Rentaro Mikuni
Acting
Born: 1923-01-20 in Ota, Gunma, Japan
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rentaro Mikuni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Harakiri
Kageyu Saito
Kwaidan
Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Matahachi
The Burmese Harp
Captain Inouye
The Old Man and the Sea
(voice)
Vengeance Is Mine
Shizuo Enokizu
Profound Desires of the Gods
Nekichi Futori
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Hajime Sandaiji
A Taxing Woman's Return
Teppei Onisawa
A Fugitive from the Past
Takichi Inukai
Zatoichi the Outlaw
Asagoro
The Inugami Family
Sahei Inugami
Zatoichi at Large
Boss Tetsugoro
Rikyu
Rikyu
Himiko
Nashime
The Friends
Kihachi Denpo
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Kamo Serizawa
Coup d'Etat
Ikki Kita
Through the Mist
(archive footage)
Captive's Island
Daigoku
Mount Hakkoda
Major Yamada
Chronicle of My Mother
Hayato
The Last Dance
Buhei Mukai
The Catch
Kazumasa Takano
Miyamoto Musashi
Muneaki Takuan
Wuthering Heights
Takamaru
Basara: The Princess Goh
Junsai
Night Drum
Hikokurô Ogura
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Muneaki Takuan
Confessions Among Actresses
Minakawa
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Takuan
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Muneaki Takuan - Priest
Boyhood
Teacher Shimomura
The Rendezvous
Detective Yamamuro
My Sons
Akio Asano
Never Give Up
Kazunari Ohba
The Broken Commandment
Rentaro Inoko
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother
Wife
Tadashi Tanimura
Journey Into Solitude
Kunitaro Matsuda