Battle Troop

Battle Troop

Four Marriages

Four Marriages

Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata

Kantaro of Ina

Kantaro of Ina

Military Song of the Morning Mist

Military Song of the Morning Mist

Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn

The Gion Tempest

The Gion Tempest