Akitake Kôno

Birthday: 10/8/1911
Deathday: 3/17/1978
Place of birth: Nagasaki, Japan
Fame for: Acting
Also known as: 河野秋武, Akitake Kōno, Akitake Kono, 山崎進蔵

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.