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Kokuten Kōdō (高堂 国典, Kōdō Kokuten, 29 January 1887 – 22 January 1960), real name Tanigawa Saichirō (谷川 佐市郎), was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1923 to 1959.
Kokuten Kōdō | |
|---|---|
 Kōdō on the set of Godzilla (1954) | |
| Born | Saichiro Tanigawa 29 January 1887 |
| Died | 22 January 1960 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1923–1959 |
Career
editKōdō first began acting on the stage in 1901 in shinpa dramas.[1] He joined the Teikine studio in 1923, and after the war, the Toho Studio.[1] He appeared in numerous films by Akira Kurosawa, most notably in Seven Samurai as the village elder.[citation needed]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Itami no yûgure | ||
| 1923 | Kami wa yurusu ka | ||
| 1923 | Noroi no fune | ||
| 1923 | Makiba no kyôdai | ||
| 1923 | Kyôjo wa utau | ||
| 1924 | Ashiato | ||
| 1924 | Kyûteki no ie | ||
| 1924 | Nikudan | ||
| 1924 | Shuchû nikki | Rokubei | |
| 1924 | Kanojo no unmei | ||
| 1924 | Hirose chûsa | ||
| 1924 | Komakine nitôsotsu | ||
| 1924 | Yama | ||
| 1924 | Minzoku no chi | ||
| 1924 | Nekketsu wo hisomete | ||
| 1924 | Machi no hitobito | ||
| 1924 | Jogashimâ | ||
| 1924 | Itsukushi no ame | ||
| 1924 | Hoshi wa midare tobu | ||
| 1924 | Fukushûki | ||
| 1924 | Daitoden | ||
| 1925 | Komoriuta | ||
| 1925 | Otomegokoro | ||
| 1925 | Horaijima | ||
| 1925 | Yama no ikka | ||
| 1925 | Shiranui | ||
| 1925 | Shi no kaibashâ | ||
| 1925 | Seinen banzai | ||
| 1925 | Saigo no ippei made | ||
| 1925 | Koryu yokotawaru | ||
| 1925 | Kôfuku | ||
| 1925 | Jusei | ||
| 1925 | Ingâ no sake | ||
| 1925 | Daishizen no sakebî | ||
| 1925 | Biwauta | ||
| 1925 | Akatsuki | ||
| 1925 | Aisuru hitobito | ||
| 1925 | Ai no zouô | ||
| 1926 | Natsukashi no oka | ||
| 1926 | Osoroshiki kaikou | ||
| 1926 | Nichirin: Zenpen | ||
| 1926 | Jigokukyo yurai | ||
| 1927 | Dokuro | ||
| 1928 | Senkan mikasa | ||
| 1928 | Sanshita yarô | ||
| 1928 | Sakai tadasuke | ||
| 1928 | Kizuna | ||
| 1928 | Ketsurui | ||
| 1928 | Kagerô | ||
| 1929 | Issatsu tashôken | Gemba Saburi | |
| 1929 | Reigan | ||
| 1929 | Reigan | ||
| 1929 | Norainu | ||
| 1929 | Nikkô no enzô | ||
| 1929 | Matatabi waraji | ||
| 1929 | Kokusei dâinchirên | ||
| 1929 | Koganei Kojirô | ||
| 1929 | Kami | ||
| 1929 | Gûen jodo | ||
| 1929 | Edô jochi banashi | ||
| 1929 | Ashigaru kenpô | ||
| 1930 | Hakaranno uta (go) | ||
| 1930 | Kyoe agattâ taikutsu otoko | ||
| 1930 | Gorô Masamûne | ||
| 1930 | Gankubi juryô | ||
| 1930 | Dâiseisatsû | ||
| 1931 | Maboroshi-tôge - Edo-hen | Hachirô Amano | |
| 1931 | Shimizu Jirochô matatabîhen | ||
| 1931 | Sendaî ni arâwaretâ taikutsou otoko | ||
| 1931 | Sandogasa | ||
| 1931 | Sakata shigêemôn | ||
| 1931 | Matsuba kanzashi | ||
| 1931 | Kobo senri wo iku | ||
| 1931 | Kenkyô tatsumaki | ||
| 1931 | Jûsanbanmê no doshi | ||
| 1931 | Haruna no umegako yasûnaka kûsazo | ||
| 1931 | Edojo shinjû | ||
| 1931 | Asakusa kuzurê | ||
| 1931 | Akoroshî ichiban yarî | ||
| 1932 | Yûreitô | ||
| 1932 | Sanmangokû | ||
| 1933 | Yurei gyôretsu | ||
| 1933 | Teki eno michi | ||
| 1933 | Tâishigiri no yasâ | ||
| 1933 | Shunshû amigasabushî | ||
| 1933 | Mushukû satarô | ||
| 1933 | Îzayoi cho: zenpen | ||
| 1933 | Bakuso suru taikutsu otoko | ||
| 1933 | Akiba no shozo | ||
| 1934 | Sengoku uzura | ||
| 1934 | Onshû mitose nikki | ||
| 1934 | Ôedo shishirokû | ||
| 1934 | Adauchi tsuchi ningyô | ||
| 1935 | Tôkai no kaoyaku | Bunzô Nambu | |
| 1935 | Haji wo shiru mono | ||
| 1935 | Goyôuta Nezumi kozô | Shichibei | |
| 1935 | Yukinojô henge: Daiippen dainihen | ||
| 1935 | Ronin taiheiki | ||
| 1935 | Nakasendo wo yuku taikutsu otoko | ||
| 1935 | Nakagawa, Nobuo | ||
| 1936 | Akutarô shishi | ||
| 1936 | Yukinojô henge, Kanketsu-hen | ||
| 1937 | Tsukigata Hanpeita | Kunishige Ichimonji | |
| 1937 | Yoru no hato | Old man | |
| 1937 | Nangoku taiheiki: zenpen | Shôzaemon Chôsho | |
| 1937 | Gonza to Sukejû | Rokubei Ôya | |
| 1939 | Rônin fubuki | Ikkan Oyamada | |
| 1939 | Mukashi no uta | Kôhei | |
| 1939 | Byakuran no uta: zenpen: kôhen | ||
| 1940 | Niizuma kagami | Umeko's uncle | part 1, 2 |
| 1940 | Tôrazo no kôujinzan | ||
| 1940 | Zoku Hebihimesama | Jûzô Ichikawa | |
| 1940 | Nessa no chikai (Zenpen; Kôhen) | Li Gaofu | |
| 1941 | Kawanakajima kassen | Hiryûji Murakami | |
| 1941 | Awa no odoriko | ||
| 1942 | Musashibo Benkei | Kiyomori Tairano | |
| 1942 | Midori no daichi | In | |
| 1942 | Yâmamâtsurî bôtenkâ | ||
| 1943 | Sanshiro Sugata | Buddhist Priest | |
| 1945 | Sanshiro Sugata Part II | Buddhist Priest Saiduchi | |
| 1945 | Tokyo gonin otoko | ||
| 1946 | No Regrets for Our Youth | Mr. Noge | |
| 1947 | Snow Trail | Haruko's Grandfather | |
| 1949 | Stray Dog | Old Landlord | |
| 1950 | Satsujinsha no kao | Elderly gentleman | |
| 1950 | Scandal | Old Man A | |
| 1950 | Yoru no hibotan | ||
| 1950 | Sasaki Kojiro | ||
| 1951 | Matashirô gyôjôki: Onihime shigure | Shige'emon Otobe | |
| 1951 | Waga ya wa tanoshi | Mr. Kanazawa | |
| 1951 | Carmen Comes Home | Old man | |
| 1951 | The Idiot | Jumpei | |
| 1951 | Oriental Evil | ||
| 1951 | Nanatsu no seiza | ||
| 1951 | Aoi shinju | Uncle | |
| 1951 | Early Summer | Old Uncle | |
| 1952 | Sword for Hire | ||
| 1952 | Sengoku burai | ||
| 1952 | Yonjû-hachinin me no otoko | ||
| 1952 | Ringo-en no shōjo | ||
| 1953 | Fûfu | ||
| 1953 | Aoiro kakumei | ||
| 1953 | Akasen kichi | Jusaku Kawanabe | |
| 1954 | Seven Samurai | Old Man Gisaku | |
| 1954 | Asakusa no yoru | Gosuke | |
| 1954 | Godzilla | The Old Fisherman | |
| 1955 | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Old Priest Nikkan | |
| 1955 | Half Human | Tribal Chief | |
| 1955 | Sugata naki mokugekisha | ||
| 1955 | Kaki no ki no aru ie | ||
| 1955 | I Live in Fear | Workers' Older Family Member | |
| 1956 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Old Priest Nikkan | |
| 1956 | Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru sannin no onna | ||
| 1956 | Niji ikutabi | ||
| 1956 | Street of Shame | Keisaku Kadowaki | |
| 1956 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Old Man on Hill on Oto Island | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Gyakushu gokumon toride | ||
| 1957 | Hadashi no seishun | Suketa Wada | |
| 1957 | Throne of Blood | First General | |
| 1957 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | The Old Fisherman | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Untamed | ||
| 1957 | Dotanba | ||
| 1958 | Rickshaw Man | Old man | |
| 1958 | Kami no taisho | ||
| 1958 | Hadaka no taishô | ||
| 1958 | The Hidden Fortress | Old man in front of sign | |
| 1958 | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Old Tribe Leader | Uncredited |
| 1959 | Ankokugai no kaoyaku | (final film role) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Kōdō Kokuten". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
External links
edit- Kokuten Kōdō at IMDb