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Kokuten Kōdō

Born
January 29, 1887
Died
January 22, 1960
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.
Known For
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Gisaku, the Old Man
Godzilla
(1954)
The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Old Man on Hill on Oto Island (uncredited)
Throne of Blood
(1957)
Military Commander
The Hidden Fortress
(1958)
Old Man (uncredited)
Stray Dog
(1949)
Old Landlord
I Live in Fear
(1955)
Workers' Older Family Member
Early Summer
(1951)
Old Uncle
Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
(1945)
Buddhist Priest Saiduchi
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(1956)
Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
The Idiot
(1951)
Junpei
No Regrets for Our Youth
(1946)
Mr. Noge
Sanshiro Sugata
(1943)
Buddhist Priest
Scandal
(1950)
Old Man #1
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
(1955)
Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Diary of a Drunkard
(1924)
Rokubei
Skull
(1927)
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
(1932)
The Loyal 47 Ronin
(1932)
Uesugi Family Elder
An Actor's Revenge
(1935)
Dobu
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
(1936)
Nangoku taiheiki
(1937)
Zusho Shozaemon
Old Songs
(1939)
Song of the White Orchid
(1939)
Blizzard Ronin
(1939)
Zoku Hebihimesama
(1940)
Oath on the Burning Sands
(1940)
Dancers of Awa
(1941)
The Battle of Kawanakajima
(1941)
Hiryûji Murakami
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
(1941)
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
(1941)
Green Earth
(1942)
Dance of the Capital
(1942)
Musashibo Benkei
(1942)
Sanshiro Sugata
(1943)
Buddhist Priest
Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
(1945)
Buddhist Priest Saiduchi
Five Tokyo Men
(1945)
No Regrets for Our Youth
(1946)
Mr. Noge
Snow Trail
(1947)
Haruko's Grandfather
Stray Dog
(1949)
Old Landlord
Street of Violence
(1950)
Kuga​
Scandal
(1950)
Old Man #1
Red Peony of Night
(1950)
Sasaki Kojiro
(1950)
Carmen Comes Home
(1951)
The Idiot
(1951)
Junpei
Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain
(1951)
Shige'emon Otobe
The Blue Pearl
(1951)
Noe's uncle
Early Summer
(1951)
Old Uncle
Home Sweet Home
(1951)
Sword for Hire
(1952)
Vendetta of a Samurai
(1952)
Third Class Executives
(1952)
Forty-Eight Man
(1952)
Kira Uenosuke
Fighting Yasubei
(1952)
Red-Light Bases
(1953)
Jusaku Kawanabe
Husband and Wife
(1953)
The Blue Revolution
(1953)
Jirocho in Disgrace
(1954)
浅草の夜
(1954)
Gosuke
Godzilla
(1954)
The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Gisaku, the Old Man
Ticket to Hell
(1955)
I Live in Fear
(1955)
Workers' Older Family Member
Half Human
(1955)
Tribal Chief
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
(1955)
Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
The Phantom Horse
(1955)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Old Man on Hill on Oto Island (uncredited)
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
(1956)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(1956)
Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
The Kuroda Affair
(1956)
A Rainbow at Every Turn
(1956)
Untamed Woman
(1957)
Kinshichi
The Eleventh Hour
(1957)
Throne of Blood
(1957)
Military Commander
The Fighting on The Trial
(1957)
The Horse Boy
(1957)
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
(1958)
Mountain Tribe Leader
The Hidden Fortress
(1958)
Old Man (uncredited)
The Big Boss
(1959)
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