Rentaro Mikuni

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 20, 1923

died

April 14, 2013

place of birth

Ota, Gunma, Japan

also known as

Рэнтаро Микуни · 三國 連太郎 · 佐藤 政雄 · 三国连太郎

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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Harakiri
8.4

Harakiri

1962as Kageyu Saito
Kwaidan
7.7

Kwaidan

1965as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
5.9

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

1959as Newspaperman A
Captive's Island
6.7

Captive's Island

1966as Daigoku
Vengeance Is Mine
7.6

Vengeance Is Mine

1979as Shizuo Enokizu
Mount Hakkoda
6.6

Mount Hakkoda

1977as Major Yamada
August Without Emperor
7.3

August Without Emperor

1978as Tameichiro Emi
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
7.1

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1981as Hajime Sandaiji
The Inugami Family
7.0

The Inugami Family

1976as Sahei Inugami
Never Give Up
6.2

Never Give Up

1978as Kazunari Ohba
The Burmese Harp
7.8

The Burmese Harp

1956as Captain Inouye
Profound Desires of the Gods
7.4

Profound Desires of the Gods

1968as Nekichi Futori
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
7.2

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954as Matahachi
Sword for Hire
6.7

Sword for Hire

1952as Tachibana Jurata
Nomugi Pass
7.2

Nomugi Pass

1979
A Taxing Woman's Return
6.4

A Taxing Woman's Return

1988as Teppei Onisawa
Solar Eclipse
6.9

Solar Eclipse

1975as Conservative MP
The Rendezvous
6.6

The Rendezvous

1972as Detective Yamamuro
Rikyu
7.5

Rikyu

1989as Rikyu
The Last Dance
6.9

The Last Dance

1993as Buhei Mukai
The Friends
7.1

The Friends

1994as Kihachi Denpo
Chronicle of My Mother
6.6

Chronicle of My Mother

2012as Hayato
Basara: The Princess Goh
6.9

Basara: The Princess Goh

1992as Junsai
Confessions Among Actresses
6.0

Confessions Among Actresses

1971as Minakawa
The Eagle of the Pacific
7.8

The Eagle of the Pacific

1953as Staff Officer (uncredited)
Tale of Army Brutality
9.5

Tale of Army Brutality

1963as Yahichi Inumaru
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
6.9

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

1969as Kamo Serizawa
Zatoichi the Outlaw
6.7

Zatoichi the Outlaw

1967as Asagoro
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
6.8

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

1970as Shigata Komijiro
Turning Point
7.0

Turning Point

1994as Urano
Oishinbo
6.5

Oishinbo

1996as Yuzan Kaibara
Auto Town
10.0

Auto Town

1981
The Old Man and the Sea
7.6

The Old Man and the Sea

1999as (voice)
The King
8.0

The King

1962
The Catch
6.5

The Catch

1961as Kazumasa Takano
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
7.0

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

1964as Takuan
Till We Meet Again
7.0

Till We Meet Again

1955as Jiro Sone
Zatoichi at Large
6.7

Zatoichi at Large

1972as Boss Tetsugoro
Free and Easy 8
7.3

Free and Easy 8

1996as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Duel at Fort Ezo
5.8

Duel at Fort Ezo

1970as Shimbei Usa
Free and Easy
7.5

Free and Easy

1988as Ichinosuke Suzuki
Farewell Rabaul
8.5

Farewell Rabaul

1954as Captain Katase
The Possessed
7.0

The Possessed

1976
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
7.5

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1962as Muneaki Takuan
Striving to Live

Striving to Live

1955
My Wonderful Yellow Car
7.0

My Wonderful Yellow Car

1953as The burglar
The Escape
7.0

The Escape

1962
Night Drum
5.9

Night Drum

1958as Hikokurô Ogura
Free and Easy 16
8.0

Free and Easy 16

2005as Suzuki
The Fugitive Samurai
7.0

The Fugitive Samurai

1984