Akitake Kōno

Akitake Kōno

Actor

Nagasaki, Japan
October 8, 1911

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.

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Akitake Kōno 1

Representative Works

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.1
/ Japanese
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
8.1
/ Japanese
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
6.5
/ Japanese
Ken
Ken
7.7
/ Japanese
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
6.7
/ Japanese
No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
6.8
/ Japanese
Castle of Flames
Castle of Flames
7.2
/ Japanese
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
7.0
/ Japanese
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
6.0
/ Japanese
Outlaw
Outlaw
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Coming Up of Kodokan
Coming Up of Kodokan
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Fearful Witch
Fearful Witch
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959Winner

Best Performance

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Sansho the Bailiff
1954Winner

Best Performance

Sansho the Bailiff

Sanshiro Sugata
1943Nominee

Best Performance

Sanshiro Sugata

Career Highlights

Ken
1964Highlight

Best Performance

Ken

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952Highlight

Best Performance

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

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