Rentaro Mikuni
Known for Acting · 203 credits
- Born
- 1923-01-20
- Died
- 2013-04-14
- Place of birth
- Ota, Gunma, Japan
- Also known as
- Рэнтаро Микуни · 三國 連太郎 · 佐藤 政雄 · 三国连太郎 · さとう まさお · みくに れんたろう
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 (193)
Harakiri
1962
as Kageyu Saito
Kwaidan
1965
as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Thirst for Love
1966
as Tetsuya Ezaki
My Sons
1991
as Akio Asano
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968
as Nekichi Futori
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
as Teppei Onisawa
The Song of the Cart
1959
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Matahachi
Mount Hakkoda
1977
as Major Yamada
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Shizuo Enokizu
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981
as Hajime Sandaiji
The Burmese Harp
1956
as Captain Inouye
Never Give Up
1978
as Kazunari Ohba
The Friends
1994
as Kihachi Denpo
The Old Man and the Sea
1999
as (voice)
The Inugami Family
1976
as Sahei Inugami
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
1963
as Naoto, Nishiyama
Zatoichi at Large
1972
as Boss Tetsugoro
Wife
1953
as Tadashi Tanimura
Solar Eclipse
1975
as Conservative MP
The Rendezvous
1972
as Detective Yamamuro
Rikyu
1989
as Rikyu
Till We Meet Again
1955
as Jiro Sone
A Fugitive from the Past
1965
as Takichi Inukai
The Escape
1962
August Without Emperor
1978
as Tameichiro Emi
Free and Easy 14
2003
as Suzuki Ichinosuke
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
Free and Easy
1988
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Someday
2011
Chronicle of My Mother
2012
as Hayato
Basara: The Princess Goh
1992
as Junsai
Himiko
1974
as Nashime
Free and Easy 7
1994
Escape from Hell
1963
as Shinpei
Free and Easy 2
1989
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Fugitive Samurai
1984
Farewell Rabaul
1954
as Captain Katase
Dotanba
1956
Turning Point
1994
as Urano
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
1998
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Street of Desire
1984
as Tadao Shimoda
Sweet Revenge
1977
as Kinzo Otsuka
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971
as Shigata Komijiro
My Wonderful Yellow Car
1953
as The burglar
The Catch
1961
as Kazumasa Takano
Free and Easy 16
2005
as Suzuki
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970
as Shigata Komijiro
Free and Easy 8
1996
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Wolves, Pigs & Men
1964
as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
Shadow of Deception
1971
as Keitaro Nishida
Nomugi Pass
1979
The Last Dance
1993
as Buhei Mukai
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
as Gisuke Hayashida
Confessions Among Actresses
1971
as Minakawa
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Takuan
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969
as Kamo Serizawa
Free and Easy 4
1991
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Possessed
1976
A Human Promise
1986
as Ryôsaku Morimoto
Sword for Hire
1952
as Tachibana Jurata
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
Deeper Than Blue
1973
as Yukiyoshi Tamiya
Night Drum
1958
as Hikokurô Ogura
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Tsuyoshi Yabuki
Free and Easy 10
1998
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Free and Easy 20: Final
2009
Mitabi no kaikyô
1995
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980
as Hachiro Munakata
Red-Light Bases
1953
as Koichi Kawanabe
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972
The Murderer Must Die
1959
as Tetsuo Yazaki
Oishinbo
1996
as Yuzan Kaibara
Free and Easy 18
2007
Striving to Live
1955
The Good Fairy
1951
as Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
as Shimbei Usa
Husband and Wife
1953
as Ryota Takemura
Through the Mist
2009
as (archive footage)
Free and Easy 5
1992
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
A Story from Echigo
1964
as Gonsuke Sabu
Will to Live
1999
as Yasukichi
The Go Masters
1982
as 松波麟作
The King
1962
Hell's Kitchen
1962
The Broken Commandment
1962
as Rentaro Inoko
Luminous Moss
1992
as Headmaster / Captain
Captive's Island
1966
as Daigoku
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987
City of Beasts
1970
as Yusaku Ishihama
Stepbrothers
1957
as Hantaro Kido
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959
as Newspaperman A
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Muneaki Takuan
The Eagle and the Hawk
1957
as Keizo Sasaki
Glorious Fights
1966
as Genichiro Gunji
Journey Into Solitude
1972
as Kunitaro Matsuda
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
Free and Easy 17
2006
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
1971
as Baiken Shishido
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Muneaki Takuan - Priest
Beyond the Shining Sea
1986
as Takeya Oumi
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Muneaki Takuan
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Kuroki no Jiro
Yoku
1958
Koibito-tachi no iru machi
1953
Vanished Glory
1955
Evil Reward
1956
Free and Easy 11
2000
Policeman's Diary
1955
as Patrolman Hanakawa
Wuthering Heights
1988
as Takamaru
Bodyguard from Hell
1955
3,000 Kilometer Trap
1971
Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967
as Asagoro
But the Flesh is Weak
1957
as Ichiro Kurakoshi
Nikoyon monogatari
1956
Free and Easy 19
2008
The Bear Storm
1980
Free and Easy 15
2004
Adolescence
1952
as Teacher Harada
Beauty of Life
1951
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 203 credits spanning from 1951 to 2014, Rentaro Mikuni has appeared in 193 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Harakiri (1962) — as Kageyu Saito
- Kwaidan (1965) — as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
- Thirst for Love (1966) — as Tetsuya Ezaki
- My Sons (1991) — as Akio Asano
- Profound Desires of the Gods (1968) — as Nekichi Futori
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