, born , 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 Notes1923Itami no yûgureKami wa yurusu kaNoroi no funeMakiba no kyôdaiKyôjo wa utau1924AshiatoKyûteki no ieNikudanShuchû nikkiRokubeiKanojo no unmeiHirose chûsaKomakine nitôsotsuYamaMinzoku no chiNekketsu wo hisometeMachi no hitobitoJogashimâItsukushi no ameHoshi wa midare tobuFukushûkiDaitoden1925KomoriutaOtomegokoroHoraijimaYama no ikkaShiranuiShi no kaibashâSeinen banzaiSaigo no ippei madeKoryu yokotawaruKôfukuJuseiIngâ no sakeDaishizen no sakebîBiwautaAkatsukiAisuru hitobitoAi no zouô1926Natsukashi no okaOsoroshiki kaikouNichirin: ZenpenJigokukyo yurai1927Dokuro1928Senkan mikasaSanshita yarôSakai tadasukeKizunaKetsuruiKagerô1929Issatsu tashôkenGemba SaburiReiganReiganNorainuNikkô no enzôMatatabi warajiKokusei dâinchirênKoganei KojirôKamiGûen jodoEdô jochi banashiAshigaru kenpô1930Hakaranno uta (go)Kyoe agattâ taikutsu otokoGorô MasamûneGankubi juryôDâiseisatsû1931Maboroshi-tôge - Edo-henHachirô AmanoShimizu Jirochô matatabîhenSendaî ni arâwaretâ taikutsou otokoSandogasaSakata shigêemônMatsuba kanzashiKobo senri wo ikuKenkyô tatsumakiJûsanbanmê no doshiHaruna no umegako yasûnaka kûsazoEdojo shinjûAsakusa kuzurêAkoroshî ichiban yarî1932YûreitôSanmangokû1933Yurei gyôretsuTeki eno michiTâishigiri no yasâShunshû amigasabushîMushukû satarôÎzayoi cho: zenpenBakuso suru taikutsu otokoAkiba no shozo1934Sengoku uzuraOnshû mitose nikkiÔedo shishirokûAdauchi tsuchi ningyô1935Tôkai no kaoyakuBunzô NambuHaji wo shiru monoGoyôuta Nezumi kozôShichibeiYukinojô henge: Daiippen dainihenRonin taiheikiNakasendo wo yuku taikutsu otokoNakagawa, Nobuo1936Akutarô shishiYukinojô henge, Kanketsu-hen1937Tsukigata HanpeitaKunishige IchimonjiYoru no hatoOld manNangoku taiheiki: zenpenShôzaemon ChôshoGonza to SukejûRokubei Ôya1939Rônin fubukiIkkan OyamadaMukashi no utaKôheiByakuran no uta: zenpen: kôhen1940Niizuma kagamiUmeko's unclepart 1, 2Tôrazo no kôujinzanZoku HebihimesamaJûzô IchikawaNessa no chikai (Zenpen; Kôhen)Li Gaofu1941Kawanakajima kassenHiryûji MurakamiAwa no odoriko1942Musashibo BenkeiKiyomori TairanoMidori no daichiInYâmamâtsurî bôtenkâ1943Sanshiro SugataBuddhist Priest1945Sanshiro Sugata Part IIBuddhist Priest SaiduchiTokyo gonin otoko1946No Regrets for Our YouthMr. Noge1947Snow TrailHaruko's Grandfather1949Stray DogOld Landlord1950Satsujinsha no kaoElderly gentlemanScandalOld Man AYoru no hibotanSasaki Kojiro1951Matashirô gyôjôki: Onihime shigureShige'emon OtobeWaga ya wa tanoshiMr. KanazawaCarmen Comes HomeOld manThe IdiotJumpeiOriental EvilNanatsu no seizaAoi shinjuUncleEarly SummerOld Uncle1952Sword for HireSengoku buraiYonjû-hachinin me no otokoRingo-en no shōjo1953FûfuAoiro kakumeiAkasen kichiJusaku Kawanabe1954Seven SamuraiOld Man GisakuAsakusa no yoruGosukeGodzillaThe Old Fisherman1955Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleOld Priest NikkanHalf HumanTribal ChiefSugata naki mokugekishaKaki no ki no aru ieI Live in FearWorkers' Older Family Member1956Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandOld Priest NikkanShin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru sannin no onnaNiji ikutabiStreet of ShameKeisaku KadowakiGodzilla, King of the Monsters!Old Man on Hill on Oto IslandUncreditedGyakushu gokumon toride1957Hadashi no seishunSuketa WadaThrone of BloodFirst GeneralGodzilla, King of the Monsters!The Old FishermanUncreditedUntamedDotanba1958Rickshaw ManOld manKami no taishoHadaka no taishôThe Hidden FortressOld man in front of signHalf Human: The Story of the Abominable SnowmanOld Tribe LeaderUncredited1959Ankokugai no kaoyaku(final film role)
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