Rentaro Mikuni
Acting·January 20, 1923·† April 14, 2013 — 90 years old·Ota, Gunma, Japan
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.
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Known For
Harakiri
1962·8.4
Kwaidan
1965·7.7
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954·7.2
The Burmese Harp
1956·7.8
The Old Man and the Sea
1999·7.6
Vengeance Is Mine
1979·7.6
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968·7.4
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981·7.1
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988·6.4
A Fugitive from the Past
1965·7.3
Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967·6.7
Zatoichi at Large
1972·6.7
Filmography · 203
2014The Rotten Wheelbarrow2012Chronicle of My MotherHayato2011Someday2011Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a WormChubei2009Free and Easy 20: Final2009Through the Mist(archive footage)2008Free and Easy 192007Free and Easy 182006Free and Easy 172005Free and Easy 16Suzuki2004Free and Easy 152003Free and Easy 14Suzuki Ichinosuke2003The Wind CarpetKinta Nakata2001A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River2001Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project2000Free and Easy 111999The Old Man and the Sea(voice)1999Rainbow Cape1999Will to LiveYasukichi1998Free and Easy: Samurai EditionIchinosuke Suzuki1998Free and Easy 10Ichinosuke Suzuki1997Free and Easy 9Ichinosuke Suzuki1996Free and Easy 8Ichinosuke Suzuki1996OishinboYuzan Kaibara1995Mitabi no kaikyô1994Free and Easy 71994Free and Easy Special1994Turning PointUrano1994The FriendsKihachi Denpo1993Free and Easy 6Ichinosuke Suzuki1993Film Director Satsuo YamamotoSelf1993The Last DanceBuhei Mukai1993Making of DaibyoninSelf1992Free and Easy 5Ichinosuke Suzuki1992Luminous MossHeadmaster / Captain1992Basara: The Princess GohJunsai1991Free and Easy 4Ichinosuke Suzuki1991My SonsAkio Asano1990Free and Easy 3Ichinosuke Suzuki1989Free and Easy 2Ichinosuke Suzuki1989RikyuRikyu1988Free and EasyIchinosuke Suzuki1988Wuthering HeightsTakamaru1988The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"Self1988A Taxing Woman's ReturnTeppei Onisawa1987Shinran: Path to PurityDirector · Screenplay1987River of Fireflies1986A Human PromiseRyôsaku Morimoto1986Beyond the Shining SeaTakeya Oumi1985Kimi ga kagayaku toki1984The Street of DesireTadao Shimoda1984Lone Wolf and CubYagyū Retsudō1984子連れ狼TV1984The Fugitive Samurai1983The Women of Osaka CastleToyotomi Hideyoshi1982The Go Masters松波麟作1981Sailor Suit and Machine GunHajime Sandaiji1981Rennyo and His Mother1981Auto Town1981SekigaharaTVMasanobu Honda1980Mister, Missus, Miss LonelyHachiro Munakata1980The Bear Storm1980Akai ShisenTV1980Nukata no ŌkimiTV1979Nomugi Pass1979Vengeance Is MineShizuo Enokizu1978Hito wa sore wo scandal to iuTVKoichiro dojima1978Never Give UpKazunari Ohba1978August Without EmperorTameichiro Emi1978Kazoku NetsuTV1977Sweet RevengeKinzo Otsuka1977The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake SunaoSunao Kikutake1977The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro1977Mount HakkodaMajor Yamada1976The Possessed1976The Inugami FamilySahei Inugami1976Akai UnmeiTV1976Barefoot GenFather1975Solar EclipseConservative MP1975Two in the Amsterdam RainMasaoka1974ScalpelShiro Kikukawa1974The Tattered BannerShozo Tanaka1974HimikoNashime1973Coup d'EtatIkki Kita1973Deeper Than BlueYukiyoshi Tamiya1972Journey Into SolitudeKunitaro Matsuda1972Nemuri KyoshiroTV1972Professional KillersTV1972Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy1972The RendezvousDetective Yamamuro1972Zatoichi at LargeBoss Tetsugoro1971Confessions Among ActressesMinakawa1971Men and War II: Land of Love and SorrowShigata Komijiro19713,000 Kilometer Trap1971The Earth is Born AgainEisuke Noda1971Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of DeathBaiken Shishido1971Shadow of DeceptionKeitaro Nishida1970Men and War I: Prelude to DestinyShigata Komijiro1970City of BeastsYusaku Ishihama1970Duel at Fort EzoShimbei Usa1969Shinsengumi: Assassins of HonorKamo Serizawa1968Profound Desires of the GodsNekichi Futori1968Neon taiheiki1967剣TVAsaemon Yamada1967Zatoichi the OutlawAsagoro1966Glorious FightsGenichiro Gunji1966Captive's IslandDaigoku1966Thirst for LoveTetsuya Ezaki1966The ThreatMisawa1965Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs KojiroMuneaki Takuan - Priest1965Tale of Japanese BurglarsGisuke Hayashida1965Tokyo UntouchableNaoto Nishiyama1965A Fugitive from the PastTakichi Inukai1965KwaidanHusband (segment "The Black Hair")1964Wolves, Pigs & MenIchiro Kuroki, The eldest brother1964A Story from EchigoGonsuke Sabu1964Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleTakuan1963Zoku ôshoSakita Sankichi1963The Life of a Horse-Trader片山米太郎1963Tale of Army BrutalityYahichi Inumaru1963The Life of Rikisha-Man1963Futari dake no toride1963Tokyo Untouchable: EscapeNaoto, Nishiyama1963Escape from HellShinpei1962Umineko ga tonde1962The King1962Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka HeightsMuneaki Takuan1962Hell's Kitchen1962HarakiriKageyu Saito1962The Broken CommandmentRentaro Inoko1962The Christian RevoltUemonsaku1962The Escape1961The CatchKazumasa Takano1961Run, Genta, Run!1961City1961Fateful Birthplace1961Like Fire is My Life1961Miyamoto MusashiMuneaki Takuan1960Devotion to RailwayYoshito Matsuzaki1960The Stragglers1960Hunting Opium-Eaters1960The Great Road1959The Murderer Must DieTetsuo Yazaki1959Thus Another DayKenzô Akada1959A Dead Drifter1959Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanNewspaperman A1959The Song of the Cart1958The OutsidersTakeshi Ohiwa1958The Undefeated Woman1958Face in the DarkKijima1958Yoku1958Night DrumHikokurô Ogura1958Wind, Woman and RoadSentaro1957But the Flesh is WeakIchiro Kurakoshi1957The Eagle and the HawkKeizo Sasaki1957StepbrothersHantaro Kido1956Dotanba1956Nikoyon monogatari1956Ryûri no kishi1956Phoenix(Uncredited)1956CrossroadShōgo Ise1956The Burmese HarpCaptain Inouye1956Evil Reward1955Policeman's Diary, Part 21955The Samurai of Edo1955A Hole of My Own Making1955Three Faces1955The Beautiful Nuns1955Vanished Glory1955Till We Meet AgainJiro Sone1955Bodyguard from Hell1955Striving to Live1955Policeman's DiaryPatrolman Hanakawa1954Women's House1954Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoMatahachi1954Turbid Youth1954Good Son-in-Law1954Itsuko to sono hahaYasukazu Sugi1954Farewell RabaulCaptain Katase1953The Red Light Military BaseKoichi Kawanabe1953Omatsuri hanjiro1953The LoversSugawa1953The Eagle of the PacificStaff Officer (uncredited)1953Reunion1953The Blue Revolution1953Aijô ni tsuite1953WifeTadashi Tanimura1953Escape Zone1953Koibito-tachi no iru machi1953Husband and WifeRyota Takemura1953My Wonderful Yellow CarThe burglar1952The Whisper of Spring1952Beauty and the ThiefKuroki no Jiro1952AdolescenceTeacher Harada1952Shanghai RoseManabe, First lieutenant1952Sword for HireTachibana Jurata1952Kin no tamago: Golden Girl1952Doctor's Day Off1951Story of Lightning1951Beauty of Life1951Fireworks Over the SeaTsuyoshi Yabuki1951BoyhoodTeacher Shimomura1951The Good FairyRentaro Mikuni, news reporter