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.
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- Born:
- Jan 20, 1923 In Ota, Gunma, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 200
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Good Fairy 1951-02-17
- Latest Project:
- Movie Chronicle of My Mother 2012-04-28
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Chronicle of My Mother | Hayato | 2012-04-28 |
| Movie | Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm | Chubei | 2011-04-15 |
| Movie | Someday | Unknown | 2011-07-16 |
| Movie | Through the Mist | (Archive Footage) | 2009-03-13 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 20: Final | Unknown | 2009-12-26 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 19 | Unknown | 2008-10-25 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 18 | Unknown | 2007-09-08 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 17 | Unknown | 2006-08-05 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 16 | Suzuki | 2005-08-27 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 15 | Unknown | 2004-08-21 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 14 | Suzuki Ichinosuke | 2003-09-20 |
| Movie | The Wind Carpet | Kinta Nakata | 2003-07-11 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project | Unknown | 2001-08-18 |
| Movie | A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River | Unknown | 2001-09-01 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 11 | Unknown | 2000-02-05 |
| Movie | Will to Live | Yasukichi | 1999-01-15 |
| Movie | The Old Man and the Sea | (voice) | 1999-07-03 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 10 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1998-08-08 |
| Movie | Free and Easy: Samurai Edition | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1998-12-23 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 9 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1997-09-06 |
| Movie | Oishinbo | Yuzan Kaibara | 1996-04-13 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 8 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1996-08-10 |
| Movie | Mitabi no kaikyô | Unknown | 1995-10-11 |
| Movie | The Friends | Kihachi Denpo | 1994-03-12 |
| Movie | Turning Point | Urano | 1994-06-18 |
| Movie | Free and Easy Special | Unknown | 1994-07-16 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 7 | Unknown | 1994-12-23 |
| Movie | Making of Daibyonin | Self | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | The Last Dance | Buhei Mukai | 1993-05-29 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 6 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1993-12-25 |
| Movie | Basara: The Princess Goh | Junsai | 1992-04-11 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 5 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1992-12-26 |
| Movie | Luminous Moss | Headmaster / Captain | 1992-04-25 |
| Movie | My Sons | Akio Asano | 1991-10-12 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 4 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1991-12-23 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 3 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1990-12-22 |
| Movie | Rikyu | Rikyu | 1989-09-15 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 2 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1989-12-27 |
| Movie | A Taxing Woman's Return | Teppei Onisawa | 1988-01-15 |
| Movie | The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return" | Self | 1988-05-20 |
| Movie | Wuthering Heights | Takamaru | 1988-05-28 |
| Movie | Free and Easy | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1988-12-24 |
| Movie | River of Fireflies | Unknown | 1987-02-21 |
| Movie | Shinran: Path to Purity | Unknown | 1987-06-02 |
| Movie | Beyond the Shining Sea | Takeya Oumi | 1986-07-12 |
| Movie | A Human Promise | Ryôsaku Morimoto | 1986-09-13 |
| Movie | Kimi ga kagayaku toki | Unknown | 1985-10-10 |
| Series | 子連れ狼 | Unknown | 1984-03-01 |
| Movie | The Fugitive Samurai | Unknown | 1984-01-03 |
| Movie | Lone Wolf and Cub | Yagyū Retsudō | 1984-03-01 |
| Movie | The Street of Desire | Tadao Shimoda | 1984-04-14 |
| Movie | The Women of Osaka Castle | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | 1983-11-03 |
| Movie | The Go Masters | 松波麟作 | 1982-04-01 |
| Series | Sekigahara | Masanobu Honda | 1981-01-02 |
| Movie | Asshii-tachi no machi | Unknown | 1981-03-28 |
| Movie | Sailor Suit and Machine Gun | Hajime Sandaiji | 1981-12-19 |
| Movie | Rennyo and His Mother | Unknown | 1981-10-07 |
| Series | Akai shisen | Unknown | 1980-11-07 |
| Series | Nukata no Ōkimi | Unknown | 1980-03-14 |
| Movie | The Bear Storm | Unknown | 1980-11-27 |
| Movie | Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely | Hachiro Munakata | 1980-12-20 |
| Movie | Vengeance Is Mine | Shizuo Enokizu | 1979-04-21 |
| Movie | Nomugi Pass | Unknown | 1979-06-30 |
| Series | Kazoku Netsu | Unknown | 1978-07-07 |
| Movie | August without Emperor | Tameichiro Emi | 1978-09-23 |
| Movie | Never Give Up | Kazunari Ohba | 1978-10-07 |
| Series | Hito wa sore wo scandal to iu | Koichiro dojima | 1978-11-21 |
| Movie | The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro | Unknown | 1977-09-17 |
| Movie | Mount Hakkoda | Major Yamada | 1977-06-04 |
| Movie | The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao | Sunao Kikutake | 1977-11-10 |
| Movie | Sweet Revenge | Kinzo Otsuka | 1977-12-17 |
| Movie | Barefoot Gen | Father | 1976-01-24 |
| Series | Akai Unmei | Unknown | 1976-04-23 |
| Movie | The Inugami Family | Sahei Inugami | 1976-10-16 |
| Movie | The Possessed | Unknown | 1976-10-16 |
| Movie | Two in the Amsterdam Rain | Masaoka | 1975-03-20 |
| Movie | Solar Eclipse | Conservative MP | 1975-09-06 |
| Movie | Himiko | Nashime | 1974-03-09 |
| Movie | The Tattered Banner | Shozo Tanaka | 1974-05-01 |
| Movie | Scalpel | Shiro Kikukawa | 1974-10-12 |
| Movie | Deeper Than Blue | Yukiyoshi Tamiya | 1973-02-10 |
| Movie | Coup d'Etat | Ikki Kita | 1973-07-07 |
| Movie | The Rendezvous | Detective Yamamuro | 1972-03-29 |
| Movie | Zatoichi at Large | Boss Tetsugoro | 1972-01-15 |
| Movie | Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy | Unknown | 1972-08-12 |
| Series | Professional Killers | Unknown | 1972-09-02 |
| Movie | Journey Into Solitude | Kunitaro Matsuda | 1972-10-28 |
| Series | Nemuri Kyoshiro | Unknown | 1972-10-03 |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death | Baiken Shishido | 1971-02-20 |
| Movie | Shadow of Deception | Keitaro Nishida | 1971-02-10 |
| Movie | The Earth is Born Again | Eisuke Noda | 1971-02-26 |
| Movie | 3,000 Kilometer Trap | Unknown | 1971-05-22 |
| Movie | Confessions Among Actresses | Minakawa | 1971-11-17 |
| Movie | Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow | Shigata Komijiro | 1971-06-12 |
| Movie | Duel at Fort Ezo | Shimbei Usa | 1970-02-09 |
| Movie | Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny | Shigata Komijiro | 1970-08-14 |
| Movie | City of Beasts | Yusaku Ishihama | 1970-05-23 |
| Movie | Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor | Kamo Serizawa | 1969-12-05 |
| Movie | Neon taiheiki | Unknown | 1968-04-13 |
| Movie | Profound Desires of the Gods | Nekichi Futori | 1968-11-22 |
| Movie | Zatoichi the Outlaw | Asagoro | 1967-08-12 |
| Series | 剣 | Asaemon Yamada | 1967-10-16 |
| Movie | Thirst for Love | Tetsuya Ezaki | 1966-04-01 |
| Movie | The Threat | Misawa | 1966-02-17 |
| Movie | Captive's Island | Daigoku | 1966-07-02 |
| Movie | Glorious Fights | Genichiro Gunji | 1966-10-29 |
| Movie | A Fugitive from the Past | Takichi Inukai | 1965-01-15 |
| Movie | Kwaidan | Husband (segment "The Black Hair") | 1965-01-06 |
| Movie | Tale of Japanese Burglars | Gisuke Hayashida | 1965-05-01 |
| Movie | Tokyo Untouchable | Naoto Nishiyama | 1965-03-11 |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro | Muneaki Takuan - Priest | 1965-09-04 |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple | Takuan | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | Wolves, Pigs & Men | Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother | 1964-08-26 |
| Movie | A Story from Echigo | Gonsuke Sabu | 1964-05-09 |
| Movie | Tokyo Untouchable: Escape | Naoto, Nishiyama | 1963-03-15 |
| Movie | Escape from Hell | Shinpei | 1963-01-27 |
| Movie | The Life of Rikisha-Man | Unknown | 1963-04-28 |
| Movie | Futari dake no toride | Unknown | 1963-03-24 |
| Movie | Tale of Army Brutality | Yahichi Inumaru | 1963-06-14 |
| Movie | Zoku ôsho | Sakita Sankichi | 1963-12-01 |
| Movie | The Life of a Horse-Trader | 片山米太郎 | 1963-08-14 |
| Movie | The Broken Commandment | Rentaro Inoko | 1962-04-06 |
| Movie | The Christian Revolt | Uemonsaku | 1962-03-21 |
| Movie | Harakiri | Kageyu Saito | 1962-09-15 |
| Movie | The Escape | Unknown | 1962-03-14 |
| Movie | The King | Unknown | 1962-11-23 |
| Movie | Hell's Kitchen | Unknown | 1962-10-12 |
| Movie | Umineko ga tonde | Unknown | 1962-12-05 |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights | Muneaki Takuan | 1962-11-17 |
| Movie | Like Fire is My Life | Unknown | 1961-06-09 |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi | Muneaki Takuan | 1961-05-27 |
| Movie | Fateful Birthplace | Unknown | 1961-09-06 |
| Movie | City | Unknown | 1961-10-14 |
| Movie | The Catch | Kazumasa Takano | 1961-11-22 |
| Movie | Run, Genta, Run! | Unknown | 1961-11-22 |
| Movie | The Great Road | Unknown | 1960-03-08 |
| Movie | Hunting Opium-Eaters | Unknown | 1960-09-04 |
| Movie | Devotion to Railway | Yoshito Matsuzaki | 1960-11-08 |
| Movie | The Stragglers | Unknown | 1960-10-05 |
| Movie | Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan | Newspaperman A | 1959-03-29 |
| Movie | The Song of the Cart | Unknown | 1959-02-11 |
| Movie | A Dead Drifter | Unknown | 1959-05-13 |
| Movie | Thus Another Day | Kenzô Akada | 1959-09-27 |
| Movie | The Murderer Must Die | Tetsuo Yazaki | 1959-10-27 |
| Movie | Night Drum | Hikokurô Ogura | 1958-04-15 |
| Movie | Yoku | Unknown | 1958-06-24 |
| Movie | Wind, Woman and Road | Sentaro | 1958-04-14 |
| Movie | Face in the Dark | Kijima | 1958-09-30 |
| Movie | The Outsiders | Takeshi Ohiwa | 1958-11-26 |
| Movie | The Undefeated Woman | Unknown | 1958-10-21 |
| Movie | Stepbrothers | Hantaro Kido | 1957-06-25 |
| Movie | The Eagle and the Hawk | Keizo Sasaki | 1957-09-29 |
| Movie | But the Flesh is Weak | Ichiro Kurakoshi | 1957-10-29 |
| Movie | Crossroad | Shōgo Ise | 1956-03-14 |
| Movie | The Burmese Harp | Captain Inouye | 1956-01-21 |
| Movie | Phoenix | (Uncredited) | 1956-06-14 |
| Movie | Evil Reward | Unknown | 1956-01-08 |
| Movie | Ryûri no kishi | Unknown | 1956-06-21 |
| Movie | Dotanba | Unknown | 1956-11-10 |
| Movie | Nikoyon monogatari | Unknown | 1956-09-11 |
| Movie | Till We Meet Again | Jiro Sone | 1955-05-29 |
| Movie | Bodyguard from Hell | Unknown | 1955-03-11 |
| Movie | Policeman's Diary | Patrolman Hanakawa | 1955-02-03 |
| Movie | Vanished Glory | Unknown | 1955-07-12 |
| Movie | Striving to Live | Unknown | 1955-02-25 |
| Movie | The Beautiful Nuns | Unknown | 1955-07-26 |
| Movie | Policeman's Diary, Part 2 | Unknown | 1955-11-16 |
| Movie | Three Faces | Unknown | 1955-08-09 |
| Movie | The Samurai of Edo | Unknown | 1955-10-23 |
| Movie | A Hole of My Own Making | Unknown | 1955-09-28 |
| Movie | Itsuko to sono haha | Yasukazu Sugi | 1954-02-17 |
| Movie | Farewell Rabaul | Captain Katase | 1954-02-10 |
| Movie | Good Son-in-Law | Unknown | 1954-04-14 |
| Movie | Turbid Youth | Unknown | 1954-09-21 |
| Movie | Women's House | Unknown | 1954-11-23 |
| Movie | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Matahachi | 1954-09-25 |
| Movie | Wife | Tadashi Tanimura | 1953-04-29 |
| Movie | Escape Zone | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Movie | My Wonderful Yellow Car | The burglar | 1953-01-15 |
| Movie | Aijô ni tsuite | Unknown | 1953-05-14 |
| Movie | Koibito-tachi no iru machi | Unknown | 1953-02-19 |
| Movie | Husband and Wife | Ryota Takemura | 1953-01-22 |
| Movie | Red-Light Bases | Koichi Kawanabe | 1953-12-08 |
| Movie | The Blue Revolution | Unknown | 1953-06-10 |
| Movie | The Lovers | Sugawa | 1953-11-10 |
| Movie | Omatsuri hanjiro | Unknown | 1953-11-23 |
| Movie | Reunion | Unknown | 1953-07-07 |
| Movie | The Eagle of the Pacific | Staff Officer (uncredited) | 1953-10-21 |
| Movie | Kin no tamago: Golden Girl | Unknown | 1952-05-14 |
| Movie | Doctor's Day Off | Unknown | 1952-04-01 |
| Movie | Sword for Hire | Tachibana Jurata | 1952-05-22 |
| Movie | Adolescence | Teacher Harada | 1952-08-28 |
| Movie | Shanghai Rose | Manabe, First lieutenant | 1952-08-13 |
| Movie | The Whisper of Spring | Unknown | 1952-12-10 |
| Movie | Beauty and the Thief | Kuroki no Jiro | 1952-09-22 |
| Movie | The Good Fairy | Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter | 1951-02-17 |
| Movie | Boyhood | Teacher Shimomura | 1951-05-12 |
| Movie | Story of Lightning | Unknown | 1951-12-30 |
| Movie | Beauty of Life | Unknown | 1951-12-07 |
| Movie | Fireworks Over the Sea | Tsuyoshi Yabuki | 1951-10-25 |