Rentaro Mikuni
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rentaro Mikuni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Harakiri (1962)
as Kageyu Saito
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
as Shizuo Enokizu
Kwaidan (1965)
as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Rikyu (1989)
as Rikyu
The Burmese Harp (1956)
as Captain Inouye
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
as Takichi Inukai
Free and Easy 19 (2008)
Actor
Solar Eclipse (1975)
as Conservative MP
The Friends (1994)
as Kihachi Denpo
Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
as Nekichi Futori
Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
Actor
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
as Hajime Sandaiji
Zatoichi at Large (1972)
as Boss Tetsugoro
Nomugi Pass (1979)
Actor
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
as Matahachi
The Go Masters (1982)
as 松波麟作
The Inugami Family (1976)
as Sahei Inugami
Super Hawk Volume II (1954)
Actor
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
as Major Yamada
August Without Emperor (1978)
as Tameichiro Emi
Free and Easy 2 (1989)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
A Story from Echigo (1964)
as Gonsuke Sabu
Mitabi no kaikyô (1995)
Actor
Fireworks Over the Sea (1951)
as Tsuyoshi Yabuki
Rainbow Cape (1999)
Actor
The Old Man and the Sea (1999)
as (voice)
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)
as Muneaki Takuan - Priest
Tokyo Untouchable (1965)
as Naoto Nishiyama
Barefoot Gen (1976)
as Father
Super Hawk Volume I (1954)
Actor
Never Give Up (1978)
as Kazunari Ohba
Beauty and the Thief (1952)
as Kuroki no Jiro
Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto (1993)
as Self
Lone Wolf and Cub (1984)
as Yagyū Retsudō
Beauty of Life (1951)
Actor
The Good Fairy (1951)
as Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter
Wind, Woman and Road (1958)
as Sentaro
Someday (2011)
Actor
Zoku ôsho (1963)
as Sakita Sankichi
Wandering Shore (1956)
Actor
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)
as Newspaperman A
The Lovers (1953)
as Sugawa
Hell's Kitchen (1962)
Actor
Oishinbo (1996)
as Yuzan Kaibara
Chronicle of My Mother (2012)
as Hayato
Captive's Island (1966)
as Daigoku
Wuthering Heights (1988)
as Takamaru
The Neon Taiheiki (1968)
Actor
The Blue Revolution (1953)
Actor
The Rotten Wheelbarrow (2014)
Actor
The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
Night Drum (1958)
as Hikokurô Ogura
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (1952)
Actor
Himiko (1974)
as Nashime
Thirst for Love (1966)
as Tetsuya Ezaki
Waga seishun no toki (1975)
Actor
Glorious Fights (1966)
as Genichiro Gunji
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
as Kamo Serizawa
Coup d'Etat (1973)
as Ikki Kita
Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
as Asagoro
The Last Dance (1993)
as Buhei Mukai
The Life of a Horse-Trader (1963)
as 片山米太郎
A Human Promise (1986)
as Ryôsaku Morimoto
Till We Meet Again (1955)
as Jiro Sone
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (1972)
Actor
The Threat (1966)
as Misawa
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)
Actor
Journey Into Solitude (1972)
as Kunitaro Matsuda
Tale of Army Brutality (1963)
as Yahichi Inumaru
Doctor's Day Off (1952)
Actor
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
as Teppei Onisawa
Husband and Wife (1953)
as Ryota Takemura
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)
as Shigata Komijiro
Run, Genta, Run! (1961)
Actor
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)
Actor
Stepbrothers (1957)
as Hantaro Kido
The Fugitive Samurai (1984)
Actor
Through the Mist (2009)
as (archive footage)
Basara: The Princess Goh (1992)
as Junsai
Bodyguard from Hell (1955)
Actor
Sweet Revenge (1977)
as Kinzo Otsuka
Face in the Dark (1958)
as Kijima
The Broken Commandment (1962)
as Rentaro Inoko
Turning Point (1994)
as Urano
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
as Muneaki Takuan
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971)
as Shigata Komijiro
The Street of Desire (1984)
as Tadao Shimoda
Tale of Japanese Burglars (1965)
as Gisuke Hayashida
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely (1980)
as Hachiro Munakata
Wolves, Pigs & Men (1964)
as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
The Rendezvous (1972)
as Detective Yamamuro
Farewell Rabaul (1954)
as Captain Katase
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
as Muneaki Takuan
Shadow of Deception (1971)
as Keitaro Nishida
The Christian Revolt (1962)
as Uemonsaku
Free and Easy 16 (2005)
as Suzuki
Evil Reward (1956)
Actor
The Escape (1962)
Actor
Wife (1953)
as Tadashi Tanimura
Good Son-in-Law (1954)
Actor
The Catch (1961)
as Kazumasa Takano
Two in the Amsterdam Rain (1975)
as Masaoka
Escape from Hell (1963)
as Shinpei
River of Fireflies (1987)
Actor
Will to Live (1999)
as Yasukichi
Free and Easy (1988)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Earth is Born Again (1971)
as Eisuke Noda
Fateful Birthplace (1961)
Actor
The Eagle and the Hawk (1957)
as Keizo Sasaki
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
as Takuan
Duel at Fort Ezo (1970)
as Shimbei Usa
Vanished Glory (1955)
Actor
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm (2011)
as Chubei
Dotanba (1956)
Actor
The Undefeated Woman (1958)
Actor
Beyond the Shining Sea (1986)
as Takeya Oumi
The Great Road (1960)
Actor
Luminous Moss (1992)
as Headmaster / Captain
The Three Faces (1955)
as Ken'ichirō Kishi
City of Beasts (1970)
as Yusaku Ishihama
Rennyo and His Mother (1981)
Actor
Striving to Live (1955)
Actor
Auto Town (1981)
Actor
Free and Easy 17 (2006)
Actor
The Bear Storm (1980)
Actor
The Beautiful Nuns (1955)
Actor
Yoku (1958)
Actor
Crossroad (1956)
as Shōgo Ise
Confessions Among Actresses (1971)
as Minakawa
The Wind Carpet (2003)
as Kinta Nakata
Free and Easy 18 (2007)
Actor
Free and Easy Special (1994)
Actor
A Hole of My Own Making (1955)
Actor
Devotion to Railway (1960)
as Yoshito Matsuzaki
Futari dake no toride (1963)
Actor
Hunting Opium-Eaters (1960)
Actor
The Red Light Military Base (1953)
as Koichi Kawanabe
Free and Easy 8 (1996)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Murderer Must Die (1959)
as Tetsuo Yazaki
Nikoyon monogatari (1956)
Actor
Escape Zone (1953)
Actor
Free and Easy 14 (2003)
as Suzuki Ichinosuke
Omatsuri hanjiro (1953)
Actor
3,000 Kilometer Trap (1971)
Actor
City (1961)
Actor
The Possessed (1976)
Actor
About Love (1953)
Actor
The King (1962)
as Sankichi Sakata
The Tattered Banner (1974)
as Shozo Tanaka
Turbid Youth (1954)
Actor
My Sons (1991)
as Akio Asano
Thus Another Day (1959)
as Kenzô Akada
My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)
as The burglar
Phoenix (1956)
as Film actor (uncredited)
The Samurai of Edo (1955)
Actor
The Outsiders (1958)
as Takeshi Ohiwa
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death (1971)
as Baiken Shishido
Shanghai Rose (1952)
as Manabe, First lieutenant
Free and Easy 3 (1990)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Sword for Hire (1952)
as Tachibana Jurata
Free and Easy 11 (2000)
Actor
Free and Easy 9 (1997)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Story of Lightning (1951)
Actor
Free and Easy 20: Final (2009)
Actor
The Stragglers (1960)
Actor
Adolescence (1952)
as Teacher Harada
Policeman's Diary (1955)
as Patrolman Hanakawa
Boyhood (1951)
as Teacher Shimomura
Free and Easy 4 (1991)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape (1963)
as Naoto, Nishiyama
Free and Easy 5 (1992)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Umineko ga tonde (1962)
Actor
Deeper Than Blue (1973)
as Yukiyoshi Tamiya
Free and Easy 10 (1998)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Whisper of Spring (1952)
Actor
Free and Easy 6 (1993)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
But the Flesh is Weak (1957)
as Ichiro Kurakoshi
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return" (1988)
as Self
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition (1998)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Koibito-tachi no iru machi (1953)
Actor
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project (2001)
Actor
Women's House (1954)
Actor
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River (2001)
Actor
Itsuko to sono haha (1954)
as Yasukazu Sugi
A Dead Drifter (1959)
Actor
Free and Easy 15 (2004)
Actor
The Women of Osaka Castle (1983)
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Free and Easy 7 (1994)
Actor
The Song of the Cart (1959)
Actor
Making of Daibyonin (1993)
as Self
Reunion (1953)
Actor
Scalpel (1974)
as Shiro Kikukawa
Kimi ga kagayaku toki (1985)
Actor
The Life of Rikisha-Man (1963)
Actor
Like Fire is My Life (1961)
Actor
The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao (1977)
as Sunao Kikutake