Actor info
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Name :
Akitake Kōno
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Born :
October 8, 1911 in Nagasaki, Japan (66 years at death)
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Died :
March 17, 1978
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
146 films (1937–1973)
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Also known as :
Akitake Kono, 山崎進蔵, Akitake Kôno
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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.
Notable films
- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) as Kôno Taii
- Kobushidake denki: Kogane jigoku (1956)
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954) as Taro
- The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) as Ise
- Sanshiro Sugata (1943) as Yoshima Dan
