Kōji Mitsui

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Kōji Mitsui

Acting March 6, 1910

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Mitsui Koji ( March 6, 1910 - April 20, 1979 ) was a Japanese actor. His real name was Mitsui Hikohide. After the war, he played an active role as a supporting actor in films dire…

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High and Low

High and Low

8.4 1963 Movie
The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

8.0 1958 Movie
Woman in the Dunes

Woman in the Dunes

8.2 1964 Movie
Red Beard

Red Beard

8.2 1965 Movie
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

8.1 1959 Movie
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

7.7 1960 Movie
Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

7.5 1959 Movie
Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den

7.1 1970 Movie
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

7.1 1957 Movie
Early Spring

Early Spring

7.5 1956 Movie
Scandal

Scandal

6.9 1950 Movie
There Was a Father

There Was a Father

7.0 1942 Movie

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Mitsui Koji ( March 6, 1910 - April 20, 1979 ) was a Japanese actor. His real name was Mitsui Hikohide. After the war, he played an active role as a supporting actor in films directed by Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu . His former stage name was Mitsui Hideo. Changed his stage name to Mitsui Koji in Ozu's Hen in the Wind (1948) . His role as the playboy Kisaburo in Kurosawa Akira 's The Lower Depths (1957) won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the 12th Mainichi Film Awards and the 8th Blue Ribbon Awards, solidifying his status as a supporting actor. After going freelance in 1960, he worked not only in films but also in television dramas and on stage, but after undergoing surgery for a stomach ulcer in 1971, his health deteriorated and he scaled back his acting career. He died of heart failure on April 20, 1979 at a hospital in Kamakura. He was 69 years old.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1975
    Great Jailbreak

    Movie

  2. 1972
    Beyond the Rainbow

    Movie

  3. 1971
    The Battle of Okinawa

    Movie Old Man

  4. 1970
    Dodes'ka-den

    Movie Foodstand owner

  5. 1969
    Our Miyo-chan

    Movie Yagi

  6. 1968
    Nanami: The Inferno of First Love

    Movie Mr. Otagaki

  7. 1967
    The Greatest Challenge of All

    Movie

  8. 1967
    Japan's Longest Day

    Movie Old Journalist

  9. 1966
    Punch Guy

    Movie

  10. 1966
    Ohana han

    Movie Mizorogi

  11. 1965
    Red Beard

    Movie Heikichi

  12. 1965
    Salaryman's Medal

    Movie

  13. 1965
    A Fugitive from the Past

    Movie Motojima

  14. 1964
    Japan's No. 1 Braggart

    Movie Furui

  15. 1964
    I Am a Medical Examiner

    Movie

  16. 1964
    Woman in the Dunes

    Movie Village Elder

More credits
  1. 1964
    How to Make Money

    Movie

  2. 1964
    The Honest Fool

    Movie

  3. 1963
    Legends of Honor

    Movie

  4. 1963
    Young Swordsman

    Movie Yabe Senjuro

  5. 1963
    Young Guy in Hawaii

    Movie

  6. 1963
    High and Low

    Movie Second Reporter

  7. 1962
    Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru

    Movie

  8. 1962
    The Body

    Movie

  9. 1962
    Zoku aizen katsura

    Movie

  10. 1962
    Hadashi no hanayome

    Movie

  11. 1962
    Shin kitsune to tanuki

    Movie

  12. 1962
    Gang vs. Gang

    Movie

  13. 1962
    Tokyo Bay

    Movie Narcotics Control Agent Hayashi

  14. 1962
    Mother Country

    Movie

  15. 1962
    Otoko no Uta

    Movie

  16. 1962
    The Inheritance

    Movie

  17. 1962
    Drunkard's Paradise

    Movie

  18. 1962
    A Roaring Trade

    Movie

  19. 1961
    With Wife, Children, and Friends

    Movie

  20. 1961
    Kigeki: Kane no naru ki ni koi ga saku

    Movie

  21. 1961
    Furimuita hanayome

    Movie Yasunosuke Fukuhara

  22. 1961
    Koi no gashū

    Movie Shuzo, Tomie's father

  23. 1961
    Hikkoshi yatsure

    Movie

  24. 1961
    Epitaph to My Love

    Movie Torikie