Kōji Mitsui
Acting·March 6, 1910·† July 20, 1979 — 69 years old·Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Mitsui Koji ( March 6, 1910 - April 20, 1979 ) was a Japanese actor. His real name was Mitsui Hikohide. After the war, he played an active role as a supporting actor in films directed by Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu . His former stage name was Mitsui Hideo.
Changed his stage name to Mitsui Koji in Ozu's Hen in the Wind (1948) . His role as the playboy Kisaburo in Kurosawa Akira 's The Lower Depths (1957) won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the 12th Mainichi Film Awards and the 8th Blue Ribbon Awards, solidifying his status as a supporting actor.
After going freelance in 1960, he worked not only in films but also in television dramas and on stage, but after undergoing surgery for a stomach ulcer in 1971, his health deteriorated and he scaled back his acting career.
Known For
Filmography · 137
1975Great Jailbreak1972Beyond the Rainbow1971The Battle of Okinawa1970Dodes'ka-denFoodstand owner1969Our Miyo-chanYagi1968Nanami: The Inferno of First LoveMr. Otagaki1967The Greatest Challenge of All1967Japan's Longest DayOld Journalist1966Punch Guy1966Ohana hanMizorogi1965Red BeardHeikichi1965Salaryman's Medal1965A Fugitive from the PastMotojima1964Japan's No. 1 BraggartFurui1964Woman in the DunesVillage Elder1964How to Make Money1964The Honest Fool1963Legends of Honor1963Young SwordsmanYabe Senjuro1963Young Guy in Hawaii1963High and LowSecond Reporter1962Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru1962The Body1962Zoku aizen katsura1962Hadashi no hanayome1962Shin kitsune to tanuki1962Gang vs. Gang1962Tokyo BayNarcotics Control Agent Hayashi1962Mother Country1962Otoko no Uta1962The Inheritance1962Drunkard's Paradise1962A Roaring Trade1961With Wife, Children, and Friends1961喜劇 金の実る樹に恋が咲く1961Furimuita hanayomeYasunosuke Fukuhara1961Koi no gashūShuzo, Tomie's father1961Hikkoshi yatsure1961Epitaph to My LoveTorikie1961Aoi kairyū1961Killers on Parade1961Hijō no otoko1961Incidental MurdersGenji1960The Last Trump CardYaichi Saito1960The Bad Sleep WellReporter A1960Irohanihoheto1960Banana1960Only She Knows1960Hot Corner MurderHobara1959Floating WeedsKichinosuke1959Tokyo Omnibus1959Thus Another DayMan A1959Koko ni otoko ari1959Fox and RaccoonHangoro Iizuka1959Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanShopkeeper1959Lucky Dragon No. 51959The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveFuruya1958The Hidden FortressGuard (uncredited)1958Maria of the Ant Village1958Tabi sugata nezumi kozō1958Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi1958Police Precinct Part 81958BotchanNodaiko1958Firefly Light1958Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen1958A Bridge for Two Alone1958Hibi no haishin1957The Unbalanced Wheel1957The Lower DepthsYoshisaburo the Gambler1957Times of Joy and SorrowMr. Kanemaki1957A Tale of Dung and Urine1957The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)1957A Case of Honor1956Typhoon Furor1956I Will Buy YouTamekichi Kurita1956The Thick-Walled Room1956The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations1956Seishun no oto1956刑事部屋1956Early SpringHirayama1955元祿美少年記父長助1955Iroha Elegy1955Ejima and Ikushima岡本五郎右衛門1955Christ in BronzeIwakichi1955The Vassal's Neck1955Chutaro of Banba1955Here Is a Spring1954Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery1954Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido1954Beautiful Tengu弥之助1954Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass1954慶安水滸傳和尚廓念1953Love Letter1953Always in My Heart Part 21953Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha古門前の長次1953Always in My Heart1952Tange Sazen1952Our Chief, Our Doctor1951Five Men of EdoKodaira1951Fireworks Over the SeaMoriyama1951Weeping DollShige1951Carmen Comes HomeOka1951The Inner Palace ConspiracyKichitarō1950Crazy Uproar1950ScandalCameraman A1950Onna no ryūkō1949A Fool's LoveSeki1949Ishimatsu of the Forest1949Jealousy1948The Most Beautiful Day of My Life1948A Hen in the WindHideo1948Great XYoshioka1946Iki na fûraibôGentarô1945Victory SongKawanishi1944Field Army OrchestraMurakami1943Our Planes Fly South1942Sumida River1942The Spy Has Not Died Yet1942There Was a FatherGraduate1940Okinu and Banto1939Haha o tataeru uta1939Spring ThunderKensuke Ide1938Children of the Sun1935A Hero of TokyoHideo Nemoto1935Lumberjack and Lady1934A Story of Floating WeedsShinkichi1934A Mother Should Be LovedKousaku1934Street Without EndGuest (at café)1934The Genealogy of Women1933The Boss's Son at CollegeKitamura1933Happy Times1933The Layabout and Seabathing1933Before the Wedding1933Dragnet GirlHiroshi1932No Blood RelationGuy on bike1932The Loyal 47 Ronin1929The Father and His Son