Kokuten Kōdō

Known for

Acting

Born

January 29, 1887

Birthplace

Takasago, Hyogo, Japan

Died

January 22, 1960 (aged 72)

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.

Best known work

Seven Samurai

1954

Godzilla

1954

Throne of Blood

1957

The Hidden Fortress

1958

Stray Dog

1949

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956

Early Summer

1951

Street of Shame

1956

Sanshiro Sugata

1943

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955

Filmography

1977
Godzilla
as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
1959
The Big Boss
as Ishiyama’s Father
1958
The Hidden Fortress
as Old Man (uncredited)
1958
The Naked General
1957
The Eleventh Hour
1957
Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case
1957
Seagull of the Night
1957
Untamed Woman
as Kinshichi
1957
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as Mountain Tribe Leader
1957
The Fighting on The Trial
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
1957
The Horse Boy
1957
Throne of Blood
as Military Commander
1956
Love on Rainbow Island
as Suketa Wada
1956
Asashio yushio
1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
1956
Street of Shame
as Kadowaki Keisaku
1956
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
The Kuroda Affair
as Kuroda Nagamasa
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
1955
I Live in Fear
as Workers' Older Family Member
1955
Miai Ryokou
1955
We Never Let You Go
1955
Ticket to Hell