Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

1923-01-20 – 2013-04-14 (age 90) Ota, Gunma, Japan
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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

Harakiri
Harakiri

1962

as Kageyu Saito

Kwaidan
Kwaidan

1965

as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

Captive's Island
Captive's Island

1966

as Daigoku

Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine

1979

as Shizuo Enokizu

Profound Desires of the Gods
Profound Desires of the Gods

1968

as Nekichi Futori

The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp

1956

as Captain Inouye

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
My Sons
My Sons

1991

as Akio Asano

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1981

as Hajime Sandaiji

The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family

1976

as Sahei Inugami

Never Give Up
Never Give Up

1978

as Kazunari Ohba

The Old Man and the Sea
August Without Emperor
August Without Emperor

1978

as Tameichiro Emi

The Friends
The Friends

1994

as Kihachi Denpo

Mount Hakkoda
Mount Hakkoda

1977

as Major Yamada

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

1965

as Muneaki Takuan - Priest

The Last Dance
The Last Dance

1993

as Buhei Mukai

Zatoichi at Large
Zatoichi at Large

1972

as Boss Tetsugoro

Rikyu
Rikyu

1989

as Rikyu