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Akitake Kōno
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as Taro Sansho the Bailiff 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.
Filmography
Sansho the Bailiff
as Taro
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Kôno Taii
Sanshiro Sugata
as Yoshima Dan
No Regrets for Our Youth
as Itokawa
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
as Genzaburo Higaki
The Most Beautiful
as Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)
Adventures of Zatoichi
as Intendant Gorota Kajima
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Matabei
Taira Clan Saga
as Heiroku
Snow Trail
as Honda
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
as Yasuke
Ken
as Kiuchi
Miyamoto Musashi
as Kimura Sukekuro
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
as Kazuma Hochino