Rentaro Mikuni
193 movies · 10 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 20, 1923
- Died
- Apr 14, 2013 (age 90)
- Place of birth
- Ota, Gunma, Japan
- Also known as
- Рэнтаро Микуни · 佐藤 政雄 · 三国连太郎 · さとう まさお
Biography
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.
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Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 8.5 Harakiri
1962 · Film
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★ 7.7 Kwaidan
1965 · Film
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★ 7.2 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 · Film
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★ 7.8 The Burmese Harp
1956 · Film
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★ 7.6 The Old Man and the Sea
1999 · Film
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★ 7.5 Vengeance Is Mine
1979 · Film
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★ 7.4 Profound Desires of the Gods
1968 · Film
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★ 7.0 Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981 · Film
Rentaro Mikuni: movies and TV shows
Acting (203)
- 2014
- 2012 Chronicle of My Mother
as Hayato
- 2011
- 2011 Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm
as Chubei
- 2009
- 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
- 2003 The Wind Carpet
as Kinta Nakata
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999 The Old Man and the Sea
as (voice)
- 1999
- 1999 Will to Live
as Yasukichi
- 1998 Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1998 Free and Easy 10
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1997 Free and Easy 9
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1996 Free and Easy 8
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1996 Oishinbo
as Yuzan Kaibara
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 Turning Point
as Urano
- 1994 The Friends
as Kihachi Denpo
- 1993 Free and Easy 6
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1993 The Last Dance
as Buhei Mukai
- 1992 Free and Easy 5
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1992 Luminous Moss
as Headmaster / Captain
- 1992 Basara: The Princess Goh
as Junsai
- 1991 Free and Easy 4
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1991 My Sons
as Akio Asano
- 1990 Free and Easy 3
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1989 Free and Easy 2
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1989 Rikyu
as Rikyu
- 1988 Free and Easy
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
- 1988 Wuthering Heights
as Takamaru
- 1988 A Taxing Woman's Return
as Teppei Onisawa
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986 A Human Promise
as Ryôsaku Morimoto
- 1986 Beyond the Shining Sea
as Takeya Oumi
- 1985
- 1984 The Street of Desire
as Tadao Shimoda
- 1984 Lone Wolf and Cub
as Yagyū Retsudō
- 1984
- 1984
- 1983 The Women of Osaka Castle
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- 1982 The Go Masters
as 松波麟作
- 1981 Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
as Hajime Sandaiji
- 1981
- 1981
- 1981
- 1980 Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Hachiro Munakata
- 1980
- 1980
- 1980
- 1979
- 1979 Vengeance Is Mine
as Shizuo Enokizu
- 1978
- 1978 Never Give Up
as Kazunari Ohba
- 1978 August Without Emperor
as Tameichiro Emi
- 1978
- 1977 Sweet Revenge
as Kinzo Otsuka
- 1977 The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao
as Sunao Kikutake
- 1977
- 1977 Mount Hakkoda
as Major Yamada
- 1976
- 1976 The Inugami Family
as Sahei Inugami
- 1976
- 1976 Barefoot Gen
as Father
- 1975 Solar Eclipse
as Conservative MP
- 1975
- 1975 Two in the Amsterdam Rain
as Masaoka
- 1974 Scalpel
as Shiro Kikukawa
- 1974 The Tattered Banner
as Shozo Tanaka
- 1974 Himiko
as Nashime
- 1973 Coup d'Etat
as Ikki Kita
- 1973 Deeper Than Blue
as Yukiyoshi Tamiya
- 1972 Journey Into Solitude
as Kunitaro Matsuda
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 The Rendezvous
as Detective Yamamuro
- 1972 Zatoichi at Large
as Boss Tetsugoro
- 1971 Confessions Among Actresses
as Minakawa
- 1971 Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Shigata Komijiro
- 1971
- 1971 The Earth is Born Again
as Eisuke Noda
- 1971 Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
as Baiken Shishido
- 1971 Shadow of Deception
as Keitaro Nishida
- 1970 Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Shigata Komijiro
- 1970 City of Beasts
as Yusaku Ishihama
- 1970 Duel at Fort Ezo
as Shimbei Usa
- 1969 Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
as Kamo Serizawa
- 1968 Profound Desires of the Gods
as Nekichi Futori
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967 Zatoichi the Outlaw
as Asagoro
- 1966 Glorious Fights
as Genichiro Gunji
- 1966 Captive's Island
as Daigoku
- 1966 Thirst for Love
as Tetsuya Ezaki
- 1966 The Threat
as Misawa
- 1965 Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Muneaki Takuan - Priest
- 1965 Tale of Japanese Burglars
as Gisuke Hayashida
- 1965 Tokyo Untouchable
as Naoto Nishiyama
- 1965 A Fugitive from the Past
as Takichi Inukai
- 1965 Kwaidan
as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
- 1964 Wolves, Pigs & Men
as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
- 1964 A Story from Echigo
as Gonsuke Sabu
- 1964
- 1963 Zoku ôsho
as Sakita Sankichi
- 1963 The Life of a Horse-Trader
as 片山米太郎
- 1963 Tale of Army Brutality
as Yahichi Inumaru
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963 Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
as Naoto, Nishiyama
- 1963 Escape from Hell
as Shinpei
- 1962
- 1962 The King
as Sankichi Sakata
- 1962 Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Muneaki Takuan
- 1962
- 1962 Harakiri
as Kageyu Saito
- 1962 The Broken Commandment
as Rentaro Inoko
- 1962 The Christian Revolt
as Uemonsaku
- 1962
- 1961 The Catch
as Kazumasa Takano
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961 Miyamoto Musashi
as Muneaki Takuan
- 1960 Devotion to Railway
as Yoshito Matsuzaki
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959 The Murderer Must Die
as Tetsuo Yazaki
- 1959 Thus Another Day
as Kenzô Akada
- 1959
- 1959 Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
as Newspaperman A
- 1959
- 1958 The Outsiders
as Takeshi Ohiwa
- 1958
- 1958 Face in the Dark
as Kijima
- 1958
- 1958 Night Drum
as Hikokurô Ogura
- 1958 Wind, Woman and Road
as Sentaro
- 1957 But the Flesh is Weak
as Ichiro Kurakoshi
- 1957 The Eagle and the Hawk
as Keizo Sasaki
- 1957 Stepbrothers
as Hantaro Kido
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 Phoenix
as Film actor (uncredited)
- 1956 Crossroad
as Shōgo Ise
- 1956 The Burmese Harp
as Captain Inouye
- 1956
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 The Three Faces
as Ken'ichirō Kishi
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Till We Meet Again
as Jiro Sone
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Hanakawa
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Matahachi
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954 Itsuko to sono haha
as Yasukazu Sugi
- 1954 Farewell Rabaul
as Captain Katase
- 1953 The Red Light Military Base
as Koichi Kawanabe
- 1953
- 1953 The Lovers
as Sugawa
- 1953 The Eagle of the Pacific
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
- 1953
- 1953
- 1953
- 1953 Wife
as Tadashi Tanimura
- 1953
- 1953
- 1953 Husband and Wife
as Ryota Takemura
- 1953 My Wonderful Yellow Car
as The burglar
- 1952
- 1952 Beauty and the Thief
as Kuroki no Jiro
- 1952 Adolescence
as Teacher Harada
- 1952 Shanghai Rose
as Manabe, First lieutenant
- 1952 Sword for Hire
as Tachibana Jurata
- 1952
- 1952
- 1951
- 1951
+ 3 more credits
Behind the camera (1)
- 1987 Shinran: Path to Purity
Director, Screenplay
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 1993
- 1993
- 1988