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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 8, 1911
Place of Birth
Nagasaki, Japan
Also Known As
- Akitake Kono
- 山崎進蔵
- Akitake Kôno
Akitake Kōno
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.
Known For - Movies
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Kôno Taii
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
as Yasuke
Sansho the Bailiff
as Taro
Sanshiro Sugata
as Yoshima Dan
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
as Genzaburo Higaki
Miyamoto Musashi
as Kimura Sukekuro
Street of Violence
as Enomoto
No Regrets for Our Youth
as Itokawa
Tower of Lilies
Ken
as Kiuchi