Actor
Akitake Kōno
Born 1911 · Nagasaki, Japan
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.
Acting

Sansho the Bailiff
Taro · 1954

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Kôno Taii · 1959

Sanshiro Sugata
Yoshima Dan · 1943

No Regrets for Our Youth
Itokawa · 1946

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Ise · 1952

Adventures of Zatoichi
Intendant Gorota Kajima · 1964

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Matabei · 1957

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
Genzaburo Higaki · 1945

Taira Clan Saga
Heiroku · 1955

Ken
Kiuchi · 1964

Snow Trail
Honda · 1947

Satan's Town
Sasaki · 1956

Battle Troop
Murakami · 1944

Japan's Most Chivalrous
Gennosuke Shioya · 1966

The Most Beautiful
Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited) · 1944

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
Yasuke · 1969

Three Gamblers
Toyomatsu Inoue · 1967

Miyamoto Musashi
Kimura Sukekuro · 1973

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
Katagiri · 1963

Sword of Vision
Okubo Hikozaemon · 1959

The Cannery Boat
Shibaura · 1953

Love is Lost
Yoshizo · 1956

The Viper Brothers
Kingoro The Tattoo Master · 1971

The Temptress and the Monk
Medicine seller · 1957