Rentaro Mikuni

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Rentaro Mikuni

Acting January 20, 1923

Ota, Gunma, Japan

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…

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Harakiri

Harakiri

8.5 1962 Movie
Kwaidan

Kwaidan

7.7 1965 Movie
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

7.2 1954 Movie
The Burmese Harp

The Burmese Harp

7.8 1956 Movie
Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine

7.6 1979 Movie
The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

7.6 1999 Movie
Professional Killers

Professional Killers

8.0 1972 TV Show
Profound Desires of the Gods

Profound Desires of the Gods

7.4 1968 Movie
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

7.0 1981 Movie
A Taxing Woman's Return

A Taxing Woman's Return

6.4 1988 Movie
A Fugitive from the Past

A Fugitive from the Past

7.3 1965 Movie
Zatoichi the Outlaw

Zatoichi the Outlaw

6.7 1967 Movie

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rentaro Mikuni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2014
    The Rotten Wheelbarrow

    Movie

  2. 2012
    Chronicle of My Mother

    Movie Hayato

  3. 2011
    Someday

    Movie

  4. 2011
    Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm

    Movie Chubei

  5. 2009
    Free and Easy 20: Final

    Movie

  6. 2009
    Through the Mist

    Movie (archive footage)

  7. 2008
    Free and Easy 19

    Movie

  8. 2007
    Free and Easy 18

    Movie

  9. 2006
    Free and Easy 17

    Movie

  10. 2005
    Free and Easy 16

    Movie Suzuki

  11. 2004
    Free and Easy 15

    Movie

  12. 2003
    Free and Easy 14

    Movie Suzuki Ichinosuke

  13. 2003
    The Wind Carpet

    Movie Kinta Nakata

  14. 2001
    A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River

    Movie

  15. 2001
    Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

    Movie

  16. 2000
    Free and Easy 11

    Movie

More credits
  1. 1999
    The Old Man and the Sea

    Movie (voice)

  2. 1999
    Rainbow Cape

    Movie

  3. 1999
    Will to Live

    Movie Yasukichi

  4. 1998
    Free and Easy: Samurai Edition

    Movie Ichinosuke Suzuki

  5. 1998
    Free and Easy 10

    Movie Ichinosuke Suzuki

  6. 1997
    Free and Easy 9

    Movie Ichinosuke Suzuki

  7. 1996
    Free and Easy 8

    Movie Ichinosuke Suzuki

  8. 1996
    Oishinbo

    Movie Yuzan Kaibara

  9. 1995
    Mitabi no kaikyô

    Movie

  10. 1994
    Free and Easy 7

    Movie

  11. 1994
    Free and Easy Special

    Movie

  12. 1994
    Turning Point

    Movie Urano

  13. 1994
    The Friends

    Movie Kihachi Denpo

  14. 1993
    Free and Easy 6

    Movie Ichinosuke Suzuki

  15. 1993
    Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto

    Movie Self

  16. 1993
    The Last Dance

    Movie Buhei Mukai

  17. 1993
    Making of Daibyonin

    Movie Self

  18. 1992
    Free and Easy 5

    Movie Ichinosuke Suzuki

  19. 1992
    Luminous Moss

    Movie Headmaster / Captain

  20. 1992
    Basara: The Princess Goh

    Movie Junsai

  21. 1991
    Free and Easy 4

    Movie Ichinosuke Suzuki

  22. 1991
    My Sons

    Movie Akio Asano

  23. 1990
    Free and Easy 3

    Movie Ichinosuke Suzuki

  24. 1989
    Free and Easy 2

    Movie Ichinosuke Suzuki