Akitake Kōno

Acting

Born October 8, 1911 · Nagasaki, Japan

Died March 17, 1978

Also known as Akitake Kono · 山崎進蔵 · Akitake Kôno

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.