Kōkichi Takada(1911-1998)
- Actor
Kokichi Takada was born Takeichi Kaijura in 1911. he began his film
career with Shochiku Co. in 1926 and became a leading star in the
mid-1930s. He oftend starred in historical films. Takada performed with
a travelling trouope in post-war Japan before returning to the screen
in 1954. He died in Kyoto of pneumonia at the age of 86 on May 19,
1998.
