Cast

Rentarō Mikuni

1923 – 2013

Active years (films on this site)

1954–1989

Genres

DramaBiographyCrimeActionAdventure

Schools and movements

Japanese Golden AgeContemporary Asian CinemaJapanese New Wave

Directors worked with

Hiroshi Inagaki1 filmKon Ichikawa1 filmTadashi Imai1 filmMasaki Kobayashi1 filmShohei Imamura1 filmJuzo Itami1 filmHiroshi Teshigahara1 film

Biography

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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

National / local

• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer 1952
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor 1961
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor 1980
• Medal with Purple Ribbon 1984
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor 1990
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor

7 films on this site

1. Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 1954 · Hiroshi Inagaki · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
2. The Burmese Harp 1956 · Kon Ichikawa · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
3. Night Drum 1958 · Tadashi Imai · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
4. Kwaidan 1964 · Masaki Kobayashi · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
5. Vengeance Is Mine 1979 · Shohei Imamura · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
6. A Taxing Woman's Return 1988 · Juzo Itami · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
7. Rikyu 1989 · Hiroshi Teshigahara · IMDb 7.1 · Cast