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