Deceased

How Did Rentaro Mikuni Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 90

Also known asРэнтаро Микуни, 佐藤政雄, 三国连太郎, さとうまさお, みくにれんたろう, Rentarō Mikuni, 三國連太郎GenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn20/01/1923Born inOta, Gunma, JapanDied14/04/2013 (aged 90)Died inInagiCauseheart failureWikidataQ1321767 ↗TMDb#76975 ↗

Rentarō Mikuni was a Japanese actor and film director. He starred in several films of Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Tadashi Imai, Shōhei Imamura, Tomu Uchida and many others. Mikuni received numerous awards for his performances and was awarded the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his film Shinran: Path to Purity, which he wrote and directed.

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Filmography190 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2014	The Rotten WheelbarrowMovie	—	91
2012	Chronicle of My MotherMovie	Hayato	89
2011	Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a WormMovie	Chubei	88
2011	SomedayMovie	—	88
2009	Free and Easy 20: FinalMovie	—	86
2007	Free and Easy 18Movie	—	84
2006	Free and Easy 17Movie	—	83
2005	Free and Easy 16Movie	Suzuki	82
2004	Free and Easy 15Movie	—	81
2003	The Wind CarpetMovie	Kinta Nakata	80
2003	Free and Easy 14Movie	Suzuki Ichinosuke	80
2001	Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus ProjectMovie	—	78
2001	A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty RiverMovie	—	78
2000	Free and Easy 11Movie	—	77
1999	Rainbow CapeMovie	—	76
1999	Will to LiveMovie	Yasukichi	76
1999	The Old Man and the SeaMovie	(voice)	76
1998	Free and Easy 10Movie	Ichinosuke Suzuki	75
1998	Free and Easy: Samurai EditionMovie	Ichinosuke Suzuki	75
1997	Free and Easy 9Movie	Ichinosuke Suzuki	74
1996	OishinboMovie	Yuzan Kaibara	73
1995	Mitabi no kaikyôMovie	—	72
1994	Turning PointMovie	Urano	71
1994	Free and Easy 7Movie	—	71
1994	The FriendsMovie	Kihachi Denpo	71
1994	Free and Easy SpecialMovie	—	71
1993	Film Director Satsuo YamamotoMovie	Self	70
1993	Free and Easy 6Movie	Ichinosuke Suzuki	70
1993	The Last DanceMovie	Buhei Mukai	70
1993	Making of DaibyoninMovie	Self	70
1992	Luminous MossMovie	Headmaster / Captain	69
1992	Basara: The Princess GohMovie	Junsai	69
1991	My SonsMovie	Akio Asano	68
1991	Free and Easy 4Movie	Ichinosuke Suzuki	68
1989	RikyuMovie	Rikyu	66
1988	A Taxing Woman's ReturnMovie	Teppei Onisawa	65
1988	Wuthering HeightsMovie	Takamaru	65
1988	The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"Movie	Self	65
1988	Free and EasyMovie	Ichinosuke Suzuki	65
1987	Shinran: Path to PurityMovie	—	64
1987	River of FirefliesMovie	—	64
1986	A Human PromiseMovie	Ryôsaku Morimoto	63
1986	Beyond the Shining SeaMovie	Takeya Oumi	63
1984	The Street of DesireMovie	Tadao Shimoda	61
1984	Lone Wolf and CubMovie	Yagyū Retsudō	61
1984	The Fugitive SamuraiMovie	—	61
1983	The Women of Osaka CastleMovie	Toyotomi Hideyoshi	60
1982	The Go MastersMovie	松波麟作	59
1981	SekigaharaSeries	Masanobu Honda	58
1981	Auto TownMovie	—	58
1981	Rennyo and His MotherMovie	—	58
1981	Sailor Suit and Machine GunMovie	Hajime Sandaiji	58
1980	Nukata no ŌkimiSeries	—	57
1980	The Bear StormMovie	—	57
1979	Nomugi PassMovie	—	56
1979	Vengeance Is MineMovie	Shizuo Enokizu	56
1978	August Without EmperorMovie	Tameichiro Emi	55
1978	Hito wa sore wo scandal to iuSeries	Koichiro dojima	55
1978	Never Give UpMovie	Kazunari Ohba	55
1977	Mount HakkodaMovie	Major Yamada	54
1977	Sweet RevengeMovie	Kinzo Otsuka	54
1977	The Love and Adventures of Kuroki TaroMovie	—	54
1976	Barefoot GenMovie	Father	53
1976	The PossessedMovie	—	53
1976	The Inugami FamilyMovie	Sahei Inugami	53
1976	Akai UnmeiSeries	—	53
1975	Solar EclipseMovie	Conservative MP	52
1975	Waga seishun no tokiMovie	—	52
1975	Two in the Amsterdam RainMovie	Masaoka	52
1974	The Tattered BannerMovie	Shozo Tanaka	51
1974	HimikoMovie	Nashime	51
1974	ScalpelMovie	Shiro Kikukawa	51
1973	Deeper Than BlueMovie	Yukiyoshi Tamiya	50
1973	Coup d'EtatMovie	Ikki Kita	50
1972	Professional KillersSeries	—	49
1972	Special Boy Soldiers of the NavyMovie	—	49
1972	The RendezvousMovie	Detective Yamamuro	49
1972	Nemuri KyoshiroSeries	—	49
1972	Journey Into SolitudeMovie	Kunitaro Matsuda	49
1972	Zatoichi at LargeMovie	Boss Tetsugoro	49
1971	Men and War II: Land of Love and SorrowMovie	Shigata Komijiro	48
1971	The Earth is Born AgainMovie	Eisuke Noda	48
1971	Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of DeathMovie	Baiken Shishido	48
1971	Shadow of DeceptionMovie	Keitaro Nishida	48
1971	Confessions Among ActressesMovie	Minakawa	48
1971	3,000 Kilometer TrapMovie	—	48
1970	Men and War I: Prelude to DestinyMovie	Shigata Komijiro	47
1970	City of BeastsMovie	Yusaku Ishihama	47
1970	Duel at Fort EzoMovie	Shimbei Usa	47
1969	Shinsengumi: Assassins of HonorMovie	Kamo Serizawa	46
1968	Profound Desires of the GodsMovie	Nekichi Futori	45
1968	Neon taiheikiMovie	—	45
1967	剣Series	Asaemon Yamada	44
1967	Zatoichi the OutlawMovie	Asagoro	44
1966	Glorious FightsMovie	Genichiro Gunji	43
1966	The ThreatMovie	Misawa	43
1966	Captive's IslandMovie	Daigoku	43
1966	Thirst for LoveMovie	Tetsuya Ezaki	43
1965	KwaidanMovie	Husband (segment "The Black Hair")	42
1965	A Fugitive from the PastMovie	Takichi Inukai	42
1965	Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs KojiroMovie	Muneaki Takuan - Priest	42
1965	Tale of Japanese BurglarsMovie	Gisuke Hayashida	42
1965	Tokyo UntouchableMovie	Naoto Nishiyama	42
1964	Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleMovie	Takuan	41
1964	Wolves, Pigs & MenMovie	Ichiro Kuroki, The eldest brother	41
1964	A Story from EchigoMovie	Gonsuke Sabu	41
1963	The Life of Rikisha-ManMovie	—	40
1963	Tale of Army BrutalityMovie	Yahichi Inumaru	40
1963	Tokyo Untouchable: EscapeMovie	Naoto, Nishiyama	40
1963	Escape from HellMovie	Shinpei	40
1963	Zoku ôshoMovie	Sakita Sankichi	40
1963	Futari dake no torideMovie	—	40
1963	The Life of a Horse-TraderMovie	片山米太郎	40
1962	Hell's KitchenMovie	—	39
1962	The EscapeMovie	—	39
1962	Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka HeightsMovie	Muneaki Takuan	39
1962	The Christian RevoltMovie	Uemonsaku	39
1962	HarakiriMovie	Kageyu Saito	39
1962	The KingMovie	—	39
1962	Umineko ga tondeMovie	—	39
1962	The Broken CommandmentMovie	Rentaro Inoko	39
1961	Fateful BirthplaceMovie	—	38
1961	Run, Genta, Run!Movie	—	38
1961	Miyamoto MusashiMovie	Muneaki Takuan	38
1961	The CatchMovie	Kazumasa Takano	38
1961	CityMovie	—	38
1960	The Great RoadMovie	—	37
1960	Devotion to RailwayMovie	Yoshito Matsuzaki	37
1960	The StragglersMovie	—	37
1960	Hunting Opium-EatersMovie	—	37
1959	The Song of the CartMovie	—	36
1959	Thus Another DayMovie	Kenzô Akada	36
1959	The Murderer Must DieMovie	Tetsuo Yazaki	36
1959	Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanMovie	Newspaperman A	36
1959	A Dead DrifterMovie	—	36
1958	Night DrumMovie	Hikokurô Ogura	35
1958	The OutsidersMovie	Takeshi Ohiwa	35
1958	The Undefeated WomanMovie	—	35
1958	Face in the DarkMovie	Kijima	35
1958	YokuMovie	—	35
1958	Wind, Woman and RoadMovie	Sentaro	35
1957	StepbrothersMovie	Hantaro Kido	34
1957	The Eagle and the HawkMovie	Keizo Sasaki	34
1957	But the Flesh is WeakMovie	Ichiro Kurakoshi	34
1956	CrossroadMovie	Shōgo Ise	33
1956	The Burmese HarpMovie	Captain Inouye	33
1956	PhoenixMovie	Film actor (uncredited)	33
1956	Nikoyon monogatariMovie	—	33
1956	Wandering ShoreMovie	—	33
1956	Evil RewardMovie	—	33
1956	DotanbaMovie	—	33
1955	A Hole of My Own MakingMovie	—	32
1955	Vanished GloryMovie	—	32
1955	Striving to LiveMovie	—	32
1955	Policeman's DiaryMovie	Patrolman Hanakawa	32
1955	The Samurai of EdoMovie	—	32
1955	The Beautiful NunsMovie	—	32
1955	Till We Meet AgainMovie	Jiro Sone	32
1955	Bodyguard from HellMovie	—	32
1955	Policeman's Diary, Part 2Movie	—	32
1955	Three FacesMovie	—	32
1954	Turbid YouthMovie	—	31
1954	Itsuko to sono hahaMovie	Yasukazu Sugi	31
1954	Farewell RabaulMovie	Captain Katase	31
1954	Women's HouseMovie	—	31
1954	Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoMovie	Matahachi	31
1954	Good Son-in-LawMovie	—	31
1953	WifeMovie	Tadashi Tanimura	30
1953	The Eagle of the PacificMovie	Staff Officer (uncredited)	30
1953	Husband and WifeMovie	Ryota Takemura	30
1953	The Blue RevolutionMovie	—	30
1953	The Red Light Military BaseMovie	Koichi Kawanabe	30
1953	The LoversMovie	Sugawa	30
1953	Omatsuri hanjiroMovie	—	30
1953	My Wonderful Yellow CarMovie	The burglar	30
1953	About LoveMovie	—	30
1953	Escape ZoneMovie	—	30
1953	ReunionMovie	—	30
1952	Doctor's Day OffMovie	—	29
1952	Shanghai RoseMovie	Manabe, First lieutenant	29
1952	AdolescenceMovie	Teacher Harada	29
1952	Kin no tamago: Golden GirlMovie	—	29
1952	The Whisper of SpringMovie	—	29
1952	Sword for HireMovie	Tachibana Jurata	29
1952	Beauty and the ThiefMovie	Kuroki no Jiro	29
1951	The Good FairyMovie	Rentaro Mikuni, news reporter	28
1951	BoyhoodMovie	Teacher Shimomura	28
1951	Story of LightningMovie	—	28
1951	Fireworks Over the SeaMovie	Tsuyoshi Yabuki	28
1951	Beauty of LifeMovie	—	28