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Kokuten Kōdō

Name in Native Language: "高堂国典" (Japanese/JA)
Actor | * 01/29/1887 († 72, 01/22/1960) | Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture (Japan)
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 (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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | History

Known for these Movies & Shows

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 ...

Godzilla

NR

1954 | 3.8/5 | 1h 36min
Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
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A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confid ...

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

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1956 | 3.6/5 | 1h 45min
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love, History
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Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants ...

The Hidden Fortress

Certification unknown

1958 | 4.0/5 | 2h 19min
Adventure, Drama, Action, Comedy
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A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend ...

Seven Samurai

NR

1954 | 4.3/5 | 3h 27min
Action, Drama
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Movies with Kokuten Kōdō as Actor(58)

1959 The Big Boss
as Mountain Tribe Leader1958 Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as Old man in front of sign (uncredited)1958 The Hidden Fortress
as Kinshichi1957 Untamed Woman
1957 The Eleventh Hour
as Military Commander1957 Throne of Blood
1956 Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956 The Kuroda Affair
as Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Old Man on Hill on Oto Island (uncredited)1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1955 Ticket to Hell
as Workers' Older Family Member1955 I Live in Fear
as Tribal Chief1955 Half Human
1955 The Phantom Horse
as Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)1955 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)1954 Godzilla
1954 Jirocho in Disgrace
as Gisaku, the Old Man1954 Seven Samurai
1953 Husband and Wife
as Jusaku Kawanabe1953 Red-Line Base
1953 The Blue Revolution
as Kira Uenosuke1952 Forty-Eight Man
1952 Sword for Hire
1952 Vendetta for a Samurai
1952 Third Class Executives
as Junpei1951 The Idiot
1951 Home Sweet Home
as (uncredited)1951 The Blue Pearl
as Shige'emon Otobe1951 Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain
1951 Carmen Comes Home
1951 Early Summer
as Old Man #11950 Scandal
as Kuga​1950 Street of Violence
1950 Red Peony of Night
as Old Landlord1949 Stray Dog
as Haruko's Grandfather1947 Snow Trail
as Mr. Noge1946 No Regrets for Our Youth
1945 Five Tokyo Men
as Buddhist Priest Saiduchi1945 Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
as Buddhist Priest1943 Sanshiro Sugata
1942 Dance of the Capital
1942 Green Earth
1942 Musashibo Benkei
1941 The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
as Hiryûji Murakami1941 The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941 The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941 Dancers of Awa
1940 Oath on the Burning Sands
1940 Zoku Hebihimesama
1939 Song of the White Orchid
1939 Blizzard Ronin
1939 Old Songs
as Zusho Shozaemon1937 Nangoku taiheiki
1936 Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
as Dobu1935 An Actor's Revenge
1932 Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
as Uesugi Family Elder1932 The Loyal 47 Ronin
1927 Skull

Citizenship: Japan
Born: Saturday, 01/29 1887 (January) in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture (Japan)
Died: Friday, 01/22 1960 (January) (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Other names for Kokuten Kōdō (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Kokuten Kodo"
"Kuninori Kôdô"
"高堂國典"
"高堂国典"
"Кокутен Кодо"
"Кокутэн Кодо"
"こうどう くにのり" (Kana/Japanese)
Kokuten Kōdō frequently works together with these people:
Akira Kurosawa (33x, Crew)
Takashi Shimura (22x, Actor)
Teinosuke Kinugasa (14x, Crew)
Kazuo Hasegawa (14x, Actor)
Toshirō Mifune (13x, Actor)
Yoshio Kosugi (12x, Actor)
Sachio Sakai (12x, Actor)
Eitarō Shindō (11x, Actor)
Eiji Tsuburaya (11x, Crew)
Tomoyuki Tanaka (11x, Crew)
Haruo Nakajima (10x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:368961, Added: 08/16/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024