ACTOR
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni (三國 連太郎, Mikuni Rentarō, January 20, 1923-April 14, 2013) was a Japanese actor from Gunma Prefecture. He appeared in over 150 films since making his screen debut in 1951, and won three Japanese Academy Awards for Best Actor, and a further seven nominations. He also won two Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, in 1960 and in 1989. Kōichi Satō is his son. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rentaro Mikuni, licensed…
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- Born
- Jan 20, 1923
- Died
- Apr 14, 2013
- Birthplace
- Ota, Gunma, Japan
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Rentaro Mikuni (三國 連太郎, Mikuni Rentarō, January 20, 1923-April 14, 2013) was a Japanese actor from Gunma Prefecture. He appeared in over 150 films since making his screen debut in 1951, and won three Japanese Academy Awards for Best Actor, and a further seven nominations. He also won two Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, in 1960 and in 1989. Kōichi Satō is his son.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Rentaro Mikuni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Movies
Beauty of Life
1951
BoyhoodTeacher Shimomura
1951
Fireworks Over the SeaTsuyoshi Yabuki
1951
Story of Lightning
1951
The Good FairyRentaro Mikuni, news reporter
1951
AdolescenceTeacher Harada
1952
Beauty and the ThiefKuroki no Jiro
1952
Doctor's Day Off
1952
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
Shanghai RoseManabe, First lieutenant
1952
Sword for HireTachibana Jurata
1952
The Whisper of Spring
1952
About Love
1953
Escape Zone
1953
Husband and WifeRyota Takemura
1953
Koibito-tachi no iru machi
1953
My Wonderful Yellow CarThe burglar
1953
Omatsuri hanjiro
1953
Reunion
1953
The Blue Revolution
1953
The Eagle of the PacificStaff Officer (uncredited)
1953
The LoversSugawa
1953
The Red Light Military BaseKoichi Kawanabe
1953
WifeTadashi Tanimura
1953
Farewell RabaulCaptain Katase
1954
Good Son-in-Law
1954
Itsuko to sono hahaYasukazu Sugi
1954
Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoMatahachi
1954SH
Super Hawk Volume I
1954
Super Hawk Volume II
1954
Turbid Youth
1954
Women's House
1954
A Hole of My Own Making
1955
Bodyguard from Hell
1955
Policeman's DiaryPatrolman Hanakawa
1955
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
Striving to Live
1955
The Beautiful Nuns
1955
The Samurai of Edo
1955
The Three FacesKen'ichirō Kishi
1955
Till We Meet AgainJiro Sone
1955
Vanished Glory
1955
CrossroadShōgo Ise
1956
Dotanba
1956
Evil Reward
1956
Nikoyon monogatari
1956
PhoenixFilm actor (uncredited)
1956
The Burmese HarpCaptain Inouye
1956
Wandering Shore
1956
But the Flesh is WeakIchiro Kurakoshi
1957
StepbrothersHantaro Kido
1957
The Eagle and the HawkKeizo Sasaki
1957
Face in the DarkKijima
1958
Night DrumHikokurô Ogura
1958
The OutsidersTakeshi Ohiwa
1958
The Undefeated Woman
1958
Wind, Woman and RoadSentaro
1958
Yoku
1958
A Dead Drifter
1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanNewspaperman A
1959
The Murderer Must DieTetsuo Yazaki
1959
The Song of the Cart
1959
Thus Another DayKenzô Akada
1959
Devotion to RailwayYoshito Matsuzaki
1960
Hunting Opium-Eaters
1960
The Great Road
1960
The Stragglers
1960
City
1961
Fateful Birthplace
1961
Like Fire is My Life
1961
Miyamoto MusashiMuneaki Takuan
1961
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
The CatchKazumasa Takano
1961
HarakiriKageyu Saito
1962
Hell's Kitchen
1962
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka HeightsMuneaki Takuan
1962
The Broken CommandmentRentaro Inoko
1962
The Christian RevoltUemonsaku
1962
The Escape
1962
The KingSankichi Sakata
1962
Umineko ga tonde
1962
Escape from HellShinpei
1963
Futari dake no toride
1963
Tale of Army BrutalityYahichi Inumaru
1963
The Life of a Horse-Trader片山米太郎
1963
The Life of Rikisha-Man
1963
Tokyo Untouchable: EscapeNaoto, Nishiyama
1963
Zoku ôshoSakita Sankichi
1963
A Story from EchigoGonsuke Sabu
1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleTakuan
1964
Wolves, Pigs & MenIchiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
1964
A Fugitive from the PastTakichi Inukai
1965
KwaidanHusband (segment "The Black Hair")
1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs KojiroMuneaki Takuan - Priest
1965
Tale of Japanese BurglarsGisuke Hayashida
1965
Tokyo UntouchableNaoto Nishiyama
1965
Captive's IslandDaigoku
1966
Glorious FightsGenichiro Gunji
1966
The ThreatMisawa
1966
Thirst for LoveTetsuya Ezaki
1966
Zatoichi the OutlawAsagoro
1967
Profound Desires of the GodsNekichi Futori
1968
The Neon Taiheiki
1968
Shinsengumi: Assassins of HonorKamo Serizawa
1969
City of BeastsYusaku Ishihama
1970
Duel at Fort EzoShimbei Usa
1970
Men and War I: Prelude to DestinyShigata Komijiro
1970
3,000 Kilometer Trap
1971
Confessions Among ActressesMinakawa
1971
Men and War II: Land of Love and SorrowShigata Komijiro
1971
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of DeathBaiken Shishido
1971
Shadow of DeceptionKeitaro Nishida
1971
The Earth is Born AgainEisuke Noda
1971
Journey Into SolitudeKunitaro Matsuda
1972
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972
The RendezvousDetective Yamamuro
1972
Zatoichi at LargeBoss Tetsugoro
1972
Coup d'EtatIkki Kita
1973
Deeper Than BlueYukiyoshi Tamiya
1973
HimikoNashime
1974
ScalpelShiro Kikukawa
1974
The Tattered BannerShozo Tanaka
1974
Solar EclipseConservative MP
1975
Two in the Amsterdam RainMasaoka
1975
Waga seishun no toki
1975
Barefoot GenFather
1976
The Inugami FamilySahei Inugami
1976
The Possessed
1976
Mount HakkodaMajor Yamada
1977
Sweet RevengeKinzo Otsuka
1977
The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake SunaoSunao Kikutake
1977
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977
August Without EmperorTameichiro Emi
1978
Never Give UpKazunari Ohba
1978
Nomugi Pass
1979
Vengeance Is MineShizuo Enokizu
1979
Mister, Missus, Miss LonelyHachiro Munakata
1980
The Bear Storm
1980
Auto Town
1981
Rennyo and His Mother
1981
Sailor Suit and Machine GunHajime Sandaiji
1981
The Go Masters松波麟作
1982
The Women of Osaka CastleToyotomi Hideyoshi
1983
Lone Wolf and CubYagyū Retsudō
1984
The Fugitive Samurai
1984
The Street of DesireTadao Shimoda
1984
Kimi ga kagayaku toki
1985
A Human PromiseRyôsaku Morimoto
1986
Beyond the Shining SeaTakeya Oumi
1986
River of Fireflies
1987
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987Shinran: Path to PurityDirector
1987Shinran: Path to PurityScreenplay
1987
A Taxing Woman's ReturnTeppei Onisawa
1988
Free and EasyIchinosuke Suzuki
1988
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"Self
1988
Wuthering HeightsTakamaru
1988
Free and Easy 2Ichinosuke Suzuki
1989
RikyuRikyu
1989
Free and Easy 3Ichinosuke Suzuki
1990
Free and Easy 4Ichinosuke Suzuki
1991
My SonsAkio Asano
1991
Basara: The Princess GohJunsai
1992
Free and Easy 5Ichinosuke Suzuki
1992
Luminous MossHeadmaster / Captain
1992
Film Director Satsuo YamamotoSelf
1993
Free and Easy 6Ichinosuke Suzuki
1993
Making of DaibyoninSelf
1993
The Last DanceBuhei Mukai
1993
Free and Easy 7
1994
Free and Easy Special
1994
The FriendsKihachi Denpo
1994
Turning PointUrano
1994
Mitabi no kaikyô
1995
Free and Easy 8Ichinosuke Suzuki
1996
OishinboYuzan Kaibara
1996
Free and Easy 9Ichinosuke Suzuki
1997
Free and Easy 10Ichinosuke Suzuki
1998
Free and Easy: Samurai EditionIchinosuke Suzuki
1998
Rainbow Cape
1999
The Old Man and the Sea(voice)
1999
Will to LiveYasukichi
1999
Free and Easy 11
2000
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
2001
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
Free and Easy 14Suzuki Ichinosuke
2003
The Wind CarpetKinta Nakata
2003
Free and Easy 15
2004
Free and Easy 16Suzuki
2005
Free and Easy 17
2006
Free and Easy 18
2007
Free and Easy 19
2008
Free and Easy 20: Final
2009
Through the Mist(archive footage)
2009
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a WormChubei
2011
Someday
2011
Chronicle of My MotherHayato
2012
The Rotten Wheelbarrow
2014Television
剣
剣Asaemon Yamada · 1 eps
1967
Nemuri Kyoshiro1 eps
1972
Professional Killers1 eps
1972
Akai Unmei28 eps
1976
Hito wa sore wo scandal to iuKoichiro dojima · 21 eps
1978
Kazoku Netsu2 eps
1978
Akai Shisen2 eps
1980
Nukata no Ōkimi2 eps
1980
SekigaharaMasanobu Honda · 3 eps
1981子
子連れ狼1 eps
1984Photos
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