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:
- 195
- 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 | 2011-07-16 | |
| Movie | Through the Mist | (Archive Footage) | 2009-03-13 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 20: Final | 2009-12-26 | |
| Movie | Free and Easy 19 | 2008-10-25 | |
| Movie | Free and Easy 18 | 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 | 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 | 2001-08-18 | |
| Movie | A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River | 2001-09-01 | |
| Movie | Free and Easy 11 | 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 | 1995-10-11 | |
| Movie | The Friends | Kihachi Denpo | 1994-04-09 |
| Movie | Turning Point | Urano | 1994-06-18 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 7 | 1994-12-23 | |
| Movie | Free and Easy Special | 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: The Princess Goh | Junsai | 1992-04-11 |
| Movie | Luminous Moss | Headmaster / Captain | 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 | The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return" | Self | 1988-05-20 |
| Movie | Wuthering Heights | Takamaru | 1988-05-28 |
| Movie | River of Fireflies | 1987-02-21 | |
| Movie | Shinran: Path to Purity | 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 | 1985-10-10 | |
| Series | 子連れ狼 | 1984-03-01 | |
| Movie | The Fugitive Samurai | 1984-01-03 | |
| Movie | The Street of Desire | Tadao Shimoda | 1984-04-14 |
| Movie | The Women of Osaka Castle | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | 1983-11-03 |
| Movie | The Go Masters | 松波麟作 | 1982-04-01 |
| Series | Sekigahara | Masanobu Honda | 1981-01-02 |
| Movie | Sailor Suit and Machine Gun | Hajime Sandaiji | 1981-12-19 |
| Movie | Rennyo and His Mother | 1981-10-07 | |
| Series | Nukata no Ōkimi | 1980-03-14 | |
| Movie | Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely | Hachiro Munakata | 1980-12-20 |
| Movie | The Bear Storm | 1980-11-27 | |
| Movie | Vengeance Is Mine | Shizuo Enokizu | 1979-04-21 |
| Movie | Nomugi Pass | 1979-06-30 | |
| Series | 家族熱 | 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 | Mount Hakkoda | Major Yamada | 1977-06-04 |
| Movie | The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro | 1977-09-17 | |
| 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 Possessed | 1976-10-16 | |
| Movie | The Inugamis | 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 | Coup d'Etat | Kazuki Kitamura / Ikki Kita | 1973-07-07 |
| Movie | Deeper Than Blue | Yukiyoshi Tamiya | 1973-02-10 |
| Movie | The Rendezvous | Detective Yamamuro | 1972-03-29 |
| Movie | Zatoichi at Large | Boss Tetsugoro | 1972-01-15 |
| Movie | Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy | 1972-08-12 | |
| Series | Professional Killers | Unknown | 1972-09-02 |
| Series | Nemuri Kyoshiro | Unknown | 1972-10-03 |
| 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 | 1971-02-26 | |
| Movie | 3,000 Kilometer Trap | 1971-05-22 | |
| Movie | Confessions Among Actresses | Minakawa | 1971-11-17 |
| Movie | Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow | Shigata Komijiro | 1971-06-12 |
| 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 | 1968-04-13 | |
| Movie | Zatoichi the Outlaw | Asagoro | 1967-08-12 |
| Series | 剣 | Asaemon Yamada | 1967-10-16 |
| Movie | The Threat | Misawa | 1966-02-17 |
| Movie | Thirst for Love | Tetsuya Ezaki | 1966-04-01 |
| Movie | Glorious Fights | Genichiro Gunji | 1966-10-29 |
| Movie | Captive's Island | Daigoku | 1966-07-02 |
| 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 | Tokyo Untouchable: Escape | Naoto, Nishiyama | 1963-03-15 |
| Movie | Futari dake no toride | 1963-03-24 | |
| Movie | Escape from Hell | Shinpei | 1963-01-27 |
| Movie | The Life of a Horse-Trader | 片山米太郎 | 1963-08-14 |
| Movie | The Life of Rikisha-Man | 1963-04-28 | |
| Movie | Zoku ôsho | Sakita Sankichi | 1963-12-01 |
| 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 | 1962-03-14 | |
| Movie | Hell's Kitchen | 1962-10-12 | |
| Movie | The Christian Revolt | Uemonsaku | 1962-03-21 |
| Movie | Tokyo Untouchable | Naoto Nishiyama | 1962-10-21 |
| Movie | Umineko ga tonde | 1962-12-05 | |
| Movie | The King | 1962-11-23 | |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights | Muneaki Takuan | 1962-11-17 |
| Movie | Like Fire is My Life | 1961-06-09 | |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi | Muneaki Takuan | 1961-05-27 |
| Movie | Fateful Birthplace | 1961-09-06 | |
| Movie | Run, Genta, Run! | 1961-11-22 | |
| Movie | City | 1961-10-14 | |
| Movie | The Catch | Kazumasa Takano | 1961-11-22 |
| Movie | The Great Road | 1960-03-08 | |
| Movie | Hunting Opium-Eaters | 1960-09-04 | |
| Movie | The Stragglers | 1960-10-05 | |
| Movie | Devotion to Railway | Yoshito Matsuzaki | 1960-11-08 |
| Movie | Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan | Newspaperman A | 1959-03-29 |
| Movie | A Dead Drifter | 1959-05-13 | |
| Movie | The Song of the Cart | 1959-02-11 | |
| 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 | 1958-06-24 | |
| Movie | Face in the Dark | Kijima | 1958-09-30 |
| Movie | The Undefeated Woman | 1958-10-21 | |
| Movie | The Outsiders | Takeshi Ohiwa | 1958-11-26 |
| Movie | The Eagle and the Hawk | Keizo Sasaki | 1957-09-29 |
| Movie | Stepbrothers | Hantaro Kido | 1957-06-25 |
| Movie | The Flesh Is Weak | Ichiro Kurakoshi | 1957-10-29 |
| Movie | Crossroad | Shōgo Ise | 1956-03-14 |
| Movie | Evil Reward | 1956-01-08 | |
| Movie | Phoenix | (Uncredited) | 1956-06-14 |
| Movie | The Burmese Harp | Captain Inouye | 1956-01-21 |
| Movie | Ryûri no kishi | 1956-06-21 | |
| Movie | Nikoyon monogatari | 1956-09-11 | |
| Movie | Dotanba | 1956-11-10 | |
| Movie | Till We Meet Again | Jiro Sone | 1955-05-29 |
| Movie | Bodyguard from Hell | 1955-03-11 | |
| Movie | Striving to Live | 1955-02-25 | |
| Movie | Policeman's Diary | Patrolman Hanakawa | 1955-02-03 |
| Movie | Vanished Glory | 1955-07-12 | |
| Movie | The Samurai of Edo | 1955-10-23 | |
| Movie | Policeman's Diary, Part 2 | 1955-11-16 | |
| Movie | The Beautiful Nuns | 1955-07-26 | |
| Movie | A Hole of My Own Making | 1955-09-28 | |
| Movie | Three Faces | 1955-08-09 | |
| Movie | Itsuko to sono haha | Yasukazu Sugi | 1954-02-17 |
| Movie | Good Son-in-Law | 1954-04-14 | |
| Movie | Farewell Rabaul | Captain Katase | 1954-02-10 |
| Movie | Turbid youth | 1954-09-21 | |
| Movie | Women's House | 1954-11-23 | |
| Movie | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Matahachi | 1954-09-25 |
| Movie | Wife | Tadashi Tanimura | 1953-04-29 |
| Movie | Escape Zone | 1953-03-19 | |
| Movie | My Wonderful Yellow Car | The burglar | 1953-01-15 |
| Movie | Aijô ni tsuite | 1953-05-14 | |
| Movie | Koibito-tachi no iru machi | 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 | 1953-06-10 | |
| Movie | The Lovers | Sugawa | 1953-11-10 |
| Movie | Omatsuri hanjiro | 1953-11-23 | |
| Movie | Reunion | 1953-07-07 | |
| Movie | Eagle of the Pacific | Staff Officer (uncredited) | 1953-10-21 |
| Movie | Kin no tamago: Golden Girl | 1952-05-14 | |
| Movie | Doctor's Day Off | 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 | 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 | 1951-12-30 | |
| Movie | Beauty of Life | 1951-12-07 | |
| Movie | Fireworks Over the Sea | Tsuyoshi Yabuki | 1951-10-25 |