Rentaro Mikuni
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Rentaro Mikuni (三國 連太郎, Mikuni Rentarō, January 20, 1923-April 14, 2013) 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
Credits
Harakiri (1962)
as Kageyu Saito
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
as Shizuo Enokizu
Kwaidan (1965)
as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely (1980)
as Hachiro Munakata
Free and Easy 2 (1989)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Friends (1994)
as Kihachi Denpo
Rikyu (1989)
as Rikyu
The Go Masters (1982)
as 松波麟作
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
as Matahachi
The Song of the Cart (1959)
Actor
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
as Hajime Sandaiji
Super Hawk Volume II (1954)
Actor
Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
as Nekichi Futori
The Burmese Harp (1956)
as Captain Inouye
The Inugami Family (1976)
as Sahei Inugami
The Old Man and the Sea (1999)
as (voice)
Free and Easy 17 (2006)
Actor
Night Drum (1958)
as Hikokurô Ogura
Zatoichi at Large (1972)
as Boss Tetsugoro
Never Give Up (1978)
as Kazunari Ohba
Through the Mist (2009)
as (archive footage)
Chronicle of My Mother (2012)
as Hayato
The Street of Desire (1984)
as Tadao Shimoda
Wife (1953)
as Tadashi Tanimura
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
as Takichi Inukai
Nomugi Pass (1979)
Actor
The Threat (1966)
as Misawa
The Last Dance (1993)
as Buhei Mukai
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
as Major Yamada
Sweet Revenge (1977)
as Kinzo Otsuka
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
as Teppei Onisawa
Wolves, Pigs & Men (1964)
as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)
as Muneaki Takuan - Priest
Tale of Japanese Burglars (1965)
as Gisuke Hayashida
Sword for Hire (1952)
as Tachibana Jurata
Policeman's Diary (1955)
as Patrolman Hanakawa
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
as Muneaki Takuan
A Story from Echigo (1964)
as Gonsuke Sabu
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)
as Newspaperman A
Super Hawk Volume I (1954)
Actor
My Sons (1991)
as Akio Asano
Wuthering Heights (1988)
as Takamaru
Himiko (1974)
as Nashime
The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
Will to Live (1999)
as Yasukichi
Rennyo and His Mother (1981)
Actor
Husband and Wife (1953)
as Ryota Takemura
Turning Point (1994)
as Urano
The Broken Commandment (1962)
as Rentaro Inoko
Solar Eclipse (1975)
as Conservative MP
Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
as Asagoro
August Without Emperor (1978)
as Tameichiro Emi
Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
Actor
Lone Wolf and Cub (1984)
as Yagyū Retsudō
Confessions Among Actresses (1971)
as Minakawa
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)
as Shigata Komijiro
Free and Easy 10 (1998)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Till We Meet Again (1955)
as Jiro Sone
Free and Easy 20: Final (2009)
Actor
Captive's Island (1966)
as Daigoku
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971)
as Shigata Komijiro
Boyhood (1951)
as Teacher Shimomura
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
as Muneaki Takuan
Stepbrothers (1957)
as Hantaro Kido
The Rendezvous (1972)
as Detective Yamamuro
Wind, Woman and Road (1958)
as Sentaro
Free and Easy 16 (2005)
as Suzuki
Someday (2011)
Actor
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project (2001)
Actor
Free and Easy 4 (1991)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Escape (1962)
Actor
Beauty and the Thief (1952)
as Kuroki no Jiro
Free and Easy 15 (2004)
Actor
The Catch (1961)
as Kazumasa Takano
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
as Takuan
Basara: The Princess Goh (1992)
as Junsai
Tale of Army Brutality (1963)
as Yahichi Inumaru
The Red Light Military Base (1953)
as Koichi Kawanabe
Crossroad (1956)
as Shōgo Ise
Tokyo Untouchable (1965)
as Naoto Nishiyama
The Great Road (1960)
Actor
A Human Promise (1986)
as Ryôsaku Morimoto
Free and Easy 19 (2008)
Actor
Auto Town (1981)
Actor
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
as Kamo Serizawa
The King (1962)
Actor
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (1952)
Actor
Escape from Hell (1963)
as Shinpei
The Neon Taiheiki (1968)
Actor
The Murderer Must Die (1959)
as Tetsuo Yazaki
Free and Easy 8 (1996)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)
Actor
Fireworks Over the Sea (1951)
as Tsuyoshi Yabuki
Hell's Kitchen (1962)
Actor
Thirst for Love (1966)
as Tetsuya Ezaki
Journey Into Solitude (1972)
as Kunitaro Matsuda
Face in the Dark (1958)
as Kijima
The Good Fairy (1951)
as Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter
Free and Easy 5 (1992)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Christian Revolt (1962)
as Uemonsaku
The Women of Osaka Castle (1983)
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Waga seishun no toki (1975)
Actor
The Fugitive Samurai (1984)
Actor
Turbid Youth (1954)
Actor
Shadow of Deception (1971)
as Keitaro Nishida
Oishinbo (1996)
as Yuzan Kaibara
Free and Easy 14 (2003)
as Suzuki Ichinosuke
Wandering Shore (1956)
Actor
Free and Easy 18 (2007)
Actor
The Blue Revolution (1953)
Actor
Farewell Rabaul (1954)
as Captain Katase
Luminous Moss (1992)
as Headmaster / Captain
Vanished Glory (1955)
Actor
Free and Easy Special (1994)
Actor
Striving to Live (1955)
Actor
The Life of a Horse-Trader (1963)
as 片山米太郎
Run, Genta, Run! (1961)
Actor
Zoku ôsho (1963)
as Sakita Sankichi
Coup d'Etat (1973)
as Ikki Kita
Itsuko to sono haha (1954)
as Yasukazu Sugi
Thus Another Day (1959)
as Kenzô Akada
Phoenix (1956)
as Film actor (uncredited)
The Bear Storm (1980)
Actor
But the Flesh is Weak (1957)
as Ichiro Kurakoshi
Nikoyon monogatari (1956)
Actor
Two in the Amsterdam Rain (1975)
as Masaoka
Free and Easy 7 (1994)
Actor
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)
Actor
The Lovers (1953)
as Sugawa
Duel at Fort Ezo (1970)
as Shimbei Usa
River of Fireflies (1987)
Actor
My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)
as The burglar
Free and Easy (1988)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Doctor's Day Off (1952)
Actor
The Whisper of Spring (1952)
Actor
The Life of Rikisha-Man (1963)
Actor
Adolescence (1952)
as Teacher Harada
Deeper Than Blue (1973)
as Yukiyoshi Tamiya
The Undefeated Woman (1958)
Actor
A Hole of My Own Making (1955)
Actor
Free and Easy 6 (1993)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Rotten Wheelbarrow (2014)
Actor
Barefoot Gen (1976)
as Father
City of Beasts (1970)
as Yusaku Ishihama
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River (2001)
Actor
Mitabi no kaikyô (1995)
Actor
The Samurai of Edo (1955)
Actor
Omatsuri hanjiro (1953)
Actor
Escape Zone (1953)
Actor
The Beautiful Nuns (1955)
Actor
Beyond the Shining Sea (1986)
as Takeya Oumi
Yoku (1958)
Actor
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return" (1988)
as Self
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition (1998)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Women's House (1954)
Actor
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm (2011)
as Chubei
Glorious Fights (1966)
as Genichiro Gunji
Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto (1993)
as Self
City (1961)
Actor
Free and Easy 11 (2000)
Actor
The Tattered Banner (1974)
as Shozo Tanaka
Beauty of Life (1951)
Actor
The Eagle and the Hawk (1957)
as Keizo Sasaki
The Possessed (1976)
Actor
Dotanba (1956)
Actor
Free and Easy 3 (1990)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (1972)
Actor
Fateful Birthplace (1961)
Actor
Bodyguard from Hell (1955)
Actor
The Wind Carpet (2003)
as Kinta Nakata
Evil Reward (1956)
Actor
Devotion to Railway (1960)
as Yoshito Matsuzaki
The Earth is Born Again (1971)
as Eisuke Noda
Free and Easy 9 (1997)
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape (1963)
as Naoto, Nishiyama
Reunion (1953)
Actor
Like Fire is My Life (1961)
Actor
3,000 Kilometer Trap (1971)
Actor
The Three Faces (1955)
as Ken'ichirō Kishi
Kimi ga kagayaku toki (1985)
Actor
Shanghai Rose (1952)
as Manabe, First lieutenant
The Stragglers (1960)
Actor
Rainbow Cape (1999)
Actor
Story of Lightning (1951)
Actor
The Outsiders (1958)
as Takeshi Ohiwa
Umineko ga tonde (1962)
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death (1971)
as Baiken Shishido
About Love (1953)
Actor
Good Son-in-Law (1954)
Actor
Making of Daibyonin (1993)
as Self
Hunting Opium-Eaters (1960)
Actor
Scalpel (1974)
as Shiro Kikukawa
Futari dake no toride (1963)
Actor
A Dead Drifter (1959)
Actor
Koibito-tachi no iru machi (1953)
Actor
The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao (1977)
as Sunao Kikutake