Rentaro Mikuni
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 20, 1923
- Died
- April 14, 2013
- Birthplace
- Ota, Gunma, Japan
Rentaro Mikuni (三國 連太郎, Mikuni Rentarō, January 20, 1923-April 14, 2013) 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.
Filmography
The Rotten Wheelbarrow 2014
Actor
Chronicle of My Mother 2012
as Hayato
Someday 2011
Actor
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm 2011
as Chubei
Free and Easy 20: Final 2009
Actor
Through the Mist 2009
as (archive footage)
Free and Easy 19 2008
Actor
Free and Easy 18 2007
Actor
Free and Easy 17 2006
Actor
Free and Easy 16 2005
as Suzuki
Free and Easy 15 2004
Actor
Free and Easy 14 2003
as Suzuki Ichinosuke
The Wind Carpet 2003
as Kinta Nakata
Free and Easy 13 2002
Actor
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River 2001
Actor
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project 2001
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Free and Easy 11 2000
Actor
The Old Man and the Sea 1999
as (voice)
Rainbow Cape 1999
Actor
Will to Live 1999
as Yasukichi
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition 1998
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Free and Easy 10 1998
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Free and Easy 9 1997
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Free and Easy 8 1996
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Oishinbo 1996
as Yuzan Kaibara
Mitabi no kaikyô 1995
Actor
Free and Easy 7 1994
Actor
Free and Easy Special 1994
Actor
Turning Point 1994
as Urano
The Friends 1994
as Kihachi Denpo
Free and Easy 6 1993
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto 1993
as Self
The Last Dance 1993
as Buhei Mukai
Making of Daibyonin 1993
as Self
Free and Easy 5 1992
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Luminous Moss 1992
as Headmaster / Captain
Basara: The Princess Goh 1992
as Junsai
Free and Easy 4 1991
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
My Sons 1991
as Akio Asano
Free and Easy 3 1990
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Free and Easy 2 1989
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Rikyu 1989
as Rikyu
Free and Easy 1988
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Wuthering Heights 1988
as Takamaru
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return" 1988
as Self
A Taxing Woman's Return 1988
as Teppei Onisawa
Shinran: Path to Purity 1987
Actor, Director, Screenplay
River of Fireflies 1987
Actor
A Human Promise 1986
as Ryôsaku Morimoto
Beyond the Shining Sea 1986
as Takeya Oumi
Kimi ga kagayaku toki 1985
Actor
The Street of Desire 1984
as Tadao Shimoda
Lone Wolf and Cub 1984
as Yagyū Retsudō
The Fugitive Samurai 1984
Actor
The Women of Osaka Castle 1983
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
The Go Masters 1982
as 松波麟作
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun 1981
as Hajime Sandaiji
Rennyo and His Mother 1981
Actor
Auto Town 1981
Actor
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely 1980
as Hachiro Munakata
The Bear Storm 1980
Actor
Nomugi Pass 1979
Actor
Vengeance Is Mine 1979
as Shizuo Enokizu
Never Give Up 1978
as Kazunari Ohba
August Without Emperor 1978
as Tameichiro Emi
Sweet Revenge 1977
as Kinzo Otsuka
The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao 1977
as Sunao Kikutake
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro 1977
Actor
Mount Hakkoda 1977
as Major Yamada
The Inugami Family 1976
as Sahei Inugami
The Possessed 1976
Actor
Barefoot Gen 1976
as Father
Solar Eclipse 1975
as Conservative MP
Waga seishun no toki 1975
Actor
Two in the Amsterdam Rain 1975
as Masaoka
Scalpel 1974
as Shiro Kikukawa
The Tattered Banner 1974
as Shozo Tanaka
Himiko 1974
as Nashime
Coup d'Etat 1973
as Ikki Kita
Deeper Than Blue 1973
as Yukiyoshi Tamiya
Journey Into Solitude 1972
as Kunitaro Matsuda
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy 1972
Actor
The Rendezvous 1972
as Detective Yamamuro
Zatoichi at Large 1972
as Boss Tetsugoro
Confessions Among Actresses 1971
as Minakawa
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow 1971
as Shigata Komijiro
3,000 Kilometer Trap 1971
Actor
The Earth is Born Again 1971
as Eisuke Noda
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death 1971
as Baiken Shishido
Shadow of Deception 1971
as Keitaro Nishida
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny 1970
as Shigata Komijiro
City of Beasts 1970
as Yusaku Ishihama
Duel at Fort Ezo 1970
as Shimbei Usa
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor 1969
as Kamo Serizawa
Profound Desires of the Gods 1968
as Nekichi Futori
The Neon Taiheiki 1968
Actor
Zatoichi the Outlaw 1967
as Asagoro
Glorious Fights 1966
as Genichiro Gunji
Captive's Island 1966
as Daigoku
Thirst for Love 1966
as Tetsuya Ezaki
The Threat 1966
as Misawa
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro 1965
as Muneaki Takuan - Priest
Tale of Japanese Burglars 1965
as Gisuke Hayashida
Tokyo Untouchable 1965
as Naoto Nishiyama
A Fugitive from the Past 1965
as Takichi Inukai
Kwaidan 1965
as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Wolves, Pigs & Men 1964
as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
A Story from Echigo 1964
as Gonsuke Sabu
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple 1964
as Takuan
The King 2 1963
as Sakita Sankichi
The Life of a Horse-Trader 1963
as 片山米太郎
Tale of Army Brutality 1963
as Yahichi Inumaru
The Life of Rikisha-Man 1963
Actor
Futari dake no toride 1963
Actor
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape 1963
as Naoto, Nishiyama
Escape from Hell 1963
as Shinpei
Umineko ga tonde 1962
Actor
The King 1962
as Sankichi Sakata
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights 1962
as Muneaki Takuan
Hell's Kitchen 1962
Actor
Harakiri 1962
as Kageyu Saito
The Broken Commandment 1962
as Rentaro Inoko
The Christian Revolt 1962
as Uemonsaku
The Escape 1962
Actor
Run, Genta, Run! 1961
Actor
The Catch 1961
as Kazumasa Takano
City 1961
Actor
Fateful Birthplace 1961
Actor
Like Fire is My Life 1961
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi 1961
as Muneaki Takuan
Devotion to Railway 1960
as Yoshito Matsuzaki
The Stragglers 1960
Actor
Hunting Opium-Eaters 1960
Actor
The Great Road 1960
Actor
The Murderer Must Die 1959
as Tetsuo Yazaki
Thus Another Day 1959
as Kenzô Akada
A Dead Drifter 1959
Actor
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan 1959
as Newspaperman A
The Song of the Cart 1959
Actor
The Outsiders 1958
as Takeshi Ohiwa
The Undefeated Woman 1958
Actor
Face in the Dark 1958
as Kijima
Yoku 1958
Actor
Night Drum 1958
as Hikokurô Ogura
Wind, Woman and Road 1958
as Sentaro
But the Flesh is Weak 1957
as Ichiro Kurakoshi
The Eagle and the Hawk 1957
as Keizo Sasaki
Stepbrothers 1957
as Hantaro Kido
Dotanba 1956
Actor
Nikoyon monogatari 1956
Actor
Wandering Shore 1956
Actor
Phoenix 1956
as Film actor (uncredited)
Crossroad 1956
as Shōgo Ise
The Burmese Harp 1956
as Captain Inouye
Evil Reward 1956
Actor
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 1955
Actor
The Samurai of Edo 1955
Actor
A Hole of My Own Making 1955
Actor
The Three Faces 1955
as Ken'ichirō Kishi
The Beautiful Nuns 1955
Actor
Vanished Glory 1955
Actor
Till We Meet Again 1955
as Jiro Sone
Bodyguard from Hell 1955
Actor
Striving to Live 1955
Actor
Policeman's Diary 1955
as Patrolman Hanakawa
Women's House 1954
Actor
Super Hawk Volume II 1954
Actor
- Super Hawk Volume I
Super Hawk Volume I 1954
Actor
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 1954
as Matahachi
Turbid Youth 1954
Actor
Good Son-in-Law 1954
Actor
Itsuko to sono haha 1954
as Yasukazu Sugi
Farewell Rabaul 1954
as Captain Katase
The Red Light Military Base 1953
as Koichi Kawanabe
Omatsuri hanjiro 1953
Actor
The Lovers 1953
as Sugawa
The Eagle of the Pacific 1953
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
Reunion 1953
Actor
The Blue Revolution 1953
Actor
About Love 1953
Actor
Wife 1953
as Tadashi Tanimura
Escape Zone 1953
Actor
Koibito-tachi no iru machi 1953
Actor
Husband and Wife 1953
as Ryota Takemura
My Wonderful Yellow Car 1953
as The burglar
The Whisper of Spring 1952
Actor
Beauty and the Thief 1952
as Kuroki no Jiro
Adolescence 1952
as Teacher Harada
Shanghai Rose 1952
as Manabe, First lieutenant
Sword for Hire 1952
as Tachibana Jurata
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl 1952
Actor
Doctor's Day Off 1952
Actor
Story of Lightning 1951
Actor
Beauty of Life 1951
Actor
Fireworks Over the Sea 1951
as Tsuyoshi Yabuki
Boyhood 1951
as Teacher Shimomura
The Good Fairy 1951
as Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter
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