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