Kuninori Kodo
Kuninori Kodo
Original Name | 高堂 国典 |
Birth Name | Saichiro Tanikawa (谷川 佐市郎) |
Born | January 29, 1887 Takasago, Hyogo, Japan |
Died | January 22, 1960 (72) |
Born before the turn of the century, by the time Japanese film hit its stride Kodo was well advanced in years and as such frequently played aged, senior characters. He did a number of films for Akira Kurosawa, particularly as the village chief living in the mill in Seven Samurai (1954). That same year he played the village chief explaining the legend of the monster in Godzilla.
His name is often misread as “Kokuten” Kodo, and he was allegedly addressed as such on set. He was wont to respond to those mispronouncing his name with a forceful “KUNINORI!”
Original Name | 高堂 国典 |
Birth Name | Saichiro Tanikawa (谷川 佐市郎) |
Born | January 29, 1887 Takasago, Hyogo, Japan |
Died | January 22, 1960 (72) |
Born before the turn of the century, by the time Japanese film hit its stride Kodo was well advanced in years and as such frequently played aged, senior characters. He did a number of films for Akira Kurosawa, particularly as the village chief living in the mill in Seven Samurai (1954). That same year he played the village chief explaining the legend of the monster in Godzilla.
His name is often misread as “Kokuten” Kodo, and he was allegedly addressed as such on set. He was wont to respond to those mispronouncing his name with a forceful “KUNINORI!”
- Seven Samurai (1954)...Gisaku the Village Chief
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)...Izuma
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)...Nitsukan the Monk
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)...Nitsukan the Monk
- Throne of Blood (1957)...Warlord
- The Hidden Fortress (1958)...Priest in Crowd
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Seven Samurai (1954)
...Gisaku the Village Chief -
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)
...Izuma -
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
...Nitsukan the Monk -
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
...Nitsukan the Monk -
Throne of Blood (1957)
...Warlord -
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
...Priest in Crowd