Portrait of Akitake Kōno

Acting

Akitake Kōno

Career

Active from 1944 to 1971, busiest in 1945 and 1952 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Akitake Kōno Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Martial Arts 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1973)

as Kimura Sukekuro

The Viper Brothers
The Viper Brothers (1971)

as Kingoro The Tattoo Master

1960s

14 titles · average score 71
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yasuke

Three Gamblers
Three Gamblers (1967)

as Toyomatsu Inoue

Japan's Most Chivalrous
Japan's Most Chivalrous (1966)

as Gennosuke Shioya

Ken
Ken (1964)
GoodWatch score 75

as Kiuchi

Adventures of Zatoichi
Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
GoodWatch score 70

as Intendant Gorota Kajima

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape (1963)

as Katagiri

Mid-August Commotion
Mid-August Commotion (1962)

as Commander of Eastern Army Yamanaka

Restoration Fire
Restoration Fire (1961)

as Heikichi

Kanbi no san-tō shain
Kanbi no san-tō shain (1961)

as Division chief Sawamura

The Man of Seven Faces
The Man of Seven Faces (1960)

as Jukichi Arao

When a Woman Loves
When a Woman Loves (1960)

as Okada

The Last Trump Card
The Last Trump Card (1960)

as Seigo Nakatsuka

1950s

26 titles · average score 78
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
GoodWatch score 80

as Kôno Taii

Souls in the Moonlight II
Souls in the Moonlight II (1958)

as Momozo Zenriki

The Outsiders
The Outsiders (1958)

as Doctor Kimura

The Temptress and the Monk
The Temptress and the Monk (1957)

as Medicine seller

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

as Matabei

Satan's Town
Satan's Town (1956)

as Sasaki

Love is Lost
Love is Lost (1956)

as Yoshizo

Taira Clan Saga
Taira Clan Saga (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Heiroku

Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

as Taro

The Cannery Boat
The Cannery Boat (1953)

as Shibaura

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ise

Town of Violence
Town of Violence (1950)

as Enomoto

1940s

11 titles · average score 65
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain (1948)

as Goro Kitami

Snow Trail
Snow Trail (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Honda

Actress
Actress (1947)

as Haruyoshi Kobayashi

No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
GoodWatch score 85

as Itokawa

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

as Genzaburo Higaki

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo (1945)

as Kazuma Hochino

Duel at Yagyu Valley
Duel at Yagyu Valley (1945)

as Shinohara Samanosuke

Battle Troop
Battle Troop (1944)

as Murakami

The Most Beautiful
The Most Beautiful (1944)
GoodWatch score 46

as Fire and drum band instructor (uncredited)

Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
GoodWatch score 72

as Yoshima Dan

Military Song of the Morning Mist
Military Song of the Morning Mist (1943)

as Maruge