
Rentaro Mikuni
Known for Acting · 203 credits
- Born
- 1923-01-20
- Died
- 2013-04-14
- Place of birth
- Ota, Gunma, Japan
- Also known as
- Рэнтаро Микуни · 三國 連太郎 · 佐藤 政雄 · 三国连太郎 · さとう まさお · みくに れんたろう
Biography
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
TV Shows (10)
Movies (193)

Harakiri
1962
as Kageyu Saito

Kwaidan
1965
as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

Thirst for Love
1966
as Tetsuya Ezaki

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Matahachi

Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Shizuo Enokizu

Profound Desires of the Gods
1968
as Nekichi Futori

My Sons
1991
as Akio Asano

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981
as Hajime Sandaiji

The Burmese Harp
1956
as Captain Inouye

A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
as Teppei Onisawa

Wife
1953
as Tadashi Tanimura

Never Give Up
1978
as Kazunari Ohba

Rikyu
1989
as Rikyu

The Old Man and the Sea
1999
as (voice)

The Inugami Family
1976
as Sahei Inugami

The Street of Desire
1984
as Tadao Shimoda

Himiko
1974
as Nashime

Mitabi no kaikyô
1995

The Friends
1994
as Kihachi Denpo

August Without Emperor
1978
as Tameichiro Emi

The Rendezvous
1972
as Detective Yamamuro

Chronicle of My Mother
2012
as Hayato

The Last Dance
1993
as Buhei Mukai

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970
as Shigata Komijiro

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
1963
as Naoto, Nishiyama

Solar Eclipse
1975
as Conservative MP

Free and Easy
1988
as Ichinosuke Suzuki

The Song of the Cart
1959

Mount Hakkoda
1977
as Major Yamada

Nomugi Pass
1979

Zatoichi at Large
1972
as Boss Tetsugoro

Wolves, Pigs & Men
1964
as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother

Free and Easy 14
2003
as Suzuki Ichinosuke

Farewell Rabaul
1954
as Captain Katase

Someday
2011

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969
as Kamo Serizawa

Free and Easy 2
1989
as Ichinosuke Suzuki

The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
as Staff Officer (uncredited)

Shinran: Path to Purity
1987

Will to Live
1999
as Yasukichi

Basara: The Princess Goh
1992
as Junsai

Free and Easy 18
2007

The Fugitive Samurai
1984

Till We Meet Again
1955
as Jiro Sone

Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
as Gisuke Hayashida

Free and Easy 16
2005
as Suzuki

Free and Easy 10
1998
as Ichinosuke Suzuki

Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967
as Asagoro

Deeper Than Blue
1973
as Yukiyoshi Tamiya

The Bear Storm
1980

Sweet Revenge
1977
as Kinzo Otsuka

Free and Easy 8
1996
as Ichinosuke Suzuki

Free and Easy 6
1993
as Ichinosuke Suzuki

My Wonderful Yellow Car
1953
as The burglar

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971
as Shigata Komijiro

Oishinbo
1996
as Yuzan Kaibara

Turning Point
1994
as Urano

A Fugitive from the Past
1965
as Takichi Inukai

The Broken Commandment
1962
as Rentaro Inoko

Confessions Among Actresses
1971
as Minakawa

A Story from Echigo
1964
as Gonsuke Sabu

The Murderer Must Die
1959
as Tetsuo Yazaki

Free and Easy 7
1994

Tale of Army Brutality
1963
as Yahichi Inumaru

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972

Hell's Kitchen
1962

Free and Easy 20: Final
2009

Wuthering Heights
1988
as Takamaru

Dotanba
1956

A Human Promise
1986
as Ryôsaku Morimoto

Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Muneaki Takuan

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Takuan

The Good Fairy
1951
as Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter

City of Beasts
1970
as Yusaku Ishihama

Free and Easy 11
2000

Captive's Island
1966
as Daigoku

Free and Easy 4
1991
as Ichinosuke Suzuki

Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Kuroki no Jiro

Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955

The Threat
1966
as Misawa

Red-Light Bases
1953
as Koichi Kawanabe

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Muneaki Takuan

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001

The Catch
1961
as Kazumasa Takano

Husband and Wife
1953
as Ryota Takemura

Night Drum
1958
as Hikokurô Ogura

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980
as Hachiro Munakata

Sword for Hire
1952
as Tachibana Jurata

Escape from Hell
1963
as Shinpei

Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm
2011
as Chubei

Turbid Youth
1954

The Escape
1962

Striving to Live
1955

Phoenix
1956
as (Uncredited)

Luminous Moss
1992
as Headmaster / Captain

But the Flesh is Weak
1957
as Ichiro Kurakoshi

The King
1962

The Blue Revolution
1953

Vanished Glory
1955

The Go Masters
1982
as 松波麟作

Neon taiheiki
1968

The Eagle and the Hawk
1957
as Keizo Sasaki

Thus Another Day
1959
as Kenzô Akada

The Possessed
1976

Face in the Dark
1958
as Kijima

Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
as Shimbei Usa

Free and Easy 17
2006

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Muneaki Takuan - Priest

The Samurai of Edo
1955

Shadow of Deception
1971
as Keitaro Nishida

Coup d'Etat
1973
as Ikki Kita

The Wind Carpet
2003
as Kinta Nakata

Yoku
1958

Journey Into Solitude
1972
as Kunitaro Matsuda

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
1998
as Ichinosuke Suzuki

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977

Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Tsuyoshi Yabuki

A Hole of My Own Making
1955

Through the Mist
2009
as (archive footage)

Beyond the Shining Sea
1986
as Takeya Oumi
About 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. With 203 credits spanning from 1951 to 2014, Rentaro Mikuni has appeared in 193 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rentaro Mikuni Movies
- Harakiri (1962) — as Kageyu Saito
- Kwaidan (1965) — as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
- Thirst for Love (1966) — as Tetsuya Ezaki
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) — as Matahachi
- Vengeance Is Mine (1979) — as Shizuo Enokizu
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