Rentaro Mikuni
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
198
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-01-20 (102 years old)
Place of Birth
Ota, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Acting
2012
Chronicle of My Mother as Hayato2011
Someday as Not available2011
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm as Chubei2009
Free and Easy 20: Final as Not available2009
Through the Mist as (Archive Footage)2008
Free and Easy 19 as Not available2007
Free and Easy 18 as Not available2006
Free and Easy 17 as Not available2005
Free and Easy 16 as Suzuki2004
Free and Easy 15 as Not available2003
The Wind Carpet as Kinta Nakata2003
Free and Easy 14 as Suzuki Ichinosuke2001
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project as Not available2001
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River as Not available2000
Free and Easy 11 as Not available1999
The Old Man and the Sea as (voice)1999
Will to Live as Yasukichi1998
Free and Easy 10 as Ichinosuke Suzuki1998
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition as Ichinosuke Suzuki1997
Free and Easy 9 as Ichinosuke Suzuki1996
Free and Easy 8 as Ichinosuke Suzuki1996
Oishinbo as Yuzan Kaibara1995
Mitabi no kaikyô as Not available1994
Free and Easy Special as Not available1994
Turning Point as Urano1994
The Friends as Kihachi Denpo1994
Free and Easy 7 as Not available1993
The Last Dance as Buhei Mukai1993
Free and Easy 6 as Ichinosuke Suzuki1993
Making of Daibyonin as Self1992
Free and Easy 5 as Ichinosuke Suzuki1992
Luminous Moss as Headmaster / Captain1992
Basara: The Princess Goh as Junsai1991
Free and Easy 4 as Ichinosuke Suzuki1991
My Sons as Akio Asano1990
Free and Easy 3 as Ichinosuke Suzuki1989
Free and Easy 2 as Ichinosuke Suzuki1989
Rikyu as Rikyu1988
Free and Easy as Ichinosuke Suzuki1988
A Taxing Woman's Return as Teppei Onisawa1988
Wuthering Heights as Takamaru1988
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return" as Self1987
River of Fireflies as Not available1987
Shinran: Path to Purity as Not available1986
Beyond the Shining Sea as Takeya Oumi1986
A Human Promise as Ryôsaku Morimoto1985
Kimi ga kagayaku toki as Not available1984
The Fugitive Samurai as Not available1984
子連れ狼 as Not available1984
The Street of Desire as Tadao Shimoda1983
The Women of Osaka Castle as Toyotomi Hideyoshi1982
The Go Masters as 松波麟作1981
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun as Hajime Sandaiji1981
Sekigahara as Masanobu Honda1981
Asshii-tachi no machi as Not available1981
Rennyo and His Mother as Not available1980
Nukata no Ōkimi as Not available1980
The Bear Storm as Not available1980
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely as Hachiro Munakata1979
Vengeance Is Mine as Shizuo Enokizu1979
Nomugi Pass as Not available1978
Hito wa sore wo scandal to iu as Koichiro dojima1978
Kazoku Netsu as Not available1978
August without Emperor as Tameichiro Emi1978
Never Give Up as Kazunari Ohba1977
Mount Hakkoda as Major Yamada1977
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro as Not available1977
Sweet Revenge as Kinzo Otsuka1977
The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao as Sunao Kikutake1976
The Inugami Family as Sahei Inugami1976
The Possessed as Not available1976
Barefoot Gen as Father1975
Solar Eclipse as Conservative MP1975
Two in the Amsterdam Rain as Masaoka1974
Himiko as Nashime1974
The Tattered Banner as Shozo Tanaka1973
Coup d'Etat as Ikki Kita1973
Deeper Than Blue as Yukiyoshi Tamiya1972
Professional Killers as Not available1972
Nemuri Kyoshiro as Not available1972
Zatoichi at Large as Boss Tetsugoro1972
Journey Into Solitude as Kunitaro Matsuda1972
The Rendezvous as Detective Yamamuro1972
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy as Not available1971
Shadow of Deception as Keitaro Nishida1971
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as Shigata Komijiro1971
3,000 Kilometer Trap as Not available1971
Confessions Among Actresses as Minakawa1971
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death as Baiken Shishido1971
The Earth is Born Again as Eisuke Noda1970
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as Shigata Komijiro1970
City of Beasts as Yusaku Ishihama1970
Duel at Fort Ezo as Shimbei Usa1969
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor as Kamo Serizawa1968
Profound Desires of the Gods as Nekichi Futori1968
Neon taiheiki as Not available1967
剣 as Asaemon Yamada1967
Zatoichi the Outlaw as Asagoro1966
The Threat as Misawa1966
Captive's Island as Daigoku1966
Glorious Fights as Genichiro Gunji1966
Thirst for Love as Tetsuya Ezaki1965
Kwaidan as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")1965
A Fugitive from the Past as Takichi Inukai1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro as Muneaki Takuan - Priest1965
Tale of Japanese Burglars as Gisuke Hayashida1964
Wolves, Pigs & Men as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother1964
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple as Takuan1964
A Story from Echigo as Gonsuke Sabu1963
Tale of Army Brutality as Yahichi Inumaru1963
Escape from Hell as Shinpei1963
Futari dake no toride as Not available1963
Zoku ôsho as Sakita Sankichi1963
The Life of a Horse-Trader as 片山米太郎1963
The Life of Rikisha-Man as Not available1963
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape as Naoto, Nishiyama1962
Harakiri as Kageyu Saito1962
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights as Muneaki Takuan1962
The Escape as Not available1962
The Broken Commandment as Rentaro Inoko1962
The Christian Revolt as Uemonsaku1962
Hell's Kitchen as Not available1962
Umineko ga tonde as Not available1962
Tokyo Untouchable as Naoto Nishiyama1962
The King as Not available1961
Miyamoto Musashi as Muneaki Takuan1961
Run, Genta, Run! as Not available1961
The Catch as Kazumasa Takano1961
City as Not available1961
Fateful Birthplace as Not available1961
Like Fire is My Life as Not available1960
Devotion to Railway as Yoshito Matsuzaki1960
The Great Road as Not available1960
Hunting Opium-Eaters as Not available1960
The Stragglers as Not available1959
Thus Another Day as Kenzô Akada1959
The Song of the Cart as Not available1959
The Murderer Must Die as Tetsuo Yazaki1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan as Newspaperman A1959
A Dead Drifter as Not available1958
Wind, Woman and Road as Sentaro1958
The Outsiders as Takeshi Ohiwa1958
Face in the Dark as Kijima1958
Night Drum as Hikokurô Ogura1958
The Undefeated Woman as Not available1958
Yoku as Not available1957
The Eagle and the Hawk as Keizo Sasaki1957
But the Flesh is Weak as Ichiro Kurakoshi1957
Stepbrothers as Hantaro Kido1956
The Burmese Harp as Captain Inouye1956
Crossroad as Shōgo Ise1956
Evil Reward as Not available1956
Dotanba as Not available1956
Nikoyon monogatari as Not available1956
Ryûri no kishi as Not available1956
Phoenix as (Uncredited)1955
Bodyguard from Hell as Not available1955
Policeman's Diary as Patrolman Hanakawa1955
Till We Meet Again as Jiro Sone1955
A Hole of My Own Making as Not available1955
The Samurai of Edo as Not available1955
Striving to Live as Not available1955
Three Faces as Not available1955
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 as Not available1955
Vanished Glory as Not available1955
The Beautiful Nuns as Not available1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto as Matahachi1954
Farewell Rabaul as Captain Katase1954
Turbid Youth as Not available1954
Itsuko to sono haha as Yasukazu Sugi1954
Women's House as Not available1954
Good Son-in-Law as Not available1953
Wife as Tadashi Tanimura1953
The Eagle of the Pacific as Staff Officer (uncredited)1953
My Wonderful Yellow Car as The burglar1953
Husband and Wife as Ryota Takemura1953
Red-Light Bases as Koichi Kawanabe1953
The Lovers as Sugawa1953
Omatsuri hanjiro as Not available1953
Escape Zone as Not available1953
Koibito-tachi no iru machi as Not available1953
The Blue Revolution as Not available1953
Reunion as Not available1953
Aijô ni tsuite as Not available1952
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl as Not available1952
Doctor's Day Off as Not available1952
Sword for Hire as Tachibana Jurata1952
Beauty and the Thief as Kuroki no Jiro1952
Adolescence as Teacher Harada1952
The Whisper of Spring as Not available1952
Shanghai Rose as Manabe, First lieutenant1951
Fireworks Over the Sea as Tsuyoshi Yabuki1951
Boyhood as Teacher Shimomura1951
The Good Fairy as Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter1951
Beauty of Life as Not available1951
Story of Lightning as Not available