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Rentaro Mikuni

Name in Native Language: "三國連太郎" (Japanese/JA)
Actor / Screenwriter / Film Director | * 01/20/1923 († 90, 04/14/2013) | Ota, Gunma Prefecture (Japan)
Rentarō Mikuni (三國連太郎, Mikuni Rentarō, 20 January 1923 – 14 April 2013) was a Japanese actor, writer and director, who starred in films of Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Tadashi Imai, Shōhei Imamura, Tomu Uchida and many others. He received numerous prizes for his performances and was awarded the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his film Shinran: Path to Purity, which he wrote and directed. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Comedies

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Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deli ...

Harakiri

NR

1962 | 4.2/5 | 2h 15min
Action, Drama, History
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In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school (Shingon) offered extensive training in complex and very demanding practices which might eventually ...

Shinran: Path to Purity

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1987 | 2.5/5 | 2h 19min
 
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A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police. ...

Vengeance Is Mine

R

1979 | 3.8/5 | 2h 20min
Crime, Drama
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Densuke Hamazaki is an office worker at Suzuki Construction and gets transferred to the main Tokyo office. After settling in to his surrounding along with his wife Eri, Densuke befriends an elderly ma ...

Free and Easy

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1988 | 3.8/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Rentaro Mikuni

Medal With Purple Ribbon Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer 2x Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Rentaro Mikuni as Actor(169)

as Hayato2012 Chronicle of My Mother
2011 Someday
2009 Free and Easy 20: Final
2008 Free and Easy 19
2007 Free and Easy 18
2006 Free and Easy 17
as Suzuki2005 Free and Easy 16
2004 Free and Easy 15
as Kinta Nakata2003 The Wind Carpet
as Suzuki Ichinosuke2003 Free and Easy 14
2001 A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
2001 Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2000 Free and Easy 11
as (voice)1999 The Old Man and the Sea
as Yasukichi1999 Will to Live
as Ichinosuke Suzuki1998 Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
as Ichinosuke Suzuki1998 Free and Easy 10
as Ichinosuke Suzuki1997 Free and Easy 9
as Yuzan Kaibara1996 Oishinbo
as Ichinosuke Suzuki1996 Free and Easy 8
1995 Mitabi no kaikyô
1994 Free and Easy Special
as Urano1994 Turning Point
as Kihachi Denpo1994 The Friends
as Buhei Mukai1993 The Last Dance
as himself1993 Making of Daibyonin
as Ichinosuke Suzuki1993 Free and Easy 6
as Headmaster / Captain (dual role)1992 Luminous Moss
as Junsai1992 Basara: Princess Goh
as Ichinosuke Suzuki1992 Free and Easy 5
as Akio Asano1991 My Sons
as Ichinosuke Suzuki1991 Free and Easy 4
as Ichinosuke Suzuki1990 Free and Easy 3
as Rikyu1989 Rikyu
as Ichinosuke Suzuki1989 Free and Easy 2
as himself1988 Making of Marusa No Onna 2
as Takamaru1988 Wuthering Heights
as Teppei Onisawa1988 A Taxing Woman's Return
as Ichinosuke Suzuki1988 Free and Easy
1987 Shinran: Path to Purity
1987 River of Fireflies
as Takeya Oumi1986 Beyond the Shining Sea
as Ryôsaku Morimoto1986 A Promise
as Tadao Shimoda1984 The Street of Desire
1982 The Go Masters
1981 Rennyo and His Mother
as Hajime Sandaiji1981 Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
as Hachiro Munakata1980 Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1979 Nomugi Pass
as Shizuo Enokizu1979 Vengeance Is Mine
as Kazunari Ohba1978 Never Give Up
as Tameichiro Emi1978 August without Emperor
as Kinzo Otsuka1977 Sweet Revenge
as Major Yamada1977 Mount Hakkoda
1977 The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
as Sahei Inugami1976 The Inugamis
as Father1976 Barefoot Gen
1976 The Possessed
as Conservative MP1975 Solar Eclipse
as Masaoka1975 Two in the Amsterdam Rain
as Nashime1974 Himiko
as Shozo Tanaka1974 The Tattered Banner
as Yukiyoshi Tamiya1973 Deeper Than Blue
as Kazuki Kitamura / Ikki Kita1973 Coup d'Etat
as Detective Yamamuro1972 The Rendezvous
as Kunitaro Matsuda1972 Journey Into Solitude
as Boss Tetsugoro1972 Zatoichi at Large
1972 Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1971 The Earth is Born Again
1971 3,000 Kilometer Trap
as Keitaro Nishida1971 Shadow of Deception
as Baiken Shishido1971 Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
as Shimada1971 Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Minakawa1971 Confessions Among Actresses
as Yusaku Ishihama1970 City of Beasts
as Shimada1970 Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Shimbei Usa1970 Duel at Fort Ezo
as Kamo Serizawa1969 Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1968 Neon taiheiki
as Nekichi Futori1968 Profound Desires of the Gods
as Asagoro1967 Zatoichi the Outlaw
as Tetsuya Ezaki1966 Thirst for Love
as Genichiro Gunji1966 Glorious Fights
as Misawa1966 The Threat
as Daigoku1966 Captive's Island
as Gisuke Hayashida1965 Tale of Japanese Burglars
as Muneaki Takuan - Priest1965 Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Takichi Inukai1965 A Fugitive from the Past
1964 Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
as Gonsuke Sabu1964 A Story from Echigo
as Husband (segment "Kurokami")1964 Kwaidan
as Ichiro, The eldest brother1964 Wolves, Pigs & Men
as Naoto, Nishiyama1963 Tokyo aantachibiru: dasso
1963 The Life of Rikisha-Man
as Shinpei1963 Escape from Hell
as 片山米太郎1963 The Life of a Horse-Trader
as Sakita Sankichi1963 Zoku ôsho
as Yahichi Inumaru1963 Tale of Army Brutality
1963 Futari dake no toride
as Rentaro Inoko1962 The Broken Commandment
as Kageyu Saito1962 Harakiri
1962 Hell's Kitchen
as Muneaki Takuan1962 Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962 The King
as Uemonsaku1962 The Christian Revolt
1962 Umineko ga tonde
as Naoto Nishiyama1962 Tokyo Untouchable
1961 Run, Genta, Run!
as Kazumasa Takano1961 The Catch
as Muneaki Takuan1961 Miyamoto Musashi
1961 City
1961 Like Fire is My Life
1961 Fateful Birthplace
1960 The Stragglers
as Yoshito Matsuzaki1960 Devotion to Railway
1960 The Great Road
1960 Hunting Opium-Eaters
as Newspaperman A1959 Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
as Kenzô Akada1959 Thus Another Day
1959 A Dead Drifter
1959 The Song of the Cart
as Takeshi Ohiwa1958 The Outsiders
1958 Yoku
as Hikokurô Ogura1958 The Adulteress
as Sentaro1958 Wind, Woman and Road
as Keizo Sasaki1957 The Eagle and the Hawk
as Ichiro Kurakoshi1957 The Flesh Is Weak
as Hantaro Kido1957 Stepbrothers
1956 Nikoyon monogatari
as (Uncredited)1956 Hi no tori
as Shōgo Ise1956 Crossroad
1956 Dotanba
1956 Ryûri no kishi
as Captain Inouye1956 The Burmese Harp
1955 The Samurai of Edo
1955 A Hole of My Own Making
1955 The Beautiful Nuns
1955 Bodyguard from Hell
1955 Three Faces
as Jiro Sone1955 Till We Meet Again
1955 Policeman's Diary, Part 2
as Patrolman Hanakawa1955 Policeman's Diary
as Captain Katase1954 Farewell Rabaul
1954 Women's House
1954 Dorodarake no seishun
as Yasukazu Sugi1954 Itsuko to sono haha
as Matahachi1954 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Tadashi Tanimura1953 Wife
as Ryota Takemura1953 Husband and Wife
as Koichi Kawanabe1953 Red-Line Base
as Sugawa1953 The Lovers
as Staff Officer (uncredited)1953 Eagle of the Pacific
as The burglar1953 My Wonderful Yellow Car
1953 Koibito-tachi no iru machi
1953 Omatsuri hanjiro
1953 The Blue Revolution
1953 Aijô ni tsuite
1952 Kin no tamago: Golden girl
1952 The Whisper of Spring
as Tachibana Jurata1952 Sword for Hire
as Teacher Harada1952 Adolescence
as Manabe, First lieutenant1952 Shanghai Rose
as Kuroki no Jiro1952 Beauty and the Thief
1952 Doctor's Day Off
as Tsuyoshi Yabuki1951 Fireworks Over the Sea
1951 Beauty of Life
1951 Story of Lightning
as Teacher Shimomura1951 Boyhood
as Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter1951 The Good Fairy

Movies with Rentaro Mikuni as Crew(2)

Directing/Director1987 Shinran: Path to Purity
Writing/Screenplay1987 Shinran: Path to Purity

Citizenship: Japan
Born: Saturday, 01/20 1923 (January) in Ota, Gunma Prefecture (Japan)
Died: Sunday, 04/14 2013 (April) in Inagi (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA)
Children: Kōichi Satō
Other names for Rentaro Mikuni (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Рэнтаро Микуни"
"三國 連太郎"
"佐藤 政雄"
"三国连太郎"
"さとう まさお"
"みくに れんたろう" (Kana/Japanese)
"三国連太郎"
"Rentarō Mikuni"
"Mikuni Rentarō"
Rentaro Mikuni frequently works together with these people:
Toshiyuki Nishida (21x, Actor)
Yoshi Katō (20x, Actor)
Kei Tani (18x, Actor)
Takeshi Katō (17x, Actor)
Kō Nishimura (17x, Actor)
Taiji Tonoyama (17x, Actor)
Masaru Satō (17x, Crew)
Yoji Yamada (15x, Crew)
Takashi Sasano (14x, Actor)
Ken Takakura (13x, Actor)
Mariko Okada (12x, Actress)
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