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Rentaro Mikuni

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Rentaro Mikuni

Born January 20, 1923 in Ota, Gunma, JapanDied April 14, 2013191 films

Rentaro Mikuni (三國 連太郎, Mikuni Rentarō, January 20, 1923-April 14, 2013) 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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Harakiri posterFirst watchHarakiri19628.5as Kageyu SaitoDown-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Kwaidan poster7.7Kwaidan1965The Burmese Harp poster7.8The Burmese Harp1956The Old Man and the Sea poster7.6The Old Man and the Sea1999Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto poster7.2Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto1954Vengeance Is Mine poster7.6Vengeance Is Mine1979Profound Desires of the Gods poster7.4Profound Desires of the Gods1968Sailor Suit and Machine Gun poster7.0Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981A Fugitive from the Past poster7.3A Fugitive from the Past1965

Filmography

191 films as actor
  1. 2014The Rotten Wheelbarrow
  2. 2012Chronicle of My MotherHayato
  3. 2011Someday
  4. 2011Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a WormChubei
  5. 2009Free and Easy 20: Final
  6. 2008Free and Easy 19
  7. 2007Free and Easy 18
  8. 2006Free and Easy 17
  9. 2005Free and Easy 16Suzuki
  10. 2004Free and Easy 15
  11. 2003Free and Easy 14Suzuki Ichinosuke
  12. 2003The Wind CarpetKinta Nakata
  13. 2001A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
  14. 2001Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
  15. 2000Free and Easy 11
  16. 1999The Old Man and the Sea(voice)
  17. 1999Rainbow Cape
  18. 1999Will to LiveYasukichi
  19. 1998Free and Easy: Samurai EditionIchinosuke Suzuki
  20. 1998Free and Easy 10Ichinosuke Suzuki
  21. 1997Free and Easy 9Ichinosuke Suzuki
  22. 1996Free and Easy 8Ichinosuke Suzuki
  23. 1996OishinboYuzan Kaibara
  24. 1995Mitabi no kaikyô
  25. 1994Free and Easy 7
  26. 1994Free and Easy Special
  27. 1994Turning PointUrano
  28. 1994The FriendsKihachi Denpo
  29. 1993Free and Easy 6Ichinosuke Suzuki
  30. 1993The Last DanceBuhei Mukai
  31. 1992Free and Easy 5Ichinosuke Suzuki
  32. 1992Luminous MossHeadmaster / Captain
  33. 1992Basara: The Princess GohJunsai
  34. 1991Free and Easy 4Ichinosuke Suzuki
  35. 1991My SonsAkio Asano
  36. 1990Free and Easy 3Ichinosuke Suzuki
  37. 1989Free and Easy 2Ichinosuke Suzuki
  38. 1989RikyuRikyu
  39. 1988Free and EasyIchinosuke Suzuki
  40. 1988Wuthering HeightsTakamaru
  41. 1988A Taxing Woman's ReturnTeppei Onisawa
  42. 1987Shinran: Path to Purity
  43. 1987River of Fireflies
  44. 1986A Human PromiseRyôsaku Morimoto
  45. 1986Beyond the Shining SeaTakeya Oumi
  46. 1985Kimi ga kagayaku toki
  47. 1984The Street of DesireTadao Shimoda
  48. 1984Lone Wolf and CubYagyū Retsudō
  49. 1984The Fugitive Samurai
  50. 1983The Women of Osaka CastleToyotomi Hideyoshi
  51. 1982The Go Masters松波麟作
  52. 1981Sailor Suit and Machine GunHajime Sandaiji
  53. 1981Rennyo and His Mother
  54. 1981Auto Town
  55. 1980Mister, Missus, Miss LonelyHachiro Munakata
  56. 1980The Bear Storm
  57. 1979Nomugi Pass
  58. 1979Vengeance Is MineShizuo Enokizu
  59. 1978Never Give UpKazunari Ohba
  60. 1978August Without EmperorTameichiro Emi
  61. 1977Sweet RevengeKinzo Otsuka
  62. 1977The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
  63. 1977Mount HakkodaMajor Yamada
  64. 1976The Possessed
  65. 1976The Inugami FamilySahei Inugami
  66. 1976Barefoot GenFather
  67. 1975Solar EclipseConservative MP
  68. 1975Waga seishun no toki
  69. 1975Two in the Amsterdam RainMasaoka
  70. 1974ScalpelShiro Kikukawa
  71. 1974The Tattered BannerShozo Tanaka
  72. 1974HimikoNashime
  73. 1973Coup d'EtatIkki Kita
  74. 1973Deeper Than BlueYukiyoshi Tamiya
  75. 1972Journey Into SolitudeKunitaro Matsuda
  76. 1972Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
  77. 1972The RendezvousDetective Yamamuro
  78. 1972Zatoichi at LargeBoss Tetsugoro
  79. 1971Confessions Among ActressesMinakawa
  80. 1971Men and War II: Land of Love and SorrowShigata Komijiro
  81. 19713,000 Kilometer Trap
  82. 1971The Earth is Born AgainEisuke Noda
  83. 1971Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of DeathBaiken Shishido
  84. 1971Shadow of DeceptionKeitaro Nishida
  85. 1970Men and War I: Prelude to DestinyShigata Komijiro
  86. 1970City of BeastsYusaku Ishihama
  87. 1970Duel at Fort EzoShimbei Usa
  88. 1969Shinsengumi: Assassins of HonorKamo Serizawa
  89. 1968Profound Desires of the GodsNekichi Futori
  90. 1968The Neon Taiheiki
  91. 1967Zatoichi the OutlawAsagoro
  92. 1966Glorious FightsGenichiro Gunji
  93. 1966Captive's IslandDaigoku
  94. 1966Thirst for LoveTetsuya Ezaki
  95. 1966The ThreatMisawa
  96. 1965Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs KojiroMuneaki Takuan - Priest
  97. 1965Tale of Japanese BurglarsGisuke Hayashida
  98. 1965Tokyo UntouchableNaoto Nishiyama
  99. 1965A Fugitive from the PastTakichi Inukai
  100. 1965KwaidanHusband (segment "The Black Hair")
  101. 1964Wolves, Pigs & MenIchiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
  102. 1964A Story from EchigoGonsuke Sabu
  103. 1964Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleTakuan
  104. 1963Zoku ôshoSakita Sankichi
  105. 1963The Life of a Horse-Trader片山米太郎
  106. 1963Tale of Army BrutalityYahichi Inumaru
  107. 1963The Life of Rikisha-Man
  108. 1963Futari dake no toride
  109. 1963Tokyo Untouchable: EscapeNaoto, Nishiyama
  110. 1963Escape from HellShinpei
  111. 1962Umineko ga tonde
  112. 1962The King
  113. 1962Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka HeightsMuneaki Takuan
  114. 1962Hell's Kitchen
  115. 1962HarakiriKageyu Saito
  116. 1962The Broken CommandmentRentaro Inoko
  117. 1962The Christian RevoltUemonsaku
  118. 1962The Escape
  119. 1961The CatchKazumasa Takano
  120. 1961Run, Genta, Run!