Rentaro Mikuni
Known for
Acting
Life
1923 – 2013 (aged 90)
Born in
Ota, Gunma, Japan
Credits
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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.
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Known For
Harakiri
15 Sep 1962
Kwaidan
06 Jan 1965
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
25 Sep 1954
The Burmese Harp
21 Jan 1956
The Old Man and the Sea
03 Jul 1999
Vengeance Is Mine
21 Apr 1979
Profound Desires of the Gods
22 Nov 1968
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
19 Dec 1981
Photos
Filmography
2012
- Chronicle of My Motheras Hayato
2011
2009
- Free and Easy 20: Final
- Through the Mistas (archive footage)
2008
2007
2006
2005
- Free and Easy 16as Suzuki
2004
2003
- Free and Easy 14as Suzuki Ichinosuke
- The Wind Carpetas Kinta Nakata
2000
1999
- The Old Man and the Seaas (voice)
- Rainbow Cape
- Will to Liveas Yasukichi
1998
- Free and Easy: Samurai Editionas Ichinosuke Suzuki
- Free and Easy 10as Ichinosuke Suzuki
1997
- Free and Easy 9as Ichinosuke Suzuki
1996
- Free and Easy 8as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- Oishinboas Yuzan Kaibara
1995
1994
- Free and Easy 7
- Free and Easy Special
- Turning Pointas Urano
- The Friendsas Kihachi Denpo
1993
- Free and Easy 6as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- The Last Danceas Buhei Mukai
1992
- Free and Easy 5as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- Luminous Mossas Headmaster
- Basara: The Princess Gohas Junsai
1991
- Free and Easy 4as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- My Sonsas Akio Asano
1990
- Free and Easy 3as Ichinosuke Suzuki
1989
- Free and Easy 2as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- Rikyuas Rikyu
1988
- Free and Easyas Ichinosuke Suzuki
- Wuthering Heightsas Takamaru
- A Taxing Woman's Returnas Teppei Onisawa
1986
- A Human Promiseas Ryôsaku Morimoto
- Beyond the Shining Seaas Takeya Oumi
1984
- The Street of Desireas Tadao Shimoda
- Lone Wolf and Cubas Yagyū Retsudō
- 子連れ狼1 episode
- The Fugitive Samurai
1983
- The Women of Osaka Castleas Toyotomi Hideyoshi
1982
- The Go Mastersas 松波麟作
1981
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gunas Hajime Sandaiji
- Rennyo and His Mother
- Auto Town
- Sekigaharaas Masanobu Honda3 episodes
1980
- Mister, Missus, Miss Lonelyas Hachiro Munakata
- The Bear Storm
- Akai Shisen2 episodes
- Nukata no Ōkimi2 episodes
1979
- Nomugi Pass
- Vengeance Is Mineas Shizuo Enokizu
1978
- Hito wa sore wo scandal to iuas Koichiro dojima21 episodes
- Never Give Upas Kazunari Ohba
- August Without Emperoras Tameichiro Emi
- Kazoku Netsu2 episodes
1977
- Sweet Revengeas Kinzo Otsuka
- The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunaoas Sunao Kikutake
- The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
- Mount Hakkodaas Major Yamada
1976
- The Possessed
- The Inugami Familyas Sahei Inugami
- Akai Unmei28 episodes
- Barefoot Genas Father
1975
- Solar Eclipseas Conservative MP
- Waga seishun no toki
- Two in the Amsterdam Rainas Masaoka
1974
- Scalpelas Shiro Kikukawa
- The Tattered Banneras Shozo Tanaka
- Himikoas Nashime
1973
- Coup d'Etatas Ikki Kita
- Deeper Than Blueas Yukiyoshi Tamiya
1972
- Journey Into Solitudeas Kunitaro Matsuda
- Nemuri Kyoshiro1 episode
- Professional Killers1 episode
- Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
- The Rendezvousas Detective Yamamuro
- Zatoichi at Largeas Boss Tetsugoro
1971
- Confessions Among Actressesas Minakawa
- Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrowas Shigata Komijiro
- 3,000 Kilometer Trap
- The Earth is Born Againas Eisuke Noda
- Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Deathas Baiken Shishido
- Shadow of Deceptionas Keitaro Nishida
1970
- Men and War I: Prelude to Destinyas Shigata Komijiro
- City of Beastsas Yusaku Ishihama
- Duel at Fort Ezoas Shimbei Usa
1969
- Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honoras Kamo Serizawa
1968
- Profound Desires of the Godsas Nekichi Futori
- Neon taiheiki
1967
- 剣as Asaemon Yamada1 episode
- Zatoichi the Outlawas Asagoro
1966
- Glorious Fightsas Genichiro Gunji
- Captive's Islandas Daigoku
- Thirst for Loveas Tetsuya Ezaki
- The Threatas Misawa
1965
- Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiroas Muneaki Takuan - Priest
- Tale of Japanese Burglarsas Gisuke Hayashida
- Tokyo Untouchableas Naoto Nishiyama
- A Fugitive from the Pastas Takichi Inukai
- Kwaidanas Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
1964
- Wolves, Pigs & Menas Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
- A Story from Echigoas Gonsuke Sabu
- Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Templeas Takuan
1963
- Zoku ôshoas Sakita Sankichi
- The Life of a Horse-Traderas 片山米太郎
- Tale of Army Brutalityas Yahichi Inumaru
- The Life of Rikisha-Man
- Futari dake no toride
- Tokyo Untouchable: Escapeas Naoto, Nishiyama
- Escape from Hellas Shinpei
1962
- Umineko ga tonde
- The King
- Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heightsas Muneaki Takuan
- Hell's Kitchen
- Harakirias Kageyu Saito
- The Broken Commandmentas Rentaro Inoko
- The Christian Revoltas Uemonsaku
- The Escape
1961
- The Catchas Kazumasa Takano
- Run, Genta, Run!
- City
- Fateful Birthplace
- Like Fire is My Life
- Miyamoto Musashias Muneaki Takuan
1960
- Devotion to Railwayas Yoshito Matsuzaki
- The Stragglers
- Hunting Opium-Eaters
- The Great Road
1959
- The Murderer Must Dieas Tetsuo Yazaki
- Thus Another Dayas Kenzô Akada
- A Dead Drifter
- Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japanas Newspaperman A
- The Song of the Cart
1958
- The Outsidersas Takeshi Ohiwa
- The Undefeated Woman
- Face in the Darkas Kijima
- Yoku
- Night Drumas Hikokurô Ogura
- Wind, Woman and Roadas Sentaro
1957
- But the Flesh is Weakas Ichiro Kurakoshi
- The Eagle and the Hawkas Keizo Sasaki
- Stepbrothersas Hantaro Kido
1956
- Dotanba
- Nikoyon monogatari
- Wandering Shore
- Phoenixas Film actor (uncredited)
- Crossroadas Shōgo Ise
- The Burmese Harpas Captain Inouye
- Evil Reward
1955
1954
- Women's House
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamotoas Matahachi
- Turbid Youth
- Good Son-in-Law
- Itsuko to sono hahaas Yasukazu Sugi
- Farewell Rabaulas Captain Katase
1953
- The Red Light Military Baseas Koichi Kawanabe
- Omatsuri hanjiro
- The Loversas Sugawa
- The Eagle of the Pacificas Staff Officer (uncredited)
- Reunion
- The Blue Revolution
- About Love
- Wifeas Tadashi Tanimura
- Escape Zone
- Koibito-tachi no iru machi
- Husband and Wifeas Ryota Takemura
- My Wonderful Yellow Caras The burglar
1952
- The Whisper of Spring
- Beauty and the Thiefas Kuroki no Jiro
- Adolescenceas Teacher Harada
- Shanghai Roseas Manabe, First lieutenant
- Sword for Hireas Tachibana Jurata
- Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
- Doctor's Day Off
1951
- Story of Lightning
- Beauty of Life
- Fireworks Over the Seaas Tsuyoshi Yabuki
- Boyhoodas Teacher Shimomura
- The Good Fairyas Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter