Kokuten Kôdô
Biography
Kokuten Kôdô was born on January 29, 1887 in Takasago, Hyogo, Japan as Saichirô Tanigawa. He was an actor, known for Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957) and The Hidden Fortress (1958). He died on January 22, 1960.
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 15 years1943 to 1958
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Kokuten Kôdô movies on Netflix
The Hidden Fortressas Old man in front of sign
Throne of Bloodas Military Commander
Untamed Womanas Kinshichi
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!as The Old Fisherman
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Islandas Old Priest Nikkan
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Templeas Old Priest Nikkan
Seven Samuraias Old Man Gisaku
The Idiotas Jumpei
Scandalas Old Man A
No Regrets for Our Youthas Mr. Noge
Sanshiro Sugata Part Twoas Buddhist Priest Saiduchi
Sanshiro Sugataas Buddhist Priest
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Akira Kurosawa directed eight of these films, Hiroshi Inagaki two. Takashi Shimura appears in ten of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Takashi Shimura10 films together, 1943 to 1958
Takashi Shimura's page The Hidden Fortress1958IMDb rating 8.0Kôdô as Old man in front of signShimura as The Old General, Izumi Nagakura
Throne of Blood1957IMDb rating 8.0Kôdô as Military CommanderShimura as Noriyasu Odagura
Untamed Woman1957IMDb rating 7.4Kôdô as KinshichiShimura as Owner of the rice mill
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956IMDb rating 6.3Kôdô as The Old FishermanShimura as Dr. Yamane
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956IMDb rating 7.5Kôdô as Old Priest NikkanShimura as Sado Nagaoka the court official
Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Kôdô as Old Man GisakuShimura as Kambei Shimada
The Idiot1951IMDb rating 7.1Kôdô as JumpeiShimura as Ono, Ayako's father
Scandal1950IMDb rating 7.2Kôdô as Old Man AShimura as Otokichi Hiruta
No Regrets for Our Youth1946IMDb rating 7.1Kôdô as Mr. NogeShimura as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
Sanshiro Sugata1943IMDb rating 6.7Kôdô as Buddhist PriestShimura as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Toshirô Mifune7 films together, 1950 to 1958
Toshirô Mifune's page The Hidden Fortress1958IMDb rating 8.0Kôdô as Old man in front of signMifune as General Rokurota Makabe
Throne of Blood1957IMDb rating 8.0Kôdô as Military CommanderMifune as Taketoki Washizu
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956IMDb rating 7.5Kôdô as Old Priest NikkanMifune as Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple1955IMDb rating 7.3Kôdô as Old Priest NikkanMifune as Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo)
Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Kôdô as Old Man GisakuMifune as Kikuchiyo
The Idiot1951IMDb rating 7.1Kôdô as JumpeiMifune as Denkichi Akama
Scandal1950IMDb rating 7.2Kôdô as Old Man AMifune as Ichirô Aoye
Minoru Chiaki5 films together, 1951 to 1958
Minoru Chiaki's page The Hidden Fortress1958IMDb rating 8.0Kôdô as Old man in front of signChiaki as Tahei
Throne of Blood1957IMDb rating 8.0Kôdô as Military CommanderChiaki as Yoshiaki Miki
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956IMDb rating 7.5Kôdô as Old Priest NikkanChiaki as Sasuke the boatman
Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Kôdô as Old Man GisakuChiaki as Heihachi
The Idiot1951IMDb rating 7.1Kôdô as JumpeiChiaki as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Kichijirô Ueda5 films together, 1950 to 1958
Kichijirô Ueda's page The Hidden Fortress1958IMDb rating 8.0Kôdô as Old man in front of signUeda as Slave Trader
Throne of Blood1957IMDb rating 8.0Kôdô as Military CommanderUeda as Washizu's workman
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956IMDb rating 7.5Kôdô as Old Priest NikkanUeda as Priest Ogon
Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Kôdô as Old Man GisakuUeda as Bandit Scout
Scandal1950IMDb rating 7.2Kôdô as Old Man AUeda as Old Man B
Eiko Miyoshi5 films together, 1946 to 1958
Eiko Miyoshi's page The Hidden Fortress1958IMDb rating 8.0Kôdô as Old man in front of signMiyoshi as Old Lady-in-Waiting
Throne of Blood1957IMDb rating 8.0Kôdô as Military CommanderMiyoshi as Old Woman at castle
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple1955IMDb rating 7.3Kôdô as Old Priest NikkanMiyoshi as Osugi, Matahachi's mother
The Idiot1951IMDb rating 7.1Kôdô as JumpeiMiyoshi as Madame Kayama
No Regrets for Our Youth1946IMDb rating 7.1Kôdô as Mr. NogeMiyoshi as Madame Yagihara
Daisuke Katô4 films together, 1954 to 1957
Daisuke Katô's page Untamed Woman1957IMDb rating 7.4Kôdô as KinshichiKatô as Her second husband
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956IMDb rating 7.5Kôdô as Old Priest NikkanKatô as Toji Gion
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple1955IMDb rating 7.3Kôdô as Old Priest NikkanKatô as Toji Gion
Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Kôdô as Old Man GisakuKatô as Shichiroji
Akira KurosawaDirector, 8 films, 1943 to 1958
The Hidden Fortress1958IMDb rating 8.0Kôdô as Old man in front of sign
Throne of Blood1957IMDb rating 8.0Kôdô as Military Commander
Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Kôdô as Old Man Gisaku
The Idiot1951IMDb rating 7.1Kôdô as Jumpei
Scandal1950IMDb rating 7.2Kôdô as Old Man A
No Regrets for Our Youth1946IMDb rating 7.1Kôdô as Mr. Noge
Sanshiro Sugata Part Two1945IMDb rating 6.0Kôdô as Buddhist Priest Saiduchi
Sanshiro Sugata1943IMDb rating 6.7Kôdô as Buddhist Priest
Hiroshi InagakiDirector, 2 films, 1955 to 1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956IMDb rating 7.5Kôdô as Old Priest Nikkan
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple1955IMDb rating 7.3Kôdô as Old Priest Nikkan
Also four films together2 more actors
- Susumu FujitaThe Hidden Fortress (1958), No Regrets for Our Youth (1946), Sanshiro Sugata Part Two (1945) and Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
- Bokuzen HidariUntamed Woman (1957), Seven Samurai (1954), The Idiot (1951) and Scandal (1950)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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