Rentaro Mikuni
Acting1923Ota, Gunma, Japan
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2012
Chronicle of My Mother
as Hayato
2011
2009
Through the Mist
as (archive footage)
2008
2007
2006
2005
Free and Easy 16
as Suzuki
2004
2003
Free and Easy 14
as Suzuki Ichinosuke
The Wind Carpet
as Kinta Nakata
2000
1999
Will to Live
as Yasukichi
The Old Man and the Sea
as (voice)
1998
Free and Easy 10
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
1997
Free and Easy 9
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
1996
Free and Easy 8
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Oishinbo
as Yuzan Kaibara
1995
1994
1993
1992
Luminous Moss
as Headmaster / Captain
Free and Easy 5
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Basara: The Princess Goh
as Junsai
1991
Free and Easy 4
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
My Sons
as Akio Asano
1990
Free and Easy 3
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
1989
Free and Easy 2
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Rikyu
as Rikyu
1988
A Taxing Woman's Return
as Teppei Onisawa
Wuthering Heights
as Takamaru
Free and Easy
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
1987
1986
Beyond the Shining Sea
as Takeya Oumi
A Human Promise
as Ryôsaku Morimoto
1984
1983
The Women of Osaka Castle
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
1982
The Go Masters
as 松波麟作
1981
1980
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Hachiro Munakata
1979
Vengeance Is Mine
as Shizuo Enokizu
1978
Never Give Up
as Kazunari Ohba
August Without Emperor
as Tameichiro Emi
1977
Sweet Revenge
as Kinzo Otsuka
Mount Hakkoda
as Major Yamada
The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao
as Sunao Kikutake
1976
1975
Solar Eclipse
as Conservative MP
Two in the Amsterdam Rain
as Masaoka
1974
The Tattered Banner
as Shozo Tanaka
Himiko
as Nashime
1973
Coup d'Etat
as Ikki Kita
Deeper Than Blue
as Yukiyoshi Tamiya
1972
Journey Into Solitude
as Kunitaro Matsuda
Zatoichi at Large
as Boss Tetsugoro
The Rendezvous
as Detective Yamamuro
1971
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Shigata Komijiro
The Earth is Born Again
as Eisuke Noda
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
as Baiken Shishido
Confessions Among Actresses
as Minakawa
Shadow of Deception
as Keitaro Nishida
1970
Duel at Fort Ezo
as Shimbei Usa
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Shigata Komijiro
City of Beasts
as Yusaku Ishihama
1969
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
as Kamo Serizawa
1968
Profound Desires of the Gods
as Nekichi Futori
1967
Zatoichi the Outlaw
as Asagoro
1966
The Threat
as Misawa
Captive's Island
as Daigoku
Thirst for Love
as Tetsuya Ezaki
Glorious Fights
as Genichiro Gunji
1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Muneaki Takuan - Priest
Tale of Japanese Burglars
as Gisuke Hayashida
Tokyo Untouchable
as Naoto Nishiyama
A Fugitive from the Past
as Takichi Inukai
Kwaidan
as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
1964
Wolves, Pigs & Men
as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
A Story from Echigo
as Gonsuke Sabu
1963
The Life of a Horse-Trader
as 片山米太郎
Tale of Army Brutality
as Yahichi Inumaru
Escape from Hell
as Shinpei
Zoku ôsho
as Sakita Sankichi
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
as Naoto, Nishiyama
1962
The Christian Revolt
as Uemonsaku
Harakiri
as Kageyu Saito
The Broken Commandment
as Rentaro Inoko
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Muneaki Takuan
1961
Miyamoto Musashi
as Muneaki Takuan
The Catch
as Kazumasa Takano
1960
1959
Thus Another Day
as Kenzô Akada
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
as Newspaperman A
The Murderer Must Die
as Tetsuo Yazaki
1958
Wind, Woman and Road
as Sentaro
The Outsiders
as Takeshi Ohiwa
Face in the Dark
as Kijima
Night Drum
as Hikokurô Ogura
1957
Stepbrothers
as Hantaro Kido
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Keizo Sasaki
But the Flesh is Weak
as Ichiro Kurakoshi
1956
1954
Itsuko to sono haha
as Yasukazu Sugi
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Matahachi
Farewell Rabaul
as Captain Katase
1953
Husband and Wife
as Ryota Takemura
Red-Light Bases
as Koichi Kawanabe
The Eagle of the Pacific
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
The Lovers
as Sugawa
My Wonderful Yellow Car
as The burglar
Wife
as Tadashi Tanimura
1952
Beauty and the Thief
as Kuroki no Jiro
Shanghai Rose
as Manabe, First lieutenant
Sword for Hire
as Tachibana Jurata
Adolescence
as Teacher Harada
1951
The Good Fairy
as Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter
Boyhood
as Teacher Shimomura
Fireworks Over the Sea
as Tsuyoshi Yabuki