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:
- 191
- 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 | 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 | 1994-04-09 |
| Movie | Turning Point | Urano | 1994-06-18 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 7 | Unknown | 1994-12-23 |
| Movie | Free and Easy Special | Unknown | 1994-07-16 |
| 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: Princess Goh | Junsai | 1992-04-11 |
| Movie | Luminous Moss | Headmaster / Captain (dual role) | 1992-04-25 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 5 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1992-12-26 |
| 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 | Free and Easy | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1988-12-24 |
| Movie | A Taxing Woman's Return | Teppei Onisawa | 1988-01-15 |
| Movie | Making of Marusa No Onna 2 | Self | 1988-05-20 |
| Movie | Wuthering Heights | Takamaru | 1988-05-28 |
| Movie | River of Fireflies | Unknown | 1987-02-21 |
| Movie | Shinran: Path to Purity | Unknown | 1987-06-02 |
| Movie | A Human Promise | Ryôsaku Morimoto | 1986-09-13 |
| Movie | Beyond the Shining Sea | Takeya Oumi | 1986-07-12 |
| Movie | Kimi ga kagayaku toki | Unknown | 1985-10-10 |
| Movie | The Street of Desire | Tadao Shimoda | 1984-04-14 |
| Movie | The Go Masters | 松波麟作 | 1982-04-01 |
| Series | Sekigahara | Masanobu Honda | 1981-01-02 |
| Movie | Rennyo and His Mother | Unknown | 1981-10-07 |
| Movie | Sailor Suit and Machine Gun | Hajime Sandaiji | 1981-12-19 |
| Movie | The Bear Storm | Unknown | 1980-11-27 |
| Movie | Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely | Hachiro Munakata | 1980-12-20 |
| Movie | Nomugi Pass | Unknown | 1979-06-30 |
| Movie | Vengeance Is Mine | Shizuo Enokizu | 1979-04-21 |
| Series | 家族熱 | 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 |
| Movie | The Inugamis | 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 | Deeper Than Blue | Yukiyoshi Tamiya | 1973-02-10 |
| Movie | Coup d'Etat | Kazuki Kitamura / 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 | Unknown | 1971-02-26 |
| Movie | 3,000 Kilometer Trap | Unknown | 1971-05-22 |
| 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 | 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 | Profound Desires of the Gods | Nekichi Futori | 1968-11-22 |
| Movie | Neon taiheiki | Unknown | 1968-04-13 |
| 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 | 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 | A Story from Echigo | Gonsuke Sabu | 1964-05-09 |
| Movie | Wolves, Pigs & Men | Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother | 1964-08-26 |
| Movie | Tokyo Untouchable: Escape | Naoto, Nishiyama | 1963-03-15 |
| Movie | Futari dake no toride | Unknown | 1963-03-24 |
| Movie | Escape from Hell | Shinpei | 1963-01-27 |
| Movie | Zoku ôsho | Sakita Sankichi | 1963-12-01 |
| Movie | The Life of Rikisha-Man | Unknown | 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 | Harakiri | Kageyu Saito | 1962-09-15 |
| Movie | The Broken Commandment | Rentaro Inoko | 1962-04-06 |
| Movie | The Escape | Unknown | 1962-03-14 |
| Movie | Hell's Kitchen | Unknown | 1962-10-12 |
| Movie | The Christian Revolt | Uemonsaku | 1962-03-21 |
| Movie | Tokyo Untouchable | Naoto Nishiyama | 1962-10-21 |
| Movie | The King | Unknown | 1962-11-23 |
| 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 | Run, Genta, Run! | Unknown | 1961-11-22 |
| Movie | City | Unknown | 1961-10-14 |
| Movie | The Catch | Kazumasa Takano | 1961-11-22 |
| Movie | Hunting Opium-Eaters | Unknown | 1960-09-04 |
| Movie | The Great Road | Unknown | 1960-03-08 |
| Movie | The Stragglers | Unknown | 1960-10-05 |
| 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 | 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 | Wind, Woman and Road | Sentaro | 1958-04-14 |
| Movie | Yoku | Unknown | 1958-06-24 |
| Movie | The Outsiders | Takeshi Ohiwa | 1958-11-26 |
| Movie | The Outsiders | Takeshi Ohiwa | 1958-11-26 |
| Movie | The Undefeated Woman | Unknown | 1958-10-21 |
| Movie | Face in the Dark | Kijima | 1958-09-30 |
| Movie | Stepbrothers | Hantaro Kido | 1957-06-25 |
| Movie | The Eagle and the Hawk | Keizo Sasaki | 1957-09-29 |
| Movie | The Flesh Is Weak | Ichiro Kurakoshi | 1957-10-29 |
| Movie | Crossroad | Shōgo Ise | 1956-03-14 |
| Movie | Evil Reward | Unknown | 1956-01-08 |
| Movie | Hi no tori | (Uncredited) | 1956-06-14 |
| Movie | The Burmese Harp | Captain Inouye | 1956-01-21 |
| Movie | Ryûri no kishi | Unknown | 1956-06-21 |
| Movie | Nikoyon monogatari | Unknown | 1956-09-11 |
| Movie | Dotanba | Unknown | 1956-11-10 |
| Movie | Till We Meet Again | Jiro Sone | 1955-05-29 |
| Movie | Bodyguard from Hell | Unknown | 1955-03-11 |
| Movie | Striving to Live | Unknown | 1955-02-25 |
| Movie | Policeman's Diary | Patrolman Hanakawa | 1955-02-03 |
| Movie | Vanished Glory | Unknown | 1955-07-12 |
| Movie | The Samurai of Edo | Unknown | 1955-10-23 |
| Movie | Policeman's Diary, Part 2 | Unknown | 1955-11-16 |
| Movie | The Beautiful Nuns | Unknown | 1955-07-26 |
| Movie | A Hole of My Own Making | Unknown | 1955-09-28 |
| Movie | Three Faces | Unknown | 1955-08-09 |
| Movie | Itsuko to sono haha | Yasukazu Sugi | 1954-02-17 |
| Movie | Good Son-in-Law | Unknown | 1954-04-14 |
| Movie | Farewell Rabaul | Captain Katase | 1954-02-10 |
| Movie | Dorodarake no seishun | 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 | 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 |