Kokuten Kōdō

Jan 29, 1887 - Jan 22, 1960 (72 years old) in Takasago, Hyogo, Japan

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

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Seven Samurai

Gisaku, the Old Man

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Sword for Hire

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Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

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Throne of Blood

Military Commander

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The Hidden Fortress

Old Man (uncredited)

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Godzilla

The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

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Scandal

Old Man #1

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The Idiot

Junpei

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Early Summer

Old Uncle

Credits

The Big Boss 1959

★ 6.3
The Hidden Fortress 1958

Old Man (uncredited)

★ 8
The Eleventh Hour 1957

★ 7.2
Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case 1957

★ NR
Untamed Woman 1957

Kinshichi

★ 7.4
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman 1957

Mountain Tribe Leader

★ 3
The Fighting on The Trial 1957

★ NR
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean 1957

The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

★ 8.6
The Horse Boy 1957

★ NR
Throne of Blood 1957

Military Commander

★ 7.9
Love on Rainbow Island 1956

Suketa Wada

★ NR
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956

The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Street of Shame 1956

Kadowaki Keisaku

★ 7.7
A Rainbow at Every Turn 1956

★ NR
Three Women Around Yoshinaka 1956

★ 7
The Kuroda Affair 1956

★ NR
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island 1956

Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

★ 7.2
I Live in Fear 1955

Workers' Older Family Member

★ 7.3
Miai Ryokou 1955

★ NR
Ticket to Hell 1955

★ NR
Beast Man Snow Man 1955

Tribal Chief

★ 4.5
The Phantom Horse 1955

★ 6
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple 1955

Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Godzilla 1954

The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

★ 7.6
Asakusa at Night 1954

Gosuke

★ NR
Jirocho in Disgrace 1954

★ NR
Seven Samurai 1954

Gisaku, the Old Man

★ 8.5
Red-Light Bases 1953

Jusaku Kawanabe

★ NR
The Blue Revolution 1953

★ NR
Husband and Wife 1953

★ 6.6
Fighting Yasubei 1952

★ NR
Forty-Eight Man 1952

Kira Uenosuke

★ NR
Third Class Executives 1952

★ NR
Sword for Hire 1952

★ 7
Vendetta of a Samurai 1952

★ 6.8
Sasaki Kojiro 1951

★ 5
Early Summer 1951

Old Uncle

★ 7.8
The Blue Pearl 1951

Noe's uncle

★ NR
The Idiot 1951

Junpei

★ 7
Carmen Comes Home 1951

★ 6
Home Sweet Home 1951

★ 6.8
Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain 1951

Shige'emon Otobe

★ NR
Red Peony of Night 1950

★ NR
Scandal 1950

Old Man #1

★ 6.9
Street of Violence 1950

Kuga

★ 6.5
Stray Dog 1949

Old Landlord

★ 7.5
Snow Trail 1947

Haruko's Grandfather

★ 7
No Regrets for Our Youth 1946

Mr. Noge

★ 6.9
Five Tokyo Men 1945

★ NR
Sanshiro Sugata Part Two 1945

Buddhist Priest Saiduchi

★ 6.1
Sanshiro Sugata 1943

Buddhist Priest

★ 6.5
Dance of the Capital 1942

★ NR
Green Earth 1942

★ NR
Musashibo Benkei 1942

★ NR
The Battle of Kawanakajima 1941

Hiryûji Murakami

★ NR
Dancers of Awa 1941

★ NR
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2) 1941

★ 6
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1) 1941

★ 5
Oath on the Burning Sands 1940

★ 6
Zoku Hebihimesama 1940

★ NR
Bellflower 1940

Grandfather

★ NR
Song of the White Orchid 1939

★ NR
Old Songs 1939

★ NR
Blizzard Ronin 1939

★ NR
Nangoku taiheiki 1937

Zusho Shozaemon

★ NR
Yoru no hato 1937

Old Man

★ NR
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen 1936

★ NR
An Actor's Revenge 1935

Dobu

★ 5.2
Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku 1935

★ NR
Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo 1935

★ NR
Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage 1933

★ NR
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki 1932

★ NR
The Loyal 47 Ronin 1932

Uesugi Family Elder

★ NR
Yûreitô 1932

★ NR
Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo 1931

★ NR
Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai 1931

★ NR
Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto 1930

★ NR
Skull 1927

★ 6.5
Diary of a Drunkard 1924

Rokubei

★ NR