Acting
Rentaro Mikuni
JA, FR, FA, RU cinema · 197 credits
Born
20 January 1923
Died
14 April 2013 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Ota, Gunma, Japan
Also known as Рэнтаро Микуни · 佐藤 政雄 · 三国连太郎 · さとう まさお · みくに れんたろう · Rentarō Mikuni
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.
Known for
Filmography
Chronicle of My Mother
as Hayato
Through the Mist
as (archive footage)
Free and Easy 16
as Suzuki
Free and Easy 14
as Suzuki Ichinosuke
The Wind Carpet
as Kinta Nakata
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Will to Live
as Yasukichi
The Old Man and the Sea
as (voice)
Free and Easy 10
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Free and Easy 9
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Oishinbo
as Yuzan Kaibara
Free and Easy 8
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
The Friends
as Kihachi Denpo
Turning Point
as Urano
The Last Dance
as Buhei Mukai
Free and Easy 6
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Luminous Moss
as Headmaster / Captain
Basara: The Princess Goh
as Junsai
Free and Easy 5
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
My Sons
as Akio Asano
Free and Easy 4
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Free and Easy 3
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Rikyu
as Rikyu
Free and Easy 2
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Wuthering Heights
as Takamaru
A Taxing Woman's Return
as Teppei Onisawa
Free and Easy
as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Shinran: Path to Purity
Actor, Director, Screenplay
A Human Promise
as Ryôsaku Morimoto
Beyond the Shining Sea
as Takeya Oumi
The Street of Desire
as Tadao Shimoda
Lone Wolf and Cub
as Yagyū Retsudō
The Women of Osaka Castle
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
The Go Masters
as 松波麟作
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
as Hajime Sandaiji
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Hachiro Munakata
Vengeance Is Mine
as Shizuo Enokizu
Never Give Up
as Kazunari Ohba
August Without Emperor
as Tameichiro Emi
Mount Hakkoda
as Major Yamada
The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao
as Sunao Kikutake
Sweet Revenge
as Kinzo Otsuka
Barefoot Gen
as Father
The Inugami Family
as Sahei Inugami
Two in the Amsterdam Rain
as Masaoka
Solar Eclipse
as Conservative MP
Himiko
as Nashime
The Tattered Banner
as Shozo Tanaka
Scalpel
as Shiro Kikukawa
Coup d'Etat
as Ikki Kita
Deeper Than Blue
as Yukiyoshi Tamiya
Zatoichi at Large
as Boss Tetsugoro
The Rendezvous
as Detective Yamamuro
Journey Into Solitude
as Kunitaro Matsuda
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
as Baiken Shishido
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Shigata Komijiro
Shadow of Deception
as Keitaro Nishida
Confessions Among Actresses
as Minakawa
The Earth is Born Again
as Eisuke Noda
Duel at Fort Ezo
as Shimbei Usa
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Shigata Komijiro
City of Beasts
as Yusaku Ishihama
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
as Kamo Serizawa
Profound Desires of the Gods
as Nekichi Futori
Zatoichi the Outlaw
as Asagoro
Captive's Island
as Daigoku
Glorious Fights
as Genichiro Gunji
The Threat
as Misawa
Thirst for Love
as Tetsuya Ezaki
Kwaidan
as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Tokyo Untouchable
as Naoto Nishiyama
A Fugitive from the Past
as Takichi Inukai
Tale of Japanese Burglars
as Gisuke Hayashida
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Muneaki Takuan - Priest
Wolves, Pigs & Men
as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
A Story from Echigo
as Gonsuke Sabu
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
as Naoto, Nishiyama
Escape from Hell
as Shinpei
The King 2
as Sakita Sankichi
Tale of Army Brutality
as Yahichi Inumaru
The King
as Sankichi Sakata
Harakiri
as Kageyu Saito
The Christian Revolt
as Uemonsaku
The Broken Commandment
as Rentaro Inoko
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Muneaki Takuan
The Catch
as Kazumasa Takano
Miyamoto Musashi
as Muneaki Takuan
City
Actor
Devotion to Railway
as Yoshito Matsuzaki
Thus Another Day
as Kenzô Akada
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
as Newspaperman A
The Murderer Must Die
as Tetsuo Yazaki
Yoku
Actor
The Outsiders
as Takeshi Ohiwa
Wind, Woman and Road
as Sentaro
Night Drum
as Hikokurô Ogura
Face in the Dark
as Kijima
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Keizo Sasaki
Stepbrothers
as Hantaro Kido
But the Flesh is Weak
as Ichiro Kurakoshi
The Burmese Harp
as Captain Inouye
Phoenix
as Film actor (uncredited)
Dotanba
Actor
Crossroad
as Shōgo Ise
The Three Faces
as Ken'ichirō Kishi
Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Hanakawa
Till We Meet Again
as Jiro Sone
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Matahachi
Farewell Rabaul
as Captain Katase
Itsuko to sono haha
as Yasukazu Sugi
Husband and Wife
as Ryota Takemura
Wife
as Tadashi Tanimura
The Lovers
as Sugawa
The Eagle of the Pacific
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
My Wonderful Yellow Car
as The burglar
The Red Light Military Base
as Koichi Kawanabe
Reunion
Actor
Beauty and the Thief
as Kuroki no Jiro
Sword for Hire
as Tachibana Jurata
Shanghai Rose
as Manabe, First lieutenant
Adolescence
as Teacher Harada
Boyhood
as Teacher Shimomura
The Good Fairy
as Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter
Fireworks Over the Sea
as Tsuyoshi Yabuki
