Kōji Mitsui
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Mitsui Koji ( March 6, 1910 - April 20, 1979 ) was a Japanese actor. His real name was Mitsui Hikohide. After the war, he played an active role as a supporting actor in films directed by Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu . His former stage name was Mitsui Hideo. Changed his stage name to Mitsui Koji in Ozu's Hen in the Wind (1948) . His role as the playboy Kisaburo in Kurosawa Akira 's The Lower Depths (1957) won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the 12th Mainichi Film Awards and the 8th Blu...
Known For
Filmography
Great Jailbreak
1975
Beyond the Rainbow
1972
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
as Old Man
Dodes'ka-den
1970
as Foodstand owner
Our Miyo-chan
1969
as Yagi
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
1968
as Mr. Otagaki
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Old Journalist
Ohana han
1966
as Mizorogi
Punch Guy
1966
A Fugitive from the Past
1965
as Motojima
Red Beard
1965
as Heikichi
Salaryman's Medal
1965
Woman in the Dunes
1964
as Village Elder
How to Make Money
1964
The Honest Fool
1964
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
1964
as Furui
I Am a Medical Examiner
1964
High and Low
1963
as Second Reporter
Young Swordsman
1963
as Yabe Senjuro
Legends of Honor
1963
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
Otoko no Uta
1962
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
The Body
1962
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
A Roaring Trade
1962
The Inheritance
1962
Gang vs. Gang
1962
Tokyo Bay
1962
as Narcotics Control Agent Hayashi
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
Hadashi no hanayome
1962
Mother Country
1962
Hikkoshi yatsure
1961
Epitaph to My Love
1961
as Torikie
With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961
Furimuita hanayome
1961
as Yasunosuke Fukuhara
Killers on Parade
1961
Incidental Murders
1961
as Genji
Hijō no otoko
1961
Koi no gashū
1961
as Shuzo, Tomie's father
Kigeki: Kane no naru ki ni koi ga saku
1961
Aoi kairyū
1961
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Reporter A
Irohanihoheto
1960
Hot Corner Murder
1960
as Hobara
Only She Knows
1960
Banana
1960
The Last Trump Card
1960
as Yaichi Saito
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Furuya
Floating Weeds
1959
as Kichinosuke
Koko ni otoko ari
1959
Thus Another Day
1959
as Man A
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959
as Shopkeeper
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Hangoro Iizuka
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Guard (uncredited)
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958
Botchan
1958
as Nodaiko
Firefly Light
1958
Maria of the Ant Village
1958
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
Police Precinct Part 8
1958
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
1958
Hibi no haishin
1958
The Lower Depths
1957
as Yoshisaburo the Gambler
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957
as Mr. Kanemaki
A Case of Honor
1957
A Tale of Dung and Urine
1957
Tokyo is a Fine Place
1957
I Will Buy You
1956
as Tamekichi Kurita
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
as Nishimura
The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations
1956
Early Spring
1956
as Hirayama
Typhoon Furor
1956
Headquarters of Crime Detection
1956
Sound of Youth
1956
Horeruna Yanpachi
1956
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 岡本五郎右衛門
元祿美少年記
1955
as 父長助
Here Is a Spring
1955
Chutaro of Banba
1955
The Vassal's Neck
1955
Christ in Bronze
1955
as Iwakichi
Iroha Elegy
1955
慶安水滸傳
1954
as 和尚廓念
Beautiful Tengu
1954
as 弥之助
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
1954
Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
1954
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the Green Grass
1954
Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha
1953
as 古門前の長次
Love Letter
1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
Always in My Heart
1953
Tange Sazen
1952
Our Chief, Our Doctor
1952
Avalanche
1952
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
as Kichitarō
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Oka
Five Men of Edo
1951
as Kodaira
Weeping Doll
1951
as Shige
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Moriyama
Jōen no hatoba
1951
Scandal
1950
as Cameraman A
Crazy Uproar
1950
Onna no ryūkō
1950
The Actress and the Detective
1950
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
A Fool's Love
1949
as Seki
Jealousy
1949
A Hen in the Wind
1948
as Hideo
Great X
1948
as Yoshioka
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948
Iki na fûraibô
1946
as Gentarô
Victory Song
1945
as Kawanishi
Field Army Orchestra
1944
as Murakami
Our Planes Fly South
1943
Sumida River
1942
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
1942
There Was a Father
1942
as Graduate
Okinu and Banto
1940
Haha o tataeru uta
1939
Spring Thunder
1939
as Kensuke Ide
Children of the Sun
1938
A Hero of Tokyo
1935
as Hideo Nemoto
Lumberjack and Lady
1935
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
as Shinkichi
A Mother Should Be Loved
1934
as Kousaku
Street Without End
1934
as Guest (at café)
The Genealogy of Women
1934
Dragnet Girl
1933
as Hiroshi
The Boss's Son at College
1933
as Kitamura
Happy Times
1933
The Layabout and Seabathing
1933
Before the Wedding
1933
No Blood Relation
1932
as Guy on bike
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
The Father and His Son
1929