Rentaro Mikuni
Known for Acting · 204 credits
- Born
- 1923-01-20
- Died
- 2013-04-14
- Place of birth
- Ota, Gunma, Japan
- Also known as
- Рэнтаро Микуни · 佐藤 政雄 · 三国连太郎 · さとう まさお · みくに れんたろう · Rentarō Mikuni
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
TV Shows (10)
Movies (194)
Harakiri
1962
as Kageyu Saito
The Street of Desire
1984
as Tadao Shimoda
Ryûri no kishi
1956
Kwaidan
1965
as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Wife
1953
as Tadashi Tanimura
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959
as Newspaperman A
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Kuroki no Jiro
Mitabi no kaikyô
1995
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987
Captive's Island
1966
as Daigoku
Neon taiheiki
1968
The Burmese Harp
1956
as Captain Inouye
Free and Easy 19
2008
The Inugami Family
1976
as Sahei Inugami
Chronicle of My Mother
2012
as Hayato
Rikyu
1989
as Rikyu
A Fugitive from the Past
1965
as Takichi Inukai
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Matahachi
Hell's Kitchen
1962
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Shizuo Enokizu
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968
as Nekichi Futori
The Old Man and the Sea
1999
as (voice)
The Friends
1994
as Kihachi Denpo
The Blue Revolution
1953
A Story from Echigo
1964
as Gonsuke Sabu
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981
as Hajime Sandaiji
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
Tokyo Untouchable
1965
as Naoto Nishiyama
Mount Hakkoda
1977
as Major Yamada
The Good Fairy
1951
as Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter
Himiko
1974
as Nashime
Solar Eclipse
1975
as Conservative MP
Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto
1993
as Self
Thirst for Love
1966
as Tetsuya Ezaki
The Christian Revolt
1962
as Uemonsaku
Rainbow Cape
1999
Basara: The Princess Goh
1992
as Junsai
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969
as Kamo Serizawa
Wuthering Heights
1988
as Takamaru
Lone Wolf and Cub
1984
as Yagyū Retsudō
The Last Dance
1993
as Buhei Mukai
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980
as Hachiro Munakata
Wind, Woman and Road
1958
as Sentaro
Zoku ôsho
1963
as Sakita Sankichi
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970
as Shigata Komijiro
Free and Easy
1988
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Rotten Wheelbarrow
2014
The Eagle and the Hawk
1957
as Keizo Sasaki
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Muneaki Takuan - Priest
August Without Emperor
1978
as Tameichiro Emi
Coup d'Etat
1973
as Ikki Kita
Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967
as Asagoro
The Broken Commandment
1962
as Rentaro Inoko
Never Give Up
1978
as Kazunari Ohba
Glorious Fights
1966
as Genichiro Gunji
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Takuan
My Sons
1991
as Akio Asano
Boyhood
1951
as Teacher Shimomura
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
as Teppei Onisawa
Free and Easy 17
2006
Journey Into Solitude
1972
as Kunitaro Matsuda
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
The Lovers
1953
as Sugawa
The Rendezvous
1972
as Detective Yamamuro
Free and Easy 6
1993
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
A Hole of My Own Making
1955
River of Fireflies
1987
Wolves, Pigs & Men
1964
as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
The Catch
1961
as Kazumasa Takano
Free and Easy 16
2005
as Suzuki
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Muneaki Takuan
Shadow of Deception
1971
as Keitaro Nishida
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Muneaki Takuan
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Tsuyoshi Yabuki
Confessions Among Actresses
1971
as Minakawa
Beyond the Shining Sea
1986
as Takeya Oumi
Will to Live
1999
as Yasukichi
Free and Easy 14
2003
as Suzuki Ichinosuke
Free and Easy 20: Final
2009
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971
as Shigata Komijiro
Sword for Hire
1952
as Tachibana Jurata
Night Drum
1958
as Hikokurô Ogura
The Threat
1966
as Misawa
Nomugi Pass
1979
Stepbrothers
1957
as Hantaro Kido
Free and Easy 2
1989
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Go Masters
1982
as 松波麟作
Scalpel
1974
as Shiro Kikukawa
Free and Easy 18
2007
Tale of Army Brutality
1963
as Yahichi Inumaru
Free and Easy Special
1994
Turbid Youth
1954
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977
Barefoot Gen
1976
as Father
Someday
2011
Sweet Revenge
1977
as Kinzo Otsuka
The Red Light Military Base
1953
as Koichi Kawanabe
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
1971
as Baiken Shishido
Free and Easy 5
1992
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
as Gisuke Hayashida
The Beautiful Nuns
1955
Oishinbo
1996
as Yuzan Kaibara
Free and Easy 15
2004
Zatoichi at Large
1972
as Boss Tetsugoro
Through the Mist
2009
as (archive footage)
The Fugitive Samurai
1984
A Human Promise
1986
as Ryôsaku Morimoto
Thus Another Day
1959
as Kenzô Akada
Crossroad
1956
as Shōgo Ise
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
as Shimbei Usa
Free and Easy 11
2000
Nikoyon monogatari
1956
The Wind Carpet
2003
as Kinta Nakata
Till We Meet Again
1955
as Jiro Sone
The King
1962
Luminous Moss
1992
as Headmaster / Captain
My Wonderful Yellow Car
1953
as The burglar
Farewell Rabaul
1954
as Captain Katase
About Rentaro Mikuni
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. With 204 credits spanning from 1951 to 2014, Rentaro Mikuni has appeared in 194 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Harakiri (1962) — as Kageyu Saito
- The Street of Desire (1984) — as Tadao Shimoda
- Ryûri no kishi (1956)
- Kwaidan (1965) — as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
- Wife (1953) — as Tadashi Tanimura
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