Rentaro Mikuni
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-01-20
Day of Death
2013-04-14 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Ota, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Rentaro Mikuni
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2012)
Chronicle of My Mother
as Hayato
(2011)
(2011)
(2009)
Through the Mist
as (Archive Footage)
(2009)
(2008)
(2007)
(2006)
(2005)
Free and Easy 16
as Suzuki
(2004)
(2003)
Free and Easy 14
as Suzuki Ichinosuke
(2003)
The Wind Carpet
as Kinta Nakata
(2001)
(2001)
(2000)
(1999)
The Old Man and the Sea
as (voice)
(1999)
Will to Live
as Yasukichi
(1998)
Free and Easy 10
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
(1998)
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
(1997)
Free and Easy 9
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
(1996)
Oishinbo
as Yuzan Kaibara
(1996)
Free and Easy 8
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
(1995)
(1994)
The Friends
as Kihachi Denpo
(1994)
(1994)
Turning Point
as Urano
(1994)
(1993)
The Last Dance
as Buhei Mukai
(1993)
Free and Easy 6
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
(1993)
Making of Daibyonin
as Self
(1992)
Basara: The Princess Goh
as Junsai
(1992)
Luminous Moss
as Headmaster / Captain
(1992)
Free and Easy 5
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
(1991)
Free and Easy 4
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
(1991)
My Sons
as Akio Asano
(1990)
Free and Easy 3
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
(1989)
Rikyu
as Rikyu
(1989)
Free and Easy 2
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
(1988)
Free and Easy
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
(1988)
A Taxing Woman's Return
as Teppei Onisawa
(1988)
Wuthering Heights
as Takamaru
(1988)
(1987)
(1987)
(1986)
A Human Promise
as Ryôsaku Morimoto
(1986)
Beyond the Shining Sea
as Takeya Oumi
(1985)
(1984)
The Street of Desire
as Tadao Shimoda
(1984)
(1983)
The Women of Osaka Castle
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
(1982)
The Go Masters
as 松波麟作
(1981)
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
as Hajime Sandaiji
(1981)
(1981)
(1980)
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Hachiro Munakata
(1980)
(1979)
Vengeance Is Mine
as Shizuo Enokizu
(1979)
(1978)
Never Give Up
as Kazunari Ohba
(1978)
August without Emperor
as Tameichiro Emi
(1977)
Mount Hakkoda
as Major Yamada
(1977)
Sweet Revenge
as Kinzo Otsuka
(1977)
(1977)
The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao
as Sunao Kikutake
(1976)
The Inugami Family
as Sahei Inugami
(1976)
Barefoot Gen
as Father
(1976)
(1975)
Solar Eclipse
as Conservative MP
(1975)
Two in the Amsterdam Rain
as Masaoka
(1974)
Himiko
as Nashime
(1974)
The Tattered Banner
as Shozo Tanaka
(1973)
Coup d'Etat
as Ikki Kita
(1973)
Deeper Than Blue
as Yukiyoshi Tamiya
(1972)
The Rendezvous
as Detective Yamamuro
(1972)
Zatoichi at Large
as Boss Tetsugoro
(1972)
Journey Into Solitude
as Kunitaro Matsuda
(1972)
(1971)
Shadow of Deception
as Keitaro Nishida
(1971)
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
as Baiken Shishido
(1971)
Confessions Among Actresses
as Minakawa
(1971)
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Shigata Komijiro
(1971)
(1971)
The Earth is Born Again
as Eisuke Noda
(1970)
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Shigata Komijiro
(1970)
Duel at Fort Ezo
as Shimbei Usa
(1970)
City of Beasts
as Yusaku Ishihama
(1969)
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
as Kamo Serizawa
(1968)
Profound Desires of the Gods
as Nekichi Futori
(1968)
(1967)
Zatoichi the Outlaw
as Asagoro
(1966)
The Threat
as Misawa
(1966)
Captive's Island
as Daigoku
(1966)
Glorious Fights
as Genichiro Gunji
(1966)
Thirst for Love
as Tetsuya Ezaki
(1965)
Kwaidan
as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
(1965)
A Fugitive from the Past
as Takichi Inukai
(1965)
Tale of Japanese Burglars
as Gisuke Hayashida
(1965)
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Muneaki Takuan - Priest
(1964)
Wolves, Pigs & Men
as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
(1964)
(1964)
A Story from Echigo
as Gonsuke Sabu
(1963)
Tale of Army Brutality
as Yahichi Inumaru
(1963)
Escape from Hell
as Shinpei
(1963)
Zoku ôsho
as Sakita Sankichi
(1963)
(1963)
The Life of a Horse-Trader
as 片山米太郎
(1963)
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
as Naoto, Nishiyama
(1963)
(1962)
Harakiri
as Kageyu Saito
(1962)
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Muneaki Takuan
(1962)
The Christian Revolt
as Uemonsaku
(1962)
The Broken Commandment
as Rentaro Inoko
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
Tokyo Untouchable
as Naoto Nishiyama
(1961)
The Catch
as Kazumasa Takano
(1961)
Miyamoto Musashi
as Muneaki Takuan
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
Devotion to Railway
as Yoshito Matsuzaki
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1959)
Thus Another Day
as Kenzô Akada
(1959)
(1959)
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
as Newspaperman A
(1959)
(1959)
The Murderer Must Die
as Tetsuo Yazaki
(1958)
Night Drum
as Hikokurô Ogura
(1958)
The Outsiders
as Takeshi Ohiwa
(1958)
Wind, Woman and Road
as Sentaro
(1958)
(1958)
Face in the Dark
as Kijima
(1958)
(1957)
But the Flesh is Weak
as Ichiro Kurakoshi
(1957)
Stepbrothers
as Hantaro Kido
(1957)
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Keizo Sasaki
(1956)
The Burmese Harp
as Captain Inouye
(1956)
Phoenix
as (Uncredited)
(1956)
Crossroad
as Shōgo Ise
(1956)
(1956)
(1956)
(1956)
(1955)
Till We Meet Again
as Jiro Sone
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Hanakawa
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
(1954)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Matahachi
(1954)
Farewell Rabaul
as Captain Katase
(1954)
(1954)
(1954)
Itsuko to sono haha
as Yasukazu Sugi
(1954)
(1953)
The Eagle of the Pacific
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
(1953)
Wife
as Tadashi Tanimura
(1953)
Husband and Wife
as Ryota Takemura
(1953)
(1953)
Red-Light Bases
as Koichi Kawanabe
(1953)
My Wonderful Yellow Car
as The burglar
(1953)
(1953)
The Lovers
as Sugawa
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
(1952)
(1952)
Shanghai Rose
as Manabe, First lieutenant
(1952)
(1952)
(1952)
Sword for Hire
as Tachibana Jurata
(1952)
Beauty and the Thief
as Kuroki no Jiro
(1952)
Adolescence
as Teacher Harada
(1951)
Fireworks Over the Sea
as Tsuyoshi Yabuki
(1951)
The Good Fairy
as Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter
(1951)
Boyhood
as Teacher Shimomura
(1951)
(1951)
Crew
(1987)
Shinran: Path to Purity
Director, Screenplay