Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

Actor

Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
August 4, 1925

Biography

Hiroshi Kondō (August 4, 1925 – April 28, 1992) was a Japanese actor. He was born in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Arts at Nihon University’s College of Arts and Sciences (now the Faculty of Arts). He joined Toho in 1944. He left Toho in 1953 and became a freelancer. He joined Nikkatsu in 1955. After that, he was affiliated with the Screenwriters and Literary Artists Association. He was active primarily as a villain, mainly in action films. From the late 1960s, he made a full-scale move into television dramas, playing a variety of roles as a supporting actor. He died of acute cardiopulmonary failure at Tokyo Medical University Hospital on April 28, 1992.

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Hiroshi Kondō 1

Representative Works

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Port Arthur
1980Nominee

Best Performance

Port Arthur

The Bullet Train
1975Nominee

Best Performance

The Bullet Train

The Imperial Navy
1981Nominee

Best Performance

The Imperial Navy

Career Highlights

Proof of the Man
1977Highlight

Best Performance

Proof of the Man

Crazed Fruit
1956Highlight

Best Performance

Crazed Fruit