Kōji Mitsui
Known for Acting · 138 credits
- Born
- 1910-03-06
- Died
- 1979-07-20
- Place of birth
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Also known as
- 三井秀男 · Кодзи Мицуи
Biography
Mitsui Koji ( March 6, 1910 - April 20, 1979 ) was a Japanese actor. His real name was Mitsui Hikohide. After the war, he played an active role as a supporting actor in films directed by Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu . His former stage name was Mitsui Hideo.
Changed his stage name to Mitsui Koji in Ozu's Hen in the Wind (1948) . His role as the playboy Kisaburo in Kurosawa Akira 's The Lower Depths (1957) won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the 12th Mainichi Film Awards and the 8th Blue Ribbon Awards, solidifying his status as a supporting actor.
After going freelance in 1960, he worked not only in films but also in television dramas and on stage, but after undergoing surgery for a stomach ulcer in 1971, his health deteriorated and he scaled back his acting career.
He died of heart failure on April 20, 1979 at a hospital in Kamakura. He was 69 years old.
Known For
Movies (138)
High and Low
1963
as Second Reporter
Woman in the Dunes
1964
as Village Elder
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959
as Shopkeeper
Red Beard
1965
as Heikichi
Epitaph to My Love
1961
as Torikie
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Guard (uncredited)
Sumida River
1942
Our Chief, Our Doctor
1952
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Furuya
Weeping Doll
1951
as Shige
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Reporter A
Only She Knows
1960
Dodes'ka-den
1970
as Foodstand owner
Lumberjack and Lady
1935
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Jealousy
1949
Okinu and Banto
1940
A Fugitive from the Past
1965
as Motojima
Floating Weeds
1959
as Kichinosuke
Crazy Uproar
1950
Love Letter
1953
Victory Song
1945
as Kawanishi
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Old Journalist
Five Men of Edo
1951
as Kodaira
Seishun no oto
1956
Banana
1960
A Hen in the Wind
1948
as Hideo
A Tale of Dung and Urine
1957
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
There Was a Father
1942
as Graduate
Early Spring
1956
as Hirayama
The Lower Depths
1957
as Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Scandal
1950
as Cameraman A
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
as Shinkichi
Killers on Parade
1961
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Oka
Aoi kairyū
1961
A Case of Honor
1957
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 岡本五郎右衛門
Dragnet Girl
1933
as Hiroshi
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
1968
as Mr. Otagaki
I Will Buy You
1956
as Tamekichi Kurita
Street Without End
1934
as Guest (at café)
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Moriyama
The Inheritance
1962
The Body
1962
A Mother Should Be Loved
1934
as Kousaku
No Blood Relation
1932
as Guy on bike
Tokyo Bay
1962
as Narcotics Control Agent Hayashi
Young Swordsman
1963
as Yabe Senjuro
Here Is a Spring
1955
Children of the Sun
1938
Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Hangoro Iizuka
The Last Trump Card
1960
as Yaichi Saito
Mother Country
1962
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957
Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957
as Mr. Kanemaki
Koi no gashū
1961
as Shuzo, Tomie's father
Ohana han
1966
as Mizorogi
Our Miyo-chan
1969
as Yagi
Hikkoshi yatsure
1961
A Fool's Love
1949
as Seki
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
Thus Another Day
1959
as Man A
Firefly Light
1958
Punch Guy
1966
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
Field Army Orchestra
1944
as Murakami
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958
A Roaring Trade
1962
Great Jailbreak
1975
Salaryman's Medal
1965
Irohanihoheto
1960
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
Chutaro of Banba
1955
The Honest Fool
1964
With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961
Hadashi no hanayome
1962
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
Always in My Heart
1953
Christ in Bronze
1955
as Iwakichi
The Vassal's Neck
1955
Iki na fûraibô
1946
as Gentarô
Beautiful Tengu
1954
as 弥之助
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
1964
as Furui
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
1958
The Father and His Son
1929
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948
Iroha Elegy
1955
Maria of the Ant Village
1958
Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
1954
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
Hijō no otoko
1961
Incidental Murders
1961
as Genji
Our Planes Fly South
1943
Botchan
1958
as Nodaiko
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
1942
The Genealogy of Women
1934
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass
1954
Onna no ryūkō
1950
Otoko no Uta
1962
刑事部屋
1956
Hibi no haishin
1958
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
A Hero of Tokyo
1935
as Hideo Nemoto
Spring Thunder
1939
as Kensuke Ide
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
Haha o tataeru uta
1939
Typhoon Furor
1956
The Layabout and Seabathing
1933
Police Precinct Part 8
1958
Koko ni otoko ari
1959
慶安水滸傳
1954
as 和尚廓念
Great X
1948
as Yoshioka
About Kōji Mitsui
Mitsui Koji ( March 6, 1910 - April 20, 1979 ) was a Japanese actor. His real name was Mitsui Hikohide. After the war, he played an active role as a supporting actor in films directed by Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu . His former stage name was Mitsui Hideo. Changed his stage name to Mitsui Koji in Ozu's Hen in the Wind (1948) . His role as the playboy Kisaburo in Kurosawa Akira 's The Lower Depths (1957) won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the 12th Mainichi Film Awards and the 8th Blue Ribbon Awards, solidifying his status as a suppo… With 138 credits spanning from 1929 to 1975, Kōji Mitsui has appeared in 138 films and 0 TV shows.
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- High and Low (1963) — as Second Reporter
- Woman in the Dunes (1964) — as Village Elder
- Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
- The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
- Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959) — as Shopkeeper
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