Person
Rentaro Mikuni
Acting · 1923–2013 · Ota, Gunma, Japan
Biography
Rentaro Mikuni (三國 連太郎, Mikuni Rentarō, born January 20, 1923) 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.
Known for
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Hachiro Munakata
Harakiri
Kageyu Saito
Professional Killers
1972
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1972
Kwaidan
Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Mitabi no kaikyô
1995
Ryûri no kishi
1956
Wife
Tadashi Tanimura
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987
Akai Unmei
1976
Filmography
- 2014The Rotten Wheelbarrow
- 2012Chronicle of My MotherHayato
- 2011Someday
- 2011Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a WormChubei
- 2009Free and Easy 20: Final
- 2009Through the Mist(archive footage)
- 2008Free and Easy 19
- 2007Free and Easy 18
- 2006Free and Easy 17
- 2005Free and Easy 16Suzuki
- 2004Free and Easy 15
- 2003Free and Easy 14Suzuki Ichinosuke
- 2003The Wind CarpetKinta Nakata
- 2001A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
- 2001Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
- 2000Free and Easy 11
- 1999The Old Man and the Sea(voice)
- 1999Rainbow Cape
- 1999Will to LiveYasukichi
- 1998Free and Easy: Samurai EditionIchinosuke Suzuki
- 1998Free and Easy 10Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1997Free and Easy 9Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1996Free and Easy 8Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1996OishinboYuzan Kaibara
- 1995Mitabi no kaikyô
- 1994Free and Easy 7
- 1994Free and Easy Special
- 1994Turning PointUrano
- 1994The FriendsKihachi Denpo
- 1993Free and Easy 6Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1993Film Director Satsuo YamamotoSelf
- 1993The Last DanceBuhei Mukai
- 1993Making of DaibyoninSelf
- 1992Free and Easy 5Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1992Luminous MossHeadmaster / Captain
- 1992Basara: The Princess GohJunsai
- 1991Free and Easy 4Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1991My SonsAkio Asano
- 1990Free and Easy 3Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1989Free and Easy 2Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1989RikyuRikyu
- 1988Free and EasyIchinosuke Suzuki
- 1988Wuthering HeightsTakamaru
- 1988The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"Self
- 1988A Taxing Woman's ReturnTeppei Onisawa
- 1987Shinran: Path to Purity
- 1987River of Fireflies
- 1986A Human PromiseRyôsaku Morimoto
- 1986Beyond the Shining SeaTakeya Oumi
- 1985Kimi ga kagayaku toki
- 1984The Street of DesireTadao Shimoda
- 1984Lone Wolf and CubYagyū Retsudō
- 1984子連れ狼
- 1984The Fugitive Samurai
- 1983The Women of Osaka CastleToyotomi Hideyoshi
- 1982The Go Masters松波麟作
- 1981Sailor Suit and Machine GunHajime Sandaiji
- 1981Rennyo and His Mother
- 1981Auto Town
- 1981SekigaharaMasanobu Honda
- 1980Mister, Missus, Miss LonelyHachiro Munakata
- 1980The Bear Storm
- 1980Akai Shisen
- 1980Nukata no Ōkimi
- 1979Nomugi Pass
- 1979Vengeance Is MineShizuo Enokizu
- 1978Hito wa sore wo scandal to iuKoichiro dojima
- 1978Never Give UpKazunari Ohba
- 1978August Without EmperorTameichiro Emi
- 1978Kazoku Netsu
- 1977Sweet RevengeKinzo Otsuka
- 1977The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake SunaoSunao Kikutake
- 1977The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
- 1977Mount HakkodaMajor Yamada
- 1976The Possessed
- 1976The Inugami FamilySahei Inugami
- 1976Akai Unmei
- 1976Barefoot GenFather
- 1975Solar EclipseConservative MP
- 1975Waga seishun no toki
- 1975Two in the Amsterdam RainMasaoka
- 1974ScalpelShiro Kikukawa
- 1974The Tattered BannerShozo Tanaka
- 1974HimikoNashime
- 1973Coup d'EtatIkki Kita
- 1973Deeper Than BlueYukiyoshi Tamiya
- 1972Journey Into SolitudeKunitaro Matsuda
- 1972Nemuri Kyoshiro
- 1972Professional Killers
- 1972Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
- 1972The RendezvousDetective Yamamuro
- 1972Zatoichi at LargeBoss Tetsugoro
- 1971Confessions Among ActressesMinakawa
- 1971Men and War II: Land of Love and SorrowShigata Komijiro
- 19713,000 Kilometer Trap
- 1971The Earth is Born AgainEisuke Noda
- 1971Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of DeathBaiken Shishido
- 1971Shadow of DeceptionKeitaro Nishida
- 1970Men and War I: Prelude to DestinyShigata Komijiro
- 1970City of BeastsYusaku Ishihama
- 1970Duel at Fort EzoShimbei Usa
- 1969Shinsengumi: Assassins of HonorKamo Serizawa
- 1968Profound Desires of the GodsNekichi Futori
- 1968Neon taiheiki
- 1967剣Asaemon Yamada
- 1967Zatoichi the OutlawAsagoro
- 1966Glorious FightsGenichiro Gunji
- 1966Captive's IslandDaigoku
- 1966Thirst for LoveTetsuya Ezaki
- 1966The ThreatMisawa
- 1965Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs KojiroMuneaki Takuan - Priest
- 1965Tale of Japanese BurglarsGisuke Hayashida
- 1965Tokyo UntouchableNaoto Nishiyama
- 1965A Fugitive from the PastTakichi Inukai
- 1965KwaidanHusband (segment "The Black Hair")
- 1964Wolves, Pigs & MenIchiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
- 1964A Story from EchigoGonsuke Sabu
- 1964Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleTakuan
- 1963Zoku ôshoSakita Sankichi
- 1963The Life of a Horse-Trader片山米太郎
- 1963Tale of Army BrutalityYahichi Inumaru
- 1963The Life of Rikisha-Man
- 1963Futari dake no toride
- 1963Tokyo Untouchable: EscapeNaoto, Nishiyama
- 1963Escape from HellShinpei
- 1962Umineko ga tonde
- 1962The King
- 1962Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka HeightsMuneaki Takuan
- 1962Hell's Kitchen
- 1962HarakiriKageyu Saito
- 1962The Broken CommandmentRentaro Inoko
- 1962The Christian RevoltUemonsaku
- 1962The Escape
- 1961The CatchKazumasa Takano
- 1961Run, Genta, Run!
- 1961City
- 1961Fateful Birthplace
- 1961Like Fire is My Life
- 1961Miyamoto MusashiMuneaki Takuan
- 1960Devotion to RailwayYoshito Matsuzaki
- 1960The Stragglers
- 1960Hunting Opium-Eaters
- 1960The Great Road
- 1959The Murderer Must DieTetsuo Yazaki
- 1959Thus Another DayKenzô Akada
- 1959A Dead Drifter
- 1959Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanNewspaperman A
- 1959The Song of the Cart
- 1958The OutsidersTakeshi Ohiwa
- 1958The Undefeated Woman
- 1958Face in the DarkKijima
- 1958Yoku
- 1958Night DrumHikokurô Ogura
- 1958Wind, Woman and RoadSentaro
- 1957But the Flesh is WeakIchiro Kurakoshi
- 1957The Eagle and the HawkKeizo Sasaki
- 1957StepbrothersHantaro Kido
- 1956Dotanba
- 1956Nikoyon monogatari
- 1956Ryûri no kishi
- 1956Phoenix(Uncredited)
- 1956CrossroadShōgo Ise
- 1956The Burmese HarpCaptain Inouye
- 1956Evil Reward
- 1955Policeman's Diary, Part 2
- 1955The Samurai of Edo
- 1955A Hole of My Own Making
- 1955Three Faces
- 1955The Beautiful Nuns
- 1955Vanished Glory
- 1955Till We Meet AgainJiro Sone
- 1955Bodyguard from Hell
- 1955Striving to Live
- 1955Policeman's DiaryPatrolman Hanakawa
- 1954Women's House
- 1954Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoMatahachi
- 1954Turbid Youth
- 1954Good Son-in-Law
- 1954Itsuko to sono hahaYasukazu Sugi
- 1954Farewell RabaulCaptain Katase
- 1953The Red Light Military BaseKoichi Kawanabe
- 1953Omatsuri hanjiro
- 1953The LoversSugawa
- 1953The Eagle of the PacificStaff Officer (uncredited)
- 1953Reunion
- 1953The Blue Revolution
- 1953Aijô ni tsuite
- 1953WifeTadashi Tanimura
- 1953Escape Zone
- 1953Koibito-tachi no iru machi
- 1953Husband and WifeRyota Takemura
- 1953My Wonderful Yellow CarThe burglar
- 1952The Whisper of Spring
- 1952Beauty and the ThiefKuroki no Jiro
- 1952AdolescenceTeacher Harada
- 1952Shanghai RoseManabe, First lieutenant
- 1952Sword for HireTachibana Jurata
- 1952Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
- 1952Doctor's Day Off
- 1951Story of Lightning
- 1951Beauty of Life
- 1951Fireworks Over the SeaTsuyoshi Yabuki
- 1951BoyhoodTeacher Shimomura
- 1951The Good FairyRentaro Mikuni, news reporter
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