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:
- 167
- 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 | Someday | Unknown | 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 | Unknown | 2006-08-05 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 16 | Suzuki | 2005-08-27 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 15 | 2004-08-21 | |
| Movie | The Wind Carpet | Kinta Nakata | 2003-07-11 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 14 | Suzuki Ichinosuke | 2003-09-20 |
| Movie | A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River | 2001-09-01 | |
| Movie | Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project | 2001-08-18 | |
| 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: Samurai Edition | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1998-12-23 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 10 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1998-08-08 |
| 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 | 1994-03-12 |
| Movie | Turning Point | Urano | 1994-06-18 |
| Movie | Free and Easy Special | 1994-07-16 | |
| Movie | Free and Easy 7 | 1994-12-23 | |
| Movie | Making of Daibyonin | Self | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | Free and Easy 6 | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1993-12-25 |
| Movie | The Last Dance | Buhei Mukai | 1993-05-29 |
| 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 | 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 | Free and Easy | Ichinosuke Suzuki | 1988-12-24 |
| Movie | River of Fireflies | Unknown | 1987-02-21 |
| Movie | Shinran: Path to Purity | 1987-06-02 | |
| Movie | Beyond the Shining Sea | Takeya Oumi | 1986-07-12 |
| Movie | A Human Promise | Ryôsaku Morimoto | 1986-09-13 |
| Movie | The Fugitive Samurai | 1984-01-03 | |
| Movie | The Street of Desire | Tadao Shimoda | 1984-04-14 |
| Movie | The Go Masters | 松波麟作 | 1982-04-01 |
| Movie | Asshii-tachi no machi | Unknown | 1981-03-28 |
| Movie | Sailor Suit and Machine Gun | Hajime Sandaiji | 1981-12-19 |
| Movie | Rennyo and His Mother | Unknown | 1981-10-07 |
| Movie | Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely | Hachiro Munakata | 1980-12-20 |
| Movie | Nomugi Pass | 1979-06-30 | |
| Movie | Vengeance Is Mine | Shizuo Enokizu | 1979-04-21 |
| Movie | August without Emperor | Tameichiro Emi | 1978-09-23 |
| Movie | Never Give Up | Kazunari Ohba | 1978-10-07 |
| Movie | Mount Hakkoda | Major Yamada | 1977-06-04 |
| Movie | Sweet Revenge | Kinzo Otsuka | 1977-12-17 |
| Movie | The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro | 1977-09-17 | |
| Movie | Barefoot Gen | Father | 1976-01-24 |
| Movie | The Possessed | 1976-10-16 | |
| Movie | The Inugami Family | 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 | Deeper Than Blue | Yukiyoshi Tamiya | 1973-02-10 |
| Movie | Coup d'Etat | Ikki Kita | 1973-07-07 |
| Movie | Zatoichi at Large | Boss Tetsugoro | 1972-01-15 |
| Movie | The Rendezvous | Detective Yamamuro | 1972-03-29 |
| Movie | Journey Into Solitude | Kunitaro Matsuda | 1972-10-28 |
| Movie | Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy | 1972-08-12 | |
| Movie | Shadow of Deception | Keitaro Nishida | 1971-02-10 |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death | Baiken Shishido | 1971-02-20 |
| Movie | Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow | Shigata Komijiro | 1971-06-12 |
| Movie | The Earth is Born Again | Eisuke Noda | 1971-02-26 |
| Movie | Confessions Among Actresses | Minakawa | 1971-11-17 |
| Movie | City of Beasts | Yusaku Ishihama | 1970-05-23 |
| Movie | Duel at Fort Ezo | Shimbei Usa | 1970-02-09 |
| Movie | Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny | Shigata Komijiro | 1970-08-14 |
| Movie | Neon taiheiki | 1968-04-13 | |
| Movie | Profound Desires of the Gods | Nekichi Futori | 1968-11-22 |
| Movie | Zatoichi the Outlaw | Asagoro | 1967-08-12 |
| 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 | Futari dake no toride | Unknown | 1963-03-24 |
| Movie | The Life of Rikisha-Man | 1963-04-28 | |
| Movie | Escape from Hell | Shinpei | 1963-01-27 |
| Movie | Zoku ôsho | Sakita Sankichi | 1963-12-01 |
| Movie | Tale of Army Brutality | Yahichi Inumaru | 1963-06-14 |
| Movie | The Life of a Horse-Trader | 片山米太郎 | 1963-08-14 |
| Movie | The Broken Commandment | Rentaro Inoko | 1962-04-06 |
| Movie | Harakiri | Kageyu Saito | 1962-09-15 |
| Movie | The Escape | 1962-03-14 | |
| Movie | The Christian Revolt | Uemonsaku | 1962-03-21 |
| Movie | Hell's Kitchen | 1962-10-12 | |
| Movie | The King | 1962-11-23 | |
| Movie | Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights | Muneaki Takuan | 1962-11-17 |
| Movie | Tokyo Untouchable | Naoto Nishiyama | 1962-10-21 |
| 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! | 1961-11-22 | |
| Movie | City | Unknown | 1961-10-14 |
| Movie | The Catch | Kazumasa Takano | 1961-11-22 |
| Movie | Hunting Opium-Eaters | 1960-09-04 | |
| Movie | The Great Road | Unknown | 1960-03-08 |
| 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 | The Song of the Cart | Unknown | 1959-02-11 |
| Movie | A Dead Drifter | Unknown | 1959-05-13 |
| Movie | Thus Another Day | Kenzô Akada | 1959-09-27 |
| Movie | Night Drum | Hikokurô Ogura | 1958-04-15 |
| Movie | Wind, Woman and Road | Sentaro | 1958-04-14 |
| Movie | Yoku | 1958-06-24 | |
| Movie | The Outsiders | Takeshi Ohiwa | 1958-11-26 |
| Movie | Stepbrothers | Hantaro Kido | 1957-06-25 |
| Movie | The Eagle and the Hawk | Keizo Sasaki | 1957-09-29 |
| Movie | The Burmese Harp | Captain Inouye | 1956-01-21 |
| Movie | Dotanba | Unknown | 1956-11-10 |
| Movie | Phoenix | (Uncredited) | 1956-06-14 |
| Movie | Crossroad | Shōgo Ise | 1956-03-14 |
| Movie | Ryûri no kishi | 1956-06-21 | |
| Movie | Nikoyon monogatari | Unknown | 1956-09-11 |
| Movie | Bodyguard from Hell | 1955-03-11 | |
| Movie | Policeman's Diary | Patrolman Hanakawa | 1955-02-03 |
| Movie | The Beautiful Nuns | Unknown | 1955-07-26 |
| Movie | Till We Meet Again | Jiro Sone | 1955-05-29 |
| Movie | The Samurai of Edo | Unknown | 1955-10-23 |
| Movie | A Hole of My Own Making | Unknown | 1955-09-28 |
| Movie | Three Faces | 1955-08-09 | |
| Movie | Farewell Rabaul | Captain Katase | 1954-02-10 |
| Movie | Itsuko to sono haha | Yasukazu Sugi | 1954-02-17 |
| Movie | Turbid Youth | Unknown | 1954-09-21 |
| Movie | Women's House | Unknown | 1954-11-23 |
| Movie | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Matahachi | 1954-09-25 |
| Movie | Husband and Wife | Ryota Takemura | 1953-01-22 |
| Movie | Koibito-tachi no iru machi | 1953-02-19 | |
| Movie | My Wonderful Yellow Car | The burglar | 1953-01-15 |
| Movie | Wife | Tadashi Tanimura | 1953-04-29 |
| Movie | Omatsuri hanjiro | Unknown | 1953-11-23 |
| Movie | Aijô ni tsuite | 1953-05-14 | |
| Movie | The Lovers | Sugawa | 1953-11-10 |
| Movie | Red-Light Bases | Koichi Kawanabe | 1953-12-08 |
| Movie | The Eagle of the Pacific | Staff Officer (uncredited) | 1953-10-21 |
| Movie | Sword for Hire | Tachibana Jurata | 1952-05-22 |
| Movie | Doctor's Day Off | 1952-04-01 | |
| Movie | Kin no tamago: Golden Girl | 1952-05-14 | |
| Movie | Shanghai Rose | Manabe, First lieutenant | 1952-08-13 |
| Movie | Adolescence | Teacher Harada | 1952-08-28 |
| 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 |