Kokuten Kōdō

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1887-01-29 (73 years old)

Deathday

1960-01-22

Place of Birth

Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Kokuten Kōdō

Biography

Kokuten Kōdō (高堂 国典 Kōdō Kokuten, 29 January 1887 – 22 January 1960) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1923 to 1959.

Acting

1954

Seven Samurai

as Gisaku, the Old Man

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as Old Man (uncredited)

1924

1955

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

as Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

1956

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

1951

The Idiot

as Junpei

1943

Sanshiro Sugata

as Buddhist Priest

1952

Forty-Eight Man

as Kira Uenosuke

1945

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

as Buddhist Priest Saiduchi

1955

Half Human

as Tribal Chief

1954

1954

Godzilla

as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

1949

Stray Dog

as Old Landlord

1950

Scandal

as Old Man #1

1957

Throne of Blood

as Military Commander

1955

I Live in Fear

as Workers' Older Family Member

1947

Snow Trail

as Haruko's Grandfather

1940

Bellflower

as Grandfather

1937

Nangoku taiheiki

as Zusho Shozaemon

1937

Yoru no hato

as Old Man

1956

1950

1927

1941

The Battle of Kawanakajima

as Hiryûji Murakami

1956

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

1951

The Blue Pearl

as Noe's uncle

1957

Untamed Woman

as Kinshichi

1932

The Loyal 47 Ronin

as Uesugi Family Elder

1953

Red-Light Bases

as Jusaku Kawanabe

1951

Early Summer

as Old Uncle

1956

Street of Shame

as Kadowaki Keisaku

1977

Godzilla

as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

1957

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

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