Akitake Kōno

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.

[1] Mostly a character actor, he appeared in films by directors such as Akira Kurosawa and Kenji Mizoguchi as well on television.

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