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 Prefecture, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 148
- 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 | 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 | 2008-10-25 | |
| Movie | Free and Easy 18 | Unknown | 2007-09-08 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 17 | 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 | 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 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 | Turning Point | Urano | 1994-06-18 |
| Movie | The Friends | Kihachi Denpo | 1994-04-09 |
| 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 | Free and Easy 6 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1993-12-25 |
| Movie | The Last Dance | Buhei Mukai | 1993-05-29 |
| 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 | Free and Easy 2 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1989-12-27 |
| Movie | Rikyu | Rikyu | 1989-09-15 |
| Movie | A Taxing Woman's Return | Teppei Onisawa | 1988-01-15 |
| 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 | 1987-06-02 | |
| Movie | A Human Promise | Ryôsaku Morimoto | 1986-09-13 |
| Movie | The Street of Desire | Tadao Shimoda | 1984-04-14 |
| Movie | The Fugitive Samurai | 1984-01-03 | |
| Movie | The Go Masters | 松波麟作 | 1982-04-01 |
| Movie | Rennyo and His Mother | 1981-10-07 | |
| Movie | Sailor Suit and Machine Gun | Hajime Sandaiji | 1981-12-19 |
| 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 |
| Movie | August without Emperor | Tameichiro Emi | 1978-09-23 |
| Movie | Never Give Up | Kazunari Ohba | 1978-10-07 |
| Movie | Mount Hakkoda | Major Yamada | 1977-06-04 |
| Movie | The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro | Unknown | 1977-09-17 |
| Movie | Sweet Revenge | Kinzo Otsuka | 1977-12-17 |
| Movie | Barefoot Gen | Father | 1976-01-24 |
| Movie | The Possessed | Unknown | 1976-10-16 |
| Movie | The Inugami Family | Sahei Inugami | 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 | Deeper Than Blue | Yukiyoshi Tamiya | 1973-02-10 |
| Movie | Coup d'Etat | Ikki Kita | 1973-07-07 |
| Movie | Zatoichi at Large | Boss Tetsugoro | 1972-01-15 |
| Movie | The Rendezvous | Detective Yamamuro | 1972-03-29 |
| Movie | Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy | Unknown | 1972-08-12 |
| Movie | Journey Into Solitude | Kunitaro Matsuda | 1972-10-28 |
| 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 | Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow | Shigata Komijiro | 1971-06-12 |
| Movie | Confessions Among Actresses | Minakawa | 1971-11-17 |
| Movie | Duel at Fort Ezo | Shimbei Usa | 1970-02-09 |
| Movie | City of Beasts | Yusaku Ishihama | 1970-05-23 |
| Movie | Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny | Shigata Komijiro | 1970-08-14 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Kwaidan | Husband (segment "The Black Hair") | 1965-01-06 |
| Movie | A Fugitive from the Past | Takichi Inukai | 1965-01-15 |
| Movie | Tale of Japanese Burglars | Gisuke Hayashida | 1965-05-01 |
| 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 | Futari dake no toride | Unknown | 1963-03-24 |
| Movie | The Life of Rikisha-Man | 1963-04-28 | |
| Movie | The Life of a Horse-Trader | 片山米太郎 | 1963-08-14 |
| Movie | Tale of Army Brutality | Yahichi Inumaru | 1963-06-14 |
| 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 | 1962-03-14 | |
| Movie | Hell's Kitchen | 1962-10-12 | |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights | Muneaki Takuan | 1962-11-17 |
| Movie | Tokyo Untouchable | Naoto Nishiyama | 1962-10-21 |
| 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 | 1961-10-14 | |
| Movie | Run, Genta, Run! | Unknown | 1961-11-22 |
| Movie | The Catch | Kazumasa Takano | 1961-11-22 |
| Movie | The Great Road | 1960-03-08 | |
| Movie | Devotion to Railway | Yoshito Matsuzaki | 1960-11-08 |
| Movie | The Song of the Cart | Unknown | 1959-02-11 |
| Movie | Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan | Newspaperman A | 1959-03-29 |
| Movie | A Dead Drifter | Unknown | 1959-05-13 |
| Movie | Thus Another Day | Kenzô Akada | 1959-09-27 |
| Movie | Wind, Woman and Road | Sentaro | 1958-04-14 |
| Movie | Night Drum | Hikokurô Ogura | 1958-04-15 |
| Movie | Yoku | 1958-06-24 | |
| Movie | The Outsiders | Takeshi Ohiwa | 1958-11-26 |
| Movie | Stepbrothers | Hantaro Kido | 1957-06-25 |
| Movie | The Burmese Harp | Captain Inouye | 1956-01-21 |
| Movie | Phoenix | (Uncredited) | 1956-06-14 |
| Movie | Dotanba | 1956-11-10 | |
| Movie | Nikoyon monogatari | Unknown | 1956-09-11 |
| Movie | Policeman's Diary | Patrolman Hanakawa | 1955-02-03 |
| Movie | Bodyguard from Hell | 1955-03-11 | |
| Movie | The Beautiful Nuns | 1955-07-26 | |
| Movie | A Hole of My Own Making | 1955-09-28 | |
| Movie | Itsuko to sono haha | Yasukazu Sugi | 1954-02-17 |
| Movie | Farewell Rabaul | Captain Katase | 1954-02-10 |
| Movie | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Matahachi | 1954-09-25 |
| Movie | Turbid Youth | 1954-09-21 | |
| Movie | Husband and Wife | Ryota Takemura | 1953-01-22 |
| Movie | My Wonderful Yellow Car | The burglar | 1953-01-15 |
| Movie | Wife | Tadashi Tanimura | 1953-04-29 |
| Movie | Aijô ni tsuite | 1953-05-14 | |
| Movie | Red-Light Bases | Koichi Kawanabe | 1953-12-08 |
| Movie | The Lovers | Sugawa | 1953-11-10 |
| Movie | Omatsuri hanjiro | Unknown | 1953-11-23 |
| Movie | The Eagle of the Pacific | Staff Officer (uncredited) | 1953-10-21 |
| Movie | Sword for Hire | Tachibana Jurata | 1952-05-22 |
| Movie | Doctor's Day Off | Unknown | 1952-04-01 |
| Movie | Shanghai Rose | Manabe, First lieutenant | 1952-08-13 |
| Movie | The Whisper of Spring | 1952-12-10 | |
| Movie | Adolescence | Teacher Harada | 1952-08-28 |
| Movie | Beauty and the Thief | Kuroki no Jiro | 1952-09-22 |
| Movie | Boyhood | Teacher Shimomura | 1951-05-12 |
| Movie | The Good Fairy | Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter | 1951-02-17 |
| Movie | Beauty of Life | Unknown | 1951-12-07 |
| Movie | Story of Lightning | 1951-12-30 | |
| Movie | Fireworks Over the Sea | Tsuyoshi Yabuki | 1951-10-25 |