Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni1923 - 2013

usually

Actor

Popularity

2.3

Famous

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

Credits

Chronicle of My Mother
Chronicle of My Mother

2012

Drama

as Hayato

6.6
0.5
Someday
Someday

2011

Drama

0
0.2
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm

2011

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Chubei

8
0.2
Free and Easy 20: Final
Free and Easy 20: Final

2009

7.7
0.3
Through the Mist
Through the Mist

2009

Drama • Music

as (Archive Footage)

6.4
0.2
Free and Easy 19
Free and Easy 19

2008

Comedy

7.5
0.1
Free and Easy 18
Free and Easy 18

2007

7.5
0.3
Free and Easy 17
Free and Easy 17

2006

Comedy • Drama

5.8
0.2
Free and Easy 16
Free and Easy 16

2005

as Suzuki

7.5
0.4
Free and Easy 15
Free and Easy 15

2004

7.5
0.2
Free and Easy 14
Free and Easy 14

2003

as Suzuki Ichinosuke

7.5
0.1
The Wind Carpet
The Wind Carpet

2003

Drama • Family

as Kinta Nakata

5.8
0.1
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River

2001

6
0.4
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

2001

Comedy

7.3
0.1
Free and Easy 11
Free and Easy 11

2000

Comedy

7
0.2
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea

1999

Adventure • Animation • Drama

as (voice)

7.6
0.9
Will to Live
Will to Live

1999

Drama

as Yasukichi

6.3
0.3
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition

1998

as Ichinosuke Suzuki

6.7
0.3
Free and Easy 10
Free and Easy 10

1998

Comedy • Family

as Ichinosuke Suzuki

6.7
0.3
Free and Easy 9
Free and Easy 9

1997

Comedy • Drama

as Ichinosuke Suzuki

7.3
0.1
Free and Easy 8
Free and Easy 8

1996

as Ichinosuke Suzuki

7.5
0.3
Oishinbo
Oishinbo

1996

Drama

as Yuzan Kaibara

6
0.2
Mitabi no kaikyô
Mitabi no kaikyô

1995

Drama

0
0.2
Free and Easy 7
Free and Easy 7

1994

Comedy

7.5
0.2
Free and Easy Special
Free and Easy Special

1994

Comedy

7.5
0.3
Turning Point
Turning Point

1994

Drama

as Urano

6
0.3
The Friends
The Friends

1994

Drama

as Kihachi Denpo

7.2
0.2
Free and Easy 6
Free and Easy 6

1993

as Ichinosuke Suzuki

7.5
0.2
The Last Dance
The Last Dance

1993

Comedy • Drama

as Buhei Mukai

6.6
0.7
Making of Daibyonin
Making of Daibyonin

1993

Documentary

as Self

0
0.2
Free and Easy 5
Free and Easy 5

1992

Comedy • Drama

as Ichinosuke Suzuki

7.5
0.2
Luminous Moss
Luminous Moss

1992

Drama

as Headmaster / Captain

5.5
0.2
Basara: The Princess Goh
Basara: The Princess Goh

1992

Drama • History

as Junsai

6.8
0.4
Free and Easy 4
Free and Easy 4

1991

Comedy • Drama

as Ichinosuke Suzuki

7.5
0.4
My Sons
My Sons

1991

Comedy • Romance

as Akio Asano

7.7
0.5
Free and Easy 3
Free and Easy 3

1990

as Ichinosuke Suzuki

7.5
0.3
Free and Easy 2
Free and Easy 2

1989

as Ichinosuke Suzuki

8
0.1
Rikyu
Rikyu

1989

Drama

as Rikyu

7.5
0.8
Free and Easy
Free and Easy

1988

as Ichinosuke Suzuki

7.3
0.4
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights

1988

Drama

as Takamaru

6.2
0.3
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"

1988

Documentary

as Self

5.1
0.2
A Taxing Woman's Return
A Taxing Woman's Return

1988

Comedy • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Teppei Onisawa

6.4
0.5
Shinran: Path to Purity
Shinran: Path to Purity

1987

Drama

5
0.1
River of Fireflies
River of Fireflies

1987

Drama

0
0.1
A Human Promise
A Human Promise

1986

Drama

as Ryôsaku Morimoto

6.5
0.3
Beyond the Shining Sea
Beyond the Shining Sea

1986

Drama • Romance

as Takeya Oumi

5
0.1
Kimi ga kagayaku toki
Kimi ga kagayaku toki

1985

Drama

0
0.2
The Street of Desire
The Street of Desire

1984

Drama

as Tadao Shimoda

0
0.3
The Fugitive Samurai
The Fugitive Samurai

1984

Action • Adventure

0
0.2
The Women of Osaka Castle
The Women of Osaka Castle

1983

TV Movie

as Toyotomi Hideyoshi

0
0.2
The Go Masters
The Go Masters

1982

Drama

as 松波麟作

6.2
0.4
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1981

Action • Romance

as Hajime Sandaiji

6.9
0.5
Rennyo and His Mother
Rennyo and His Mother

1981

Animation

0
0.1
Asshii-tachi no machi
Asshii-tachi no machi

1981

Drama

0
0.3
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

1980

Drama

as Hachiro Munakata

6
0.2
The Bear Storm
The Bear Storm

1980

Drama • Horror • TV Movie • Thriller

0
0.5
Nomugi Pass
Nomugi Pass

1979

Drama • History

6.3
0.2
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine

1979

Crime • Drama

as Shizuo Enokizu

7.5
1.1
Never Give Up
Never Give Up

1978

Action • Drama • Thriller

as Kazunari Ohba

5.7
0.5
August without Emperor
August without Emperor

1978

Drama • Thriller

as Tameichiro Emi

7
0.3
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge

1977

Mystery

as Kinzo Otsuka

6.6
0.1
The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao
The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao

1977

Documentary

as Sunao Kikutake

0
0.1
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

1977

Comedy • Drama

7.8
0.5
Mount Hakkoda
Mount Hakkoda

1977

Drama • History

as Major Yamada

6.4
0.5
The Possessed
The Possessed

1976

Horror

0
0.2
The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family

1976

Horror • Mystery

as Sahei Inugami

6.9
0.7
Barefoot Gen
Barefoot Gen

1976

Drama • War

as Father

7
0.4
Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse

1975

Drama

as Conservative MP

6.8
0.6
Two in the Amsterdam Rain
Two in the Amsterdam Rain

1975

Romance

as Masaoka

7
0.2
The Tattered Banner
The Tattered Banner

1974

Drama • History

as Shozo Tanaka

0
0.1
Himiko
Himiko

1974

Drama • History

as Nashime

7.1
0.5
Coup d'Etat
Coup d'Etat

1973

Drama • History

as Ikki Kita

6.6
0.3
Deeper Than Blue
Deeper Than Blue

1973

Drama

as Yukiyoshi Tamiya

0
0.4
Journey Into Solitude
Journey Into Solitude

1972

Drama

as Kunitaro Matsuda

6.5
0.1
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

1972

War

6
0.2
The Rendezvous
The Rendezvous

1972

Drama • Romance

as Detective Yamamuro

6.3
0.2
Zatoichi at Large
Zatoichi at Large

1972

Action • Adventure • Drama

as Boss Tetsugoro

6.5
0.3
Confessions Among Actresses
Confessions Among Actresses

1971

Drama

as Minakawa

6.1
0.2
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

1971

Drama • History • War

as Shigata Komijiro

5.8
0.2
3,000 Kilometer Trap
3,000 Kilometer Trap

1971

Action • Drama • Thriller

0
0.2
The Earth is Born Again
The Earth is Born Again

1971

Drama

as Eisuke Noda

0
0.1
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death

1971

Action • Drama • History

as Baiken Shishido

6.5
0.3
Shadow of Deception
Shadow of Deception

1971

Drama • Mystery

as Keitaro Nishida

6.3
0.4
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

1970

Drama • History • War

as Shigata Komijiro

6.6
0.3
City of Beasts
City of Beasts

1970

Crime • Drama

as Yusaku Ishihama

5.7
0.1
Duel at Fort Ezo
Duel at Fort Ezo

1970

Action

as Shimbei Usa

5.4
0.2
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

1969

Action • Drama • History

as Kamo Serizawa

6.8
0.5
Profound Desires of the Gods
Profound Desires of the Gods

1968

Drama

as Nekichi Futori

7.5
0.7
Neon taiheiki
Neon taiheiki

1968

Comedy • Drama

0
0.1
Zatoichi the Outlaw
Zatoichi the Outlaw

1967

Action • Adventure • Drama

as Asagoro

6.5
0.4
Glorious Fights
Glorious Fights

1966

Action • Drama

as Genichiro Gunji

7
0.3
Captive's Island
Captive's Island

1966

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Daigoku

6.5
0.4
Thirst for Love
Thirst for Love

1966

Drama

as Tetsuya Ezaki

5.5
0.2
The Threat
The Threat

1966

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Misawa

7.3
0.4
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

1965

Action • Drama • History

as Muneaki Takuan - Priest

7.3
0.5
Tale of Japanese Burglars
Tale of Japanese Burglars

1965

Comedy • Crime

as Gisuke Hayashida

6.8
0.1
A Fugitive from the Past
A Fugitive from the Past

1965

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Takichi Inukai

7.5
0.5
Kwaidan
Kwaidan

1965

Drama • Fantasy • Horror

as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

7.7
1.5
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Wolves, Pigs & Men

1964

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother

8.1
0.5
A Story from Echigo
A Story from Echigo

1964

Drama

as Gonsuke Sabu

7.2
0.1
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

1964

Action • Drama • History

as Takuan

7
0.3
Zoku ôsho
Zoku ôsho

1963

as Sakita Sankichi

0
0.2
The Life of a Horse-Trader
The Life of a Horse-Trader

1963

as 片山米太郎

0
0.1
Tale of Army Brutality
Tale of Army Brutality

1963

Drama • War

as Yahichi Inumaru

10
0.4
The Life of Rikisha-Man
The Life of Rikisha-Man

1963

Drama • Family

0
0.1
Futari dake no toride
Futari dake no toride

1963

0
0.2
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

1963

Crime • Drama

as Naoto, Nishiyama

0
0.1
Escape from Hell
Escape from Hell

1963

Crime • Drama

as Shinpei

6.2
0.2
Umineko ga tonde
Umineko ga tonde

1962

0
0.1
The King
The King

1962

Drama

0
0.2
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1962

Action • Drama • History

as Muneaki Takuan

7.4
0.1
Tokyo Untouchable
Tokyo Untouchable

1962

Action • Crime

as Naoto Nishiyama

0
0.1
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen

1962

Crime

0
0.1
Harakiri
Harakiri

1962

Action • Drama • History

as Kageyu Saito

8.4
4.5
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment

1962

Drama

as Rentaro Inoko

6.6
0.2
The Christian Revolt
The Christian Revolt

1962

Drama • History • War

as Uemonsaku

6.2
0.3
The Escape
The Escape

1962

Thriller

7
0.1
The Catch
The Catch

1961

Drama • War

as Kazumasa Takano

6.3
0.2
Run, Genta, Run!
Run, Genta, Run!

1961

Drama • Family

7.5
0.2
City
City

1961

0
0.2
Fateful Birthplace
Fateful Birthplace

1961

Drama

0
0.2
Like Fire is My Life
Like Fire is My Life

1961

Drama

0
0.1
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi

1961

Action • Drama • History

as Muneaki Takuan

7.3
0.3
Devotion to Railway
Devotion to Railway

1960

Drama

as Yoshito Matsuzaki

6.5
0.2
The Stragglers
The Stragglers

1960

Drama • War

0
0.1
Hunting Opium-Eaters
Hunting Opium-Eaters

1960

Crime • Drama

0
0.1
The Great Road
The Great Road

1960

0
0.2
The Murderer Must Die
The Murderer Must Die

1959

Crime

as Tetsuo Yazaki

0
0.1
Thus Another Day
Thus Another Day

1959

Drama

as Kenzô Akada

5.6
0.2
A Dead Drifter
A Dead Drifter

1959

0
0.3
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

1959

Drama

as Newspaperman A

5.7
0.1
The Song of the Cart
The Song of the Cart

1959

Drama

6.6
0.1
The Outsiders
The Outsiders

1958

Drama

as Takeshi Ohiwa

0
0.2
The Undefeated Woman
The Undefeated Woman

1958

Action

0
0.2
Face in the Dark
Face in the Dark

1958

Thriller

as Kijima

0
0.2
Yoku
Yoku

1958

0
0.2
Night Drum
Night Drum

1958

Drama • History

as Hikokurô Ogura

6.1
0.2
Wind, Woman and Road
Wind, Woman and Road

1958

Action • Drama

as Sentaro

7
0.1
But the Flesh is Weak
But the Flesh is Weak

1957

Drama • Family

as Ichiro Kurakoshi

6
0.2
The Eagle and the Hawk
The Eagle and the Hawk

1957

Action • Adventure • Crime • Drama

as Keizo Sasaki

5.7
0.3
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers

1957

Drama

as Hantaro Kido

7
0.1
Dotanba
Dotanba

1956

Drama

6
0.1
Nikoyon monogatari
Nikoyon monogatari

1956

Drama

0
0.1
Ryûri no kishi
Ryûri no kishi

1956

Drama

0
0.1
Phoenix
Phoenix

1956

as (Uncredited)

6
0.2
Crossroad
Crossroad

1956

Thriller

as Shōgo Ise

4.7
0.2
The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp

1956

Drama • War

as Captain Inouye

7.9
1
Evil Reward
Evil Reward

1956

Action • Adventure • Drama

0
0.1
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
Policeman's Diary, Part 2

1955

Drama

6
0.2
The Samurai of Edo
The Samurai of Edo

1955

Drama • History • War

6
0.3
A Hole of My Own Making
A Hole of My Own Making

1955

Drama

6
0.2
Three Faces
Three Faces

1955

0
0.2
The Beautiful Nuns
The Beautiful Nuns

1955

Action • History • Romance

0
0.1
Vanished Glory
Vanished Glory

1955

War

0
0.2
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again

1955

Drama • Romance

as Jiro Sone

6.2
0.4
Bodyguard from Hell
Bodyguard from Hell

1955

Crime • Drama

0
0.1
Striving to Live
Striving to Live

1955

0
0.2
Policeman's Diary
Policeman's Diary

1955

Comedy • Drama

as Patrolman Hanakawa

6.5
0.2
Women's House
Women's House

1954

Comedy • Romance

0
0.1
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954

Action • Adventure • Drama

as Matahachi

7.2
0.8
Turbid Youth
Turbid Youth

1954

Drama

0
0.3
Good Son-in-Law
Good Son-in-Law

1954

0
0.1
Itsuko to sono haha
Itsuko to sono haha

1954

Drama

as Yasukazu Sugi

0
0.2
Farewell Rabaul
Farewell Rabaul

1954

Drama • Romance • War

as Captain Katase

8.5
0.2
Red-Light Bases
Red-Light Bases

1953

Drama

as Koichi Kawanabe

0
0.3
Omatsuri hanjiro
Omatsuri hanjiro

1953

0
0.2
The Lovers
The Lovers

1953

Comedy

as Sugawa

0
0.1
The Eagle of the Pacific
The Eagle of the Pacific

1953

Drama • War

as Staff Officer (uncredited)

7.7
0.3
Reunion
Reunion

1953

6
0.2
The Blue Revolution
The Blue Revolution

1953

Drama

0
0.1
Aijô ni tsuite
Aijô ni tsuite

1953

0
0.1
Wife
Wife

1953

Drama

as Tadashi Tanimura

7
0.4
Escape Zone
Escape Zone

1953

0
0.1
Koibito-tachi no iru machi
Koibito-tachi no iru machi

1953

0
0.1
Husband and Wife
Husband and Wife

1953

Drama

as Ryota Takemura

6.6
0.2
My Wonderful Yellow Car
My Wonderful Yellow Car

1953

Drama • Romance

as The burglar

6
0.2
The Whisper of Spring
The Whisper of Spring

1952

0
0.1
Beauty and the Thief
Beauty and the Thief

1952

Adventure • Drama • History

as Kuroki no Jiro

0
0.2
Adolescence
Adolescence

1952

as Teacher Harada

0
0.1
Shanghai Rose
Shanghai Rose

1952

Drama

as Manabe, First lieutenant

0
0.1
Sword for Hire
Sword for Hire

1952

Action • Adventure • Drama

as Tachibana Jurata

7
0.2
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

1952

0
0.3
Doctor's Day Off
Doctor's Day Off

1952

6
0.2
Story of Lightning
Story of Lightning

1951

0
0.1
Beauty of Life
Beauty of Life

1951

Drama

0
0.3
Fireworks Over the Sea
Fireworks Over the Sea

1951

Drama

as Tsuyoshi Yabuki

5
0.1
Boyhood
Boyhood

1951

Drama • War

as Teacher Shimomura

6.7
0.3
The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy

1951

Drama

as Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter

5.5
0.1

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