Japanese actor
Kokuten Kōdō |
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| Born | Saichiro Tanigawa
29 January 1887
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| Died | 22 January 1960(1960-01-22) (aged 72) |
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| Occupation | Actor |
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| Years active | 1923–1959 |
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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.
Career
Kōdō 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
Film
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Title
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Role
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| 1923
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Itami no yûgure
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| 1923
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Kami wa yurusu ka
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| 1923
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Noroi no fune
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| 1923
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Makiba no kyôdai
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| 1923
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Kyôjo wa utau
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| 1924
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Ashiato
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| 1924
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Kyûteki no ie
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| 1924
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Nikudan
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| 1924
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Shuchû nikki
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Rokubei
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| 1924
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Kanojo no unmei
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| 1924
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Hirose chûsa
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| 1924
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Komakine nitôsotsu
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| 1924
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Yama
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| 1924
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Minzoku no chi
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| 1924
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Nekketsu wo hisomete
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| 1924
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Machi no hitobito
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| 1924
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Jogashimâ
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| 1924
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Itsukushi no ame
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| 1924
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Hoshi wa midare tobu
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| 1924
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Fukushûki
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| 1924
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Daitoden
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| 1925
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Komoriuta
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| 1925
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Otomegokoro
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| 1925
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Horaijima
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| 1925
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Yama no ikka
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| 1925
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Shiranui
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| 1925
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Shi no kaibashâ
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| 1925
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Seinen banzai
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| 1925
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Saigo no ippei made
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| 1925
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Koryu yokotawaru
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| 1925
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Kôfuku
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| 1925
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Jusei
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| 1925
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Ingâ no sake
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| 1925
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Daishizen no sakebî
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| 1925
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Biwauta
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| 1925
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Akatsuki
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| 1925
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Aisuru hitobito
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| 1925
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Ai no zouô
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| 1926
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Natsukashi no oka
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| 1926
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Osoroshiki kaikou
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| 1926
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Nichirin: Zenpen
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| 1926
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Jigokukyo yurai
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| 1927
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Dokuro
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| 1928
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Senkan mikasa
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| 1928
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Sanshita yarô
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| 1928
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Sakai tadasuke
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| 1928
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Kizuna
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| 1928
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Ketsurui
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| 1928
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Kagerô
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| 1929
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Issatsu tashôken
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Gemba Saburi
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| 1929
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Reigan
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| 1929
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Reigan
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| 1929
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Norainu
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| 1929
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Nikkô no enzô
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| 1929
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Matatabi waraji
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| 1929
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Kokusei dâinchirên
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| 1929
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Koganei Kojirô
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| 1929
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Kami
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| 1929
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Gûen jodo
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| 1929
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Edô jochi banashi
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| 1929
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Ashigaru kenpô
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| 1930
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Hakaranno uta (go)
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| 1930
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Kyoe agattâ taikutsu otoko
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| 1930
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Gorô Masamûne
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| 1930
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Gankubi juryô
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| 1930
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Dâiseisatsû
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| 1931
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Maboroshi-tôge - Edo-hen
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Hachirô Amano
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| 1931
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Shimizu Jirochô matatabîhen
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| 1931
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Sendaî ni arâwaretâ taikutsou otoko
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| 1931
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Sandogasa
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| 1931
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Sakata shigêemôn
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| 1931
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Matsuba kanzashi
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| 1931
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Kobo senri wo iku
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| 1931
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Kenkyô tatsumaki
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| 1931
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Jûsanbanmê no doshi
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| 1931
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Haruna no umegako yasûnaka kûsazo
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| 1931
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Edojo shinjû
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| 1931
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Asakusa kuzurê
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| 1931
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Akoroshî ichiban yarî
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| 1932
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Yûreitô
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| 1932
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Sanmangokû
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| 1933
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Yurei gyôretsu
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| 1933
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Teki eno michi
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| 1933
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Tâishigiri no yasâ
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| 1933
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Shunshû amigasabushî
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| 1933
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Mushukû satarô
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| 1933
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Îzayoi cho: zenpen
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| 1933
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Bakuso suru taikutsu otoko
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| 1933
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Akiba no shozo
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| 1934
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Sengoku uzura
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| 1934
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Onshû mitose nikki
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| 1934
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Ôedo shishirokû
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| 1934
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Adauchi tsuchi ningyô
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| 1935
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Tôkai no kaoyaku
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Bunzô Nambu
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| 1935
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Haji wo shiru mono
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| 1935
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Goyôuta Nezumi kozô
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Shichibei
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| 1935
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Yukinojô henge: Daiippen dainihen
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| 1935
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Ronin taiheiki
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| 1935
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Nakasendo wo yuku taikutsu otoko
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| 1935
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Nakagawa, Nobuo
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| 1936
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Akutarô shishi
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| 1936
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Yukinojô henge, Kanketsu-hen
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| 1937
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Tsukigata Hanpeita
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Kunishige Ichimonji
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| 1937
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Yoru no hato
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Old man
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| 1937
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Nangoku taiheiki: zenpen
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Shôzaemon Chôsho
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| 1937
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Gonza to Sukejû
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Rokubei Ôya
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| 1939
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Rônin fubuki
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Ikkan Oyamada
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| 1939
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Mukashi no uta
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Kôhei
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| 1939
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Byakuran no uta: zenpen: kôhen
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| 1940
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Niizuma kagami
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Umeko's uncle
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part 1, 2
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| 1940
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Tôrazo no kôujinzan
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| 1940
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Zoku Hebihimesama
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Jûzô Ichikawa
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| 1940
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Nessa no chikai (Zenpen; Kôhen)
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Li Gaofu
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| 1941
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Kawanakajima kassen
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Hiryûji Murakami
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| 1941
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Awa no odoriko
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| 1942
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Musashibo Benkei
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Kiyomori Tairano
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| 1942
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Midori no daichi
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In
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| 1942
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Yâmamâtsurî bôtenkâ
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| 1943
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Sanshiro Sugata
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Buddhist Priest
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| 1945
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Sanshiro Sugata Part II
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Buddhist Priest Saiduchi
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| 1945
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Tokyo gonin otoko
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| 1946
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No Regrets for Our Youth
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Mr. Noge
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| 1947
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Snow Trail
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Haruko's Grandfather
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| 1949
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Stray Dog
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Old Landlord
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| 1950
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Satsujinsha no kao
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Elderly gentleman
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| 1950
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Scandal
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Old Man A
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| 1950
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Yoru no hibotan
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| 1950
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Sasaki Kojiro
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| 1951
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Matashirô gyôjôki: Onihime shigure
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Shige'emon Otobe
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| 1951
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Waga ya wa tanoshi
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Mr. Kanazawa
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| 1951
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Carmen Comes Home
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Old man
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| 1951
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The Idiot
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Jumpei
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| 1951
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Oriental Evil
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| 1951
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Nanatsu no seiza
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| 1951
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Aoi shinju
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Uncle
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| 1951
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Early Summer
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Old Uncle
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| 1952
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Sword for Hire
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| 1952
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Sengoku burai
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| 1952
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Yonjû-hachinin me no otoko
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| 1952
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Ringo-en no shōjo
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| 1953
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Fûfu
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| 1953
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Aoiro kakumei
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| 1953
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Akasen kichi
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Jusaku Kawanabe
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| 1954
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Seven Samurai
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Old Man Gisaku
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| 1954
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Asakusa no yoru
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Gosuke
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| 1954
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Godzilla
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The Old Fisherman
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| 1955
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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
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Old Priest Nikkan
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| 1955
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Half Human
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Tribal Chief
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| 1955
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Sugata naki mokugekisha
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| 1955
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Kaki no ki no aru ie
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| 1955
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I Live in Fear
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Workers' Older Family Member
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| 1956
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
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Old Priest Nikkan
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| 1956
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Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru sannin no onna
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| 1956
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Niji ikutabi
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| 1956
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Street of Shame
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Keisaku Kadowaki
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| 1956
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
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Old Man on Hill on Oto Island
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Uncredited
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| 1956
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Gyakushu gokumon toride
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| 1957
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Hadashi no seishun
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Suketa Wada
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| 1957
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Throne of Blood
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First General
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| 1957
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
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The Old Fisherman
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Uncredited
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| 1957
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Untamed
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| 1957
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Dotanba
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| 1958
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Rickshaw Man
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Old man
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| 1958
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Kami no taisho
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| 1958
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Hadaka no taishô
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| 1958
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The Hidden Fortress
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Old man in front of sign
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| 1958
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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
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Old Tribe Leader
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Uncredited
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| 1959
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Ankokugai no kaoyaku
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(final film role)
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References
- ^ a b "Kōdō Kokuten". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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