Kokuten Kōdō

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.

Known For

Seven Samurai

Gisaku, the Old Man

Godzilla

The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

Throne of Blood

Military Commander

The Hidden Fortress

Old Man (uncredited)

No Regrets for Our Youth

Mr. Noge

Street of Shame

Kadowaki Keisaku

Stray Dog

Old Landlord

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

Buddhist Priest Saiduchi

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1977	Godzilla	The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
1959	The Big Boss
1958	The Hidden Fortress	Old Man (uncredited)
1958	Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman	Mountain Tribe Leader
1957	The Fighting on The Trial
1957	The Horse Boy
1957	Throne of Blood	Military Commander
1957	Untamed Woman	Kinshichi
1957	The Eleventh Hour
1957	Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean	The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
1957	Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case
1956	Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island	Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
1956	The Kuroda Affair
1956	A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956	Love on Rainbow Island	Suketa Wada
1956	Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956	Godzilla, King of the Monsters!	The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
1956	Street of Shame	Kadowaki Keisaku
1955	Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple	Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
1955	Half Human	Tribal Chief
1955	I Live in Fear	Workers' Older Family Member
1955	Ticket to Hell
1955	The Phantom Horse
1955	Miai Ryokou
1954	Seven Samurai	Gisaku, the Old Man
1954	Asakusa at Night	Gosuke
1954	Godzilla	The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
1954	Jirocho in Disgrace
1953	Husband and Wife
1953	Red-Light Bases	Jusaku Kawanabe
1953	The Blue Revolution
1952	Forty-Eight Man	Kira Uenosuke
1952	Vendetta of a Samurai
1952	Fighting Yasubei
1952	Third Class Executives
1952	Sword for Hire
1951	The Idiot	Junpei
1951	Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain	Shige'emon Otobe
1951	Sasaki Kojiro
1951	Carmen Comes Home
1951	Home Sweet Home
1951	The Blue Pearl	Noe's uncle
1951	Early Summer	Old Uncle
1950	Red Peony of Night
1950	Scandal	Old Man #1
1950	Street of Violence	Kuga
1949	Stray Dog	Old Landlord
1947	Snow Trail	Haruko's Grandfather
1946	No Regrets for Our Youth	Mr. Noge
1945	Sanshiro Sugata Part Two	Buddhist Priest Saiduchi
1945	Five Tokyo Men
1943	Sanshiro Sugata	Buddhist Priest
1942	Green Earth
1942	Musashibo Benkei
1942	Dance of the Capital
1941	The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941	The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941	The Battle of Kawanakajima	Hiryûji Murakami
1941	Dancers of Awa
1940	Zoku Hebihimesama
1940	Bellflower	Grandfather
1940	Oath on the Burning Sands
1939	Blizzard Ronin
1939	Old Songs
1939	Song of the White Orchid
1937	Yoru no hato	Old Man
1937	Nangoku taiheiki	Zusho Shozaemon
1936	Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
1935	Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo
1935	Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku
1935	An Actor's Revenge	Dobu
1933	Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage
1932	Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1932	Yûreitô
1932	The Loyal 47 Ronin	Uesugi Family Elder
1931	Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai
1931	Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo
1930	Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto
1927	Skull
1924	Diary of a Drunkard	Rokubei

Year	TV Show	Role