About Akitake Kōno
Lived 1911 – 1978 (aged 66). Akitake Kōno was a Japanese actor.
was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1943 to 1973.
Career 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.
Bōryoku no Machi Listen to the Voices of the Sea 1954 Sansho the Bailiff 1955 Rokunin no Ansatsusha Nakaoka Shintarō 1956 Shirogane Shinjū
Temptress and the Monk Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate 1959 The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1964 Adventures of Zatoichi
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Who was Akitake Kōno?
Japanese actor (1911–1978)
When was Akitake Kōno born?
Akitake Kōno was born on 8 October 1911 in Nagasaki.
When did Akitake Kōno die?
Akitake Kōno died on 17 March 1978 in Ito.
What was Akitake Kōno's occupation?
Akitake Kōno was an actor.
What nationality was Akitake Kōno?
Akitake Kōno was Japanese.
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