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, 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.

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Known For

Harakiri
Harakiri

1962

as Kageyu Saito

Kwaidan
Kwaidan

1965

as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine

1979

as Shizuo Enokizu

The Friends
The Friends

1994

as Kihachi Denpo

Profound Desires of the Gods
Profound Desires of the Gods

1968

as Nekichi Futori

Rikyu
Rikyu

1989

as Rikyu

A Taxing Woman's Return
A Taxing Woman's Return

1988

as Teppei Onisawa

The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp

1956

as Captain Inouye

The Last Dance
The Last Dance

1993

as Buhei Mukai

Chronicle of My Mother
The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family

1976

as Sahei Inugami

Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi

1961

as Muneaki Takuan

The Street of Desire
The Street of Desire

1984

as Tadao Shimoda

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1981

as Hajime Sandaiji

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Mount Hakkoda
Mount Hakkoda

1977

as Major Yamada

Wolves, Pigs & Men
Wolves, Pigs & Men

1964

as Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother

Tale of Japanese Burglars
Tale of Japanese Burglars

1965

as Gisuke Hayashida

Zatoichi the Outlaw
Zatoichi the Outlaw

1967

as Asagoro

The Old Man and the Sea