Ken Mitsuishi

Biography

Ken Mitsuishi was born on September 26, 1961 in Fukuoka, Japan. He is an actor, known for Audition (1999), The Thin Red Line (1998) and The Pillow Book (1996).

Movie Career

Films: 30
Career span: 32 years1991 to 2023

Genres

Drama80%, 24 films
Comedy33%, 10 films
Horror17%, 5 films
Action13%, 4 films
Crime10%, 3 films

First and latest

Ken Mitsuishi movies on Netflix

Cottontail2023IMDb rating 6.5as Akiko's Father
In Love and Deep Water2023IMDb rating 5.2as Sakoda
Listen to the Universe2019IMDb rating 6.3as Tadaaki Hishinuma
When a Tree Falls2018IMDb rating 6.4as Ikuo Kamimura
Before We Vanish2017IMDb rating 6.2as Suzuki
Goodbye, Grandpa!2017IMDb rating 6.4
Outrage Coda2017IMDb rating 6.4as Gomi
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise2017IMDb rating 5.7as Yasuhara
Midnight Diner 22016IMDb rating 7.4as Noguchi
Shin Godzilla2016IMDb rating 6.9as Kozuka, Governor of Tokyo
Joker Game2015IMDb rating 5.3as Colonel Sasahara
Midnight Diner2014IMDb rating 7.5as Noguchi
Wood Job!2014IMDb rating 7.5as Seiichi Nakamura
Gatchaman2013IMDb rating 5.0as Dr. Kirkland
Beyond Outrage2012IMDb rating 6.7as Eijiro Gomi
Bread of Happiness2012IMDb rating 6.6as Miku's Father
Rent-a-Cat2012IMDb rating 6.9as Goro Yoshida
Himizu2011IMDb rating 7.1as Sumida's father
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler2009IMDb rating 6.4as Koji Ishida
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death2008IMDb rating 6.8as Toshiyuki Fujita
Tokyo!2008IMDb rating 7.0as Agent immobilier homme (segment "Interior Design")
Exte: Hair Extensions2007IMDb rating 6.3as Tatsuo Sugawara
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad2007IMDb rating 7.3as Customer at bar
Noriko's Dinner Table2005IMDb rating 7.0as Tetsuzo Shimabara
Audition1999IMDb rating 7.1as Director
April Story1998IMDb rating 7.1as Salaryman
The Eel1997IMDb rating 7.3as Detective
The Pillow Book1996IMDb rating 6.5as The Husband
Love Letter1995IMDb rating 7.9as Abekasu
Hiruko the Goblin1991IMDb rating 6.2as Archeologist

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Audition1999 Drama, Horror, Mysteryas Director
IMDb rating 7.1101K votes
Beyond Outrage2012 Action, Crime, Dramaas Eijiro Gomi
IMDb rating 6.77.9K votes
Noriko's Dinner Table2005as Tetsuzo Shimabara
IMDb rating 7.05.5K votes
Himizu2011as Sumida's father
IMDb rating 7.15.5K votes
Outrage Coda2017as Gomi
IMDb rating 6.44.0K votes
The Pillow Book1996as The Husband
IMDb rating 6.514K votes
Tokyo!2008as Agent immobilier homme (segment "Interior Design")
IMDb rating 7.013K votes
Rent-a-Cat2012as Goro Yoshida
IMDb rating 6.92.4K votes

Most often with

Sion Sono directed three of these films, Joji Matsuoka three and Shunji Iwai two. Kimiko Yo appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Kimiko Yo

Kanji Tsuda

Ren Ôsugi

Joe Odagiri

Yutaka Matsushige

Shôta SometaniSion SonoDirector, 3 films Joji MatsuokaDirector, 3 films Shunji IwaiDirector, 2 films

Films together

Kimiko Yo5 films together, 1991 to 2016
Kimiko Yo's page
- Midnight Diner 22016IMDb rating 7.4Mitsuishi as NoguchiYo as Chieko
- Shin Godzilla2016IMDb rating 6.9Mitsuishi as Kozuka, Governor of TokyoYo as Reiko Hanamori, Defense Minister
- Midnight Diner2014IMDb rating 7.5Mitsuishi as NoguchiYo as Chieko Hanawa
- Bread of Happiness2012IMDb rating 6.6Mitsuishi as Miku's FatherYo as Yoko
- Hiruko the Goblin1991IMDb rating 6.2Mitsuishi as ArcheologistYo as Reiko's Mother
Kanji Tsuda4 films together, 1998 to 2017
Kanji Tsuda's page
- Outrage Coda2017IMDb rating 6.4Mitsuishi as GomiTsuda as Choi
- Shin Godzilla2016IMDb rating 6.9Mitsuishi as Kozuka, Governor of TokyoTsuda as Fumiya Mori : Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare / Research and Development Division Director
- Audition1999IMDb rating 7.1Mitsuishi as DirectorTsuda as Bartender
- April Story1998IMDb rating 7.1Mitsuishi as SalarymanTsuda as Fukatsu
Ren Ôsugi4 films together, 1999 to 2017
Ren Ôsugi's page
- Outrage Coda2017IMDb rating 6.4Mitsuishi as GomiÔsugi as Nomura
- Shin Godzilla2016IMDb rating 6.9Mitsuishi as Kozuka, Governor of TokyoÔsugi as Prime Minister Seiji Okochi
- Exte: Hair Extensions2007IMDb rating 6.3Mitsuishi as Tatsuo SugawaraÔsugi as Gunji Yamazaki
- Audition1999IMDb rating 7.1Mitsuishi as DirectorÔsugi as Shimada
Joe Odagiri4 films together, 2007 to 2017
Joe Odagiri's page
- Pumpkin and Mayonnaise2017IMDb rating 5.7Mitsuishi as YasuharaOdagiri as Hagio
- Midnight Diner 22016IMDb rating 7.4Mitsuishi as NoguchiOdagiri as Kogure
- Midnight Diner2014IMDb rating 7.5Mitsuishi as NoguchiOdagiri as Kogure
- Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad2007IMDb rating 7.3Mitsuishi as Customer at barOdagiri as Masaya Nakagawa
Yutaka Matsushige4 films together, 2012 to 2017
Yutaka Matsushige's page
- Outrage Coda2017IMDb rating 6.4Mitsuishi as GomiMatsushige as Detective Shigeta
- Midnight Diner 22016IMDb rating 7.4Mitsuishi as NoguchiMatsushige as Ryu
- Midnight Diner2014IMDb rating 7.5Mitsuishi as NoguchiMatsushige as Ryu Kenzaki
- Beyond Outrage2012IMDb rating 6.7Mitsuishi as Eijiro GomiMatsushige as Detective Shigeta
Shôta Sometani3 films together, 2011 to 2017
Shôta Sometani's page
- Before We Vanish2017IMDb rating 6.2Mitsuishi as Suzuki
- Wood Job!2014IMDb rating 7.5Mitsuishi as Seiichi NakamuraSometani as Yuki Hirano
- Himizu2011IMDb rating 7.1Mitsuishi as Sumida's fatherSometani as Yuichi
Sion SonoDirector, 3 films, 2005 to 2011
All films by Sion Sono
- Himizu2011IMDb rating 7.1Mitsuishi as Sumida's father
- Exte: Hair Extensions2007IMDb rating 6.3Mitsuishi as Tatsuo Sugawara
- Noriko's Dinner Table2005IMDb rating 7.0Mitsuishi as Tetsuzo Shimabara
Joji MatsuokaDirector, 3 films, 2007 to 2016
- Midnight Diner 22016IMDb rating 7.4Mitsuishi as Noguchi
- Midnight Diner2014IMDb rating 7.5Mitsuishi as Noguchi
- Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad2007IMDb rating 7.3Mitsuishi as Customer at bar
Shunji IwaiDirector, 2 films, 1995 to 1998
All films by Shunji Iwai
- April Story1998IMDb rating 7.1Mitsuishi as Salaryman
- Love Letter1995IMDb rating 7.9Mitsuishi as Abekasu
Also three films together8 more actors
- Akira EmotoShin Godzilla (2016), Wood Job! (2014) and The Eel (1997)
- Kaoru KobayashiMidnight Diner 2 (2016), Midnight Diner (2014) and Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
- Yuriko YoshitakaHimizu (2011), Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) and Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)
- Sansei ShiomiOutrage Coda (2017), Beyond Outrage (2012) and April Story (1998)
- Tamae AndôMidnight Diner 2 (2016), Midnight Diner (2014) and Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)
- Misako WatanabeMidnight Diner 2 (2016), Bread of Happiness (2012) and Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
- Nahoko YoshimotoMidnight Diner 2 (2016), Midnight Diner (2014) and Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
- TsugumiExte: Hair Extensions (2007), Noriko's Dinner Table (2005) and April Story (1998)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Ken Mitsuishi's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$98.5 million

6 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.

6Worldwide figure
3US gross only
1Never in cinemas
20Figure not found

Top grosser

Shin Godzilla2016Kozuka, Governor of Tokyo$78.1 million

Highest grossing

The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Shin Godzilla2016as Kozuka, Governor of Tokyo
$78M79.2% of the total
2
Beyond Outrage2012as Eijiro Gomi
$16M16.5% of the total
3
Midnight Diner2014as Noguchi
$1.5M1.5% of the total
4
Himizu2011as Sumida's father
$1.2M1.3% of the total
5
Tokyo!2008as Agent immobilier homme (segment "Interior Design")
$1.1M1.2% of the total
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Audition1999as Director
$360K0.4% of the total