
Acting
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.

Sansho the Bailiff
1954

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959

No Regrets for Our Youth
1946

Castle of Flames
1960

Sanshiro Sugata
1943

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952

The Harbor Lights
1961

The Black Current
1954

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945

King of the Highway
1965

As Long as I Live
1946

Flame and the Code
1966

The Shape of Night
1964

Fearful Witch
1962

When a Woman Loves
1960

Kazanmyaku
1950

The Most Beautiful
1944

Taira Clan Saga
1955

Miyamoto Musashi
1973

Snow Trail
1947

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
1969

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957

Adventures of Zatoichi
1964

Ken
1964

Points and Lines
1958

Listen to the Voices of the Sea
1950

Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû
1960

The Man of Seven Faces
1960

Kobushidake denki: Kogane jigoku
1956

The Conspirator
1961

The Last Trump Card
1960

Castle of Carnage
1952

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945

Mid-August Commotion
1962

Tower of Lilies
1953

Restoration Fire
1961