Kuninori Kōdō
Kuninori Kōdō | |
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 Kōdō on the set of Godzilla (1954) | |
| Born | Saichiro Tanigawa 29 January 1887 |
| Died | 22 January 1960 (aged 72) |
| Other names | Kokuten Kōdō (高堂 黒天, Kōdō Kokuten) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1901–1959 |
Kuninori Kōdō (高堂 国典, Kōdō Kuninori; 29 January 1887 – 22 January 1960), born Saichirō Tanigawa (谷川 佐市郎, Tanigawa Saichirō), 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.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Itami no yûgure | ||
| Kami wa yurusu ka | |||
| Noroi no fune | |||
| Makiba no kyôdai | |||
| Kyôjo wa utau | |||
| 1924 | Ashiato | ||
| Kyûteki no ie | |||
| Nikudan | |||
| Shuchû nikki | Rokubei | ||
| Kanojo no unmei | |||
| Hirose chûsa | |||
| Komakine nitôsotsu | |||
| Yama | |||
| Minzoku no chi | |||
| Nekketsu wo hisomete | |||
| Machi no hitobito | |||
| Jogashimâ | |||
| Itsukushi no ame | |||
| Hoshi wa midare tobu | |||
| Fukushûki | |||
| Daitoden | |||
| 1925 | Komoriuta | ||
| Otomegokoro | |||
| Horaijima | |||
| Yama no ikka | |||
| Shiranui | |||
| Shi no kaibashâ | |||
| Seinen banzai | |||
| Saigo no ippei made | |||
| Koryu yokotawaru | |||
| Kôfuku | |||
| Jusei | |||
| Ingâ no sake | |||
| Daishizen no sakebî | |||
| Biwauta | |||
| Akatsuki | |||
| Aisuru hitobito | |||
| Ai no zouô | |||
| 1926 | Natsukashi no oka | ||
| Osoroshiki kaikou | |||
| Nichirin: Zenpen | |||
| Jigokukyo yurai | |||
| 1927 | Dokuro | ||
| 1928 | Senkan mikasa | ||
| Sanshita yarô | |||
| Sakai tadasuke | |||
| Kizuna | |||
| Ketsurui | |||
| Kagerô | |||
| 1929 | Issatsu tashôken | Gemba Saburi | |
| Reigan | |||
| Reigan | |||
| Norainu | |||
| Nikkô no enzô | |||
| Matatabi waraji | |||
| Kokusei dâinchirên | |||
| Koganei Kojirô | |||
| Kami | |||
| Gûen jodo | |||
| Edô jochi banashi | |||
| Ashigaru kenpô | |||
| 1930 | Hakaranno uta (go) | ||
| Kyoe agattâ taikutsu otoko | |||
| Gorô Masamûne | |||
| Gankubi juryô | |||
| Dâiseisatsû | |||
| 1931 | Maboroshi-tôge - Edo-hen | Hachirô Amano | |
| Shimizu Jirochô matatabîhen | |||
| Sendaî ni arâwaretâ taikutsou otoko | |||
| Sandogasa | |||
| Sakata shigêemôn | |||
| Matsuba kanzashi | |||
| Kobo senri wo iku | |||
| Kenkyô tatsumaki | |||
| Jûsanbanmê no doshi | |||
| Haruna no umegako yasûnaka kûsazo | |||
| Edojo shinjû | |||
| Asakusa kuzurê | |||
| Akoroshî ichiban yarî | |||
| 1932 | Yûreitô | ||
| Sanmangokû | |||
| 1933 | Yurei gyôretsu | ||
| Teki eno michi | |||
| Tâishigiri no yasâ | |||
| Shunshû amigasabushî | |||
| Mushukû satarô | |||
| Îzayoi cho: zenpen | |||
| Bakuso suru taikutsu otoko | |||
| Akiba no shozo | |||
| 1934 | Sengoku uzura | ||
| Onshû mitose nikki | |||
| Ôedo shishirokû | |||
| Adauchi tsuchi ningyô | |||
| 1935 | Tôkai no kaoyaku | Bunzô Nambu | |
| Haji wo shiru mono | |||
| Goyôuta Nezumi kozô | Shichibei | ||
| Yukinojô henge: Daiippen dainihen | |||
| Ronin taiheiki | |||
| Nakasendo wo yuku taikutsu otoko | |||
| Nakagawa, Nobuo | |||
| 1936 | Akutarô shishi | ||
| Yukinojô henge, Kanketsu-hen | |||
| 1937 | Tsukigata Hanpeita | Kunishige Ichimonji | |
| Yoru no hato | Old man | ||
| Nangoku taiheiki: zenpen | Shôzaemon Chôsho | ||
| Gonza to Sukejû | Rokubei Ôya | ||
| 1939 | Rônin fubuki | Ikkan Oyamada | |
| Mukashi no uta | Kôhei | ||
| Byakuran no uta: zenpen: kôhen | |||
| 1940 | Niizuma kagami | Umeko's uncle | part 1, 2 |
| Tôrazo no kôujinzan | |||
| Zoku Hebihimesama | Jûzô Ichikawa | ||
| Nessa no chikai (Zenpen; Kôhen) | Li Gaofu | ||
| 1941 | Kawanakajima kassen | Hiryûji Murakami | |
| Awa no odoriko | |||
| 1942 | Musashibo Benkei | Kiyomori Tairano | |
| Midori no daichi | In | ||
| Yâmamâtsurî bôtenkâ | |||
| 1943 | Sanshiro Sugata | Buddhist Priest | |
| 1945 | Sanshiro Sugata Part II | Buddhist Priest Saiduchi | |
| 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 | |
| Scandal | Old Man A | ||
| Yoru no hibotan | |||
| Sasaki Kojiro | |||
| 1951 | Matashirô gyôjôki: Onihime shigure | Shige'emon Otobe | |
| Waga ya wa tanoshi | Mr. Kanazawa | ||
| Carmen Comes Home | Old man | ||
| The Idiot | Jumpei | ||
| Oriental Evil | |||
| Nanatsu no seiza | |||
| Aoi shinju | Uncle | ||
| Early Summer | Old Uncle | ||
| 1952 | Sword for Hire | ||
| Sengoku burai | |||
| Yonjû-hachinin me no otoko | |||
| Ringo-en no shōjo | |||
| 1953 | Fûfu | ||
| Aoiro kakumei | |||
| Akasen kichi | Jusaku Kawanabe | ||
| 1954 | Seven Samurai | Old Man Gisaku | |
| Asakusa no yoru | Gosuke | ||
| Godzilla | The Old Fisherman | ||
| 1955 | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Old Priest Nikkan | |
| Half Human | Tribal Chief | ||
| Sugata naki mokugekisha | |||
| Kaki no ki no aru ie | |||
| I Live in Fear | Workers' Older Family Member | ||
| 1956 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Old Priest Nikkan | |
| Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru sannin no onna | |||
| Niji ikutabi | |||
| Street of Shame | Keisaku Kadowaki | ||
| Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Old Man on Hill on Oto Island | Uncredited | |
| Gyakushu gokumon toride | |||
| 1957 | Hadashi no seishun | Suketa Wada | |
| Throne of Blood | First General | ||
| Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | The Old Fisherman | Uncredited | |
| Untamed | |||
| Dotanba | |||
| 1958 | Rickshaw Man | Old man | |
| Kami no taisho | |||
| Hadaka no taishô | |||
| The Hidden Fortress | Old man in front of sign | ||
| Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Old Tribe Leader | Uncredited | |
| 1959 | Ankokugai no kaoyaku | (final film role) |
References
- 1 2 "Kōdō Kuninori". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2015.