Actor 1911 - 1978

Akitake Kōno

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... Read full bio →

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Full Name

Akitake Kōno

Known For

Acting

Birthday

October 8th, 1911 00:00

Place of Birth

Nagasaki, Japan

Died

March 17th, 1978 00:00 (aged 66)

TMDB ID

134258

IMDb ID

nm0477767

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.