Akitake Kōno | |
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Born | 8 October 1911 Nagasaki, Japan |
Died | 17 March 1978 Itō, Shizuoka, Japan |
(aged 66)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1943-1977 |
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.