# Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō (高堂 国典, Kōdō Kokuten, 29 January 1887 – 22 January 1960), real name Tanigawa Saichirō (谷川 佐市郎), was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1923 to 1959.

## Career

Kōdō first began acting on the stage in 1901 in shinpa dramas. He joined the Teikine studio in 1923, and after the war, the Toho Studio. He appeared in numerous films by Akira Kurosawa, most notably in Seven Samurai as the village elder.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1923 | Itami no yûgure | | |
| 1923 | Kami wa yurusu ka | | |
| 1923 | Noroi no fune | | |
| 1923 | Makiba no kyôdai | | |
| 1923 | Kyôjo wa utau | | |
| 1924 | Ashiato | | |
| 1924 | Kyûteki no ie | | |
| 1924 | Nikudan | | |
| 1924 | Shuchû nikki | Rokubei | |
| 1924 | Kanojo no unmei | | |
| 1924 | Hirose chûsa | | |
| 1924 | Komakine nitôsotsu | | |
| 1924 | Yama | | |
| 1924 | Minzoku no chi | | |
| 1924 | Nekketsu wo hisomete | | |
| 1924 | Machi no hitobito | | |
| 1924 | Jogashimâ | | |
| 1924 | Itsukushi no ame | | |
| 1924 | Hoshi wa midare tobu | | |
| 1924 | Fukushûki | | |
| 1924 | Daitoden | | |
| 1925 | Komoriuta | | |
| 1925 | Otomegokoro | | |
| 1925 | Horaijima | | |
| 1925 | Yama no ikka | | |
| 1925 | Shiranui | | |
| 1925 | Shi no kaibashâ | | |
| 1925 | Seinen banzai | | |
| 1925 | Saigo no ippei made | | |
| 1925 | Koryu yokotawaru | | |
| 1925 | Kôfuku | | |
| 1925 | Jusei | | |
| 1925 | Ingâ no sake | | |
| 1925 | Daishizen no sakebî | | |
| 1925 | Biwauta | | |
| 1925 | Akatsuki | | |
| 1925 | Aisuru hitobito | | |
| 1925 | Ai no zouô | | |
| 1926 | Natsukashi no oka | | |
| 1926 | Osoroshiki kaikou | | |
| 1926 | Nichirin: Zenpen | | |
| 1926 | Jigokukyo yurai | | |
| 1927 | Dokuro | | |
| 1928 | Senkan mikasa | | |
| 1928 | Sanshita yarô | | |
| 1928 | Sakai tadasuke | | |
| 1928 | Kizuna | | |
| 1928 | Ketsurui | | |
| 1928 | Kagerô | | |
| 1929 | Issatsu tashôken | Gemba Saburi | |
| 1929 | Reigan | | |
| 1929 | Reigan | | |
| 1929 | Norainu | | |
| 1929 | Nikkô no enzô | | |
| 1929 | Matatabi waraji | | |
| 1929 | Kokusei dâinchirên | | |
| 1929 | Koganei Kojirô | | |
| 1929 | Kami | | |
| 1929 | Gûen jodo | | |
| 1929 | Edô jochi banashi | | |
| 1929 | Ashigaru kenpô | | |
| 1930 | Hakaranno uta (go) | | |
| 1930 | Kyoe agattâ taikutsu otoko | | |
| 1930 | Gorô Masamûne | | |
| 1930 | Gankubi juryô | | |
| 1930 | Dâiseisatsû | | |
| 1931 | Maboroshi-tôge - Edo-hen | Hachirô Amano | |
| 1931 | Shimizu Jirochô matatabîhen | | |
| 1931 | Sendaî ni arâwaretâ taikutsou otoko | | |
| 1931 | Sandogasa | | |
| 1931 | Sakata shigêemôn | | |
| 1931 | Matsuba kanzashi | | |
| 1931 | Kobo senri wo iku | | |
| 1931 | Kenkyô tatsumaki | | |
| 1931 | Jûsanbanmê no doshi | | |
| 1931 | Haruna no umegako yasûnaka kûsazo | | |
| 1931 | Edojo shinjû | | |
| 1931 | Asakusa kuzurê | | |
| 1931 | Akoroshî ichiban yarî | | |
| 1932 | Yûreitô | | |
| 1932 | Sanmangokû | | |
| 1933 | Yurei gyôretsu | | |
| 1933 | Teki eno michi | | |
| 1933 | Tâishigiri no yasâ | | |
| 1933 | Shunshû amigasabushî | | |
| 1933 | Mushukû satarô | | |
| 1933 | Îzayoi cho: zenpen | | |
| 1933 | Bakuso suru taikutsu otoko | | |
| 1933 | Akiba no shozo | | |
| 1934 | Sengoku uzura | | |
| 1934 | Onshû mitose nikki | | |
| 1934 | Ôedo shishirokû | | |
| 1934 | Adauchi tsuchi ningyô | | |
| 1935 | Tôkai no kaoyaku | Bunzô Nambu | |
| 1935 | Haji wo shiru mono | | |
| 1935 | Goyôuta Nezumi kozô | Shichibei | |
| 1935 | Yukinojô henge: Daiippen dainihen | | |
| 1935 | Ronin taiheiki | | |
| 1935 | Nakasendo wo yuku taikutsu otoko | | |
| 1935 | Nakagawa, Nobuo | | |
| 1936 | Akutarô shishi | | |
| 1936 | Yukinojô henge, Kanketsu-hen | | |
| 1937 | Tsukigata Hanpeita | Kunishige Ichimonji | |
| 1937 | Yoru no hato | Old man | |
| 1937 | Nangoku taiheiki: zenpen | Shôzaemon Chôsho | |
| 1937 | Gonza to Sukejû | Rokubei Ôya | |
| 1939 | Rônin fubuki | Ikkan Oyamada | |
| 1939 | Mukashi no uta | Kôhei | |
| 1939 | Byakuran no uta: zenpen: kôhen | | |
| 1940 | Niizuma kagami | Umeko's uncle | part 1, 2 |
| 1940 | Tôrazo no kôujinzan | | |
| 1940 | Zoku Hebihimesama | Jûzô Ichikawa | |
| 1940 | Nessa no chikai (Zenpen; Kôhen) | Li Gaofu | |
| 1941 | Kawanakajima kassen | Hiryûji Murakami | |
| 1941 | Awa no odoriko | | |
| 1942 | Musashibo Benkei | Kiyomori Tairano | |
| 1942 | Midori no daichi | In | |
| 1942 | Yâmamâtsurî bôtenkâ | | |
| 1943 | Sanshiro Sugata | Buddhist Priest | |
| 1945 | Sanshiro Sugata Part II | Buddhist Priest Saiduchi | |
| 1945 | Tokyo gonin otoko | | |
| 1946 | No Regrets for Our Youth | Mr. Noge | |
| 1947 | Snow Trail | Haruko's Grandfather | |
| 1949 | Stray Dog | Old Landlord | |
| 1950 | Satsujinsha no kao | Elderly gentleman | |
| 1950 | Scandal | Old Man A | |
| 1950 | Yoru no hibotan | | |
| 1950 | Sasaki Kojiro | | |
| 1951 | Matashirô gyôjôki: Onihime shigure | Shige'emon Otobe | |
| 1951 | Waga ya wa tanoshi | Mr. Kanazawa | |
| 1951 | Carmen Comes Home | Old man | |
| 1951 | The Idiot | Jumpei | |
| 1951 | Oriental Evil | | |
| 1951 | Nanatsu no seiza | | |
| 1951 | Aoi shinju | Uncle | |
| 1951 | Early Summer | Old Uncle | |
| 1952 | Sword for Hire | | |
| 1952 | Sengoku burai | | |
| 1952 | Yonjû-hachinin me no otoko | | |
| 1952 | Ringo-en no shōjo | | |
| 1953 | Fûfu | | |
| 1953 | Aoiro kakumei | | |
| 1953 | Akasen kichi | Jusaku Kawanabe | |
| 1954 | Seven Samurai | Old Man Gisaku | |
| 1954 | Asakusa no yoru | Gosuke | |
| 1954 | Godzilla | The Old Fisherman | |
| 1955 | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Old Priest Nikkan | |
| 1955 | Half Human | Tribal Chief | |
| 1955 | Sugata naki mokugekisha | | |
| 1955 | Kaki no ki no aru ie | | |
| 1955 | I Live in Fear | Workers' Older Family Member | |
| 1956 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Old Priest Nikkan | |
| 1956 | Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru sannin no onna | | |
| 1956 | Niji ikutabi | | |
| 1956 | Street of Shame | Keisaku Kadowaki | |
| 1956 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Old Man on Hill on Oto Island | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Gyakushu gokumon toride | | |
| 1957 | Hadashi no seishun | Suketa Wada | |
| 1957 | Throne of Blood | First General | |
| 1957 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | The Old Fisherman | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Untamed | | |
| 1957 | Dotanba | | |
| 1958 | Rickshaw Man | Old man | |
| 1958 | Kami no taisho | | |
| 1958 | Hadaka no taishô | | |
| 1958 | The Hidden Fortress | Old man in front of sign | |
| 1958 | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Old Tribe Leader | Uncredited |
| 1959 | Ankokugai no kaoyaku | | (final film role) |