Rentarô Mikuni

Biography

Rentarô Mikuni was born on January 20, 1923 in Gunma, Japan as Masao Sato. He was an actor and director, known for Vengeance is Mine (1979), The Burmese Harp (1956) and Kwaidan (1964). He died on April 14, 2013 in Inagi, Tokyo, Japan.

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 41 years1953 to 1994

Genres

Drama80%, 8 films
Action20%, 2 films
Biography20%, 2 films
Crime20%, 2 films
History20%, 2 films

First and latest

Rentarô Mikuni movies on Netflix

The Friends1994IMDb rating 7.5as Kihachi Denpô
Rikyu1989IMDb rating 7.1as Rikyu
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981IMDb rating 6.3as Hajime 'Fatso' Sandaiji
Vengeance Is Mine1979IMDb rating 7.6as Shizuo Enokizu
The Inugamis1976IMDb rating 7.1as Sahei Inugami
A Fugitive from the Past1965IMDb rating 7.9as Takichi Inukai
Kwaidan1964IMDb rating 7.9as Husband (segment "Kurokami")
The Burmese Harp1956IMDb rating 8.0as Captain Inouye
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto1954IMDb rating 7.4as Honiden Matahachi
The Eagle of the Pacific1953IMDb rating 6.9as Staff Officer

Best known for

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

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Kwaidan1964 Drama, Fantasy, Horroras Husband (segment "Kurokami")
IMDb rating 7.923K votes
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto1954 Action, Adventure, Biographyas Honiden Matahachi
IMDb rating 7.410K votes
The Burmese Harp1956as Captain Inouye
IMDb rating 8.07.3K votes
A Fugitive from the Past1965as Takichi Inukai
IMDb rating 7.91.6K votes
Vengeance Is Mine1979as Shizuo Enokizu
IMDb rating 7.68.2K votes
The Friends1994as Kihachi Denpô
IMDb rating 7.5960 votes
Rikyu1989as Rikyu
IMDb rating 7.1929 votes
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981as Hajime 'Fatso' Sandaiji
IMDb rating 6.31.2K votes

Most often with

Kon Ichikawa directed two of these films, Shinji Sômai two. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Toshirô Mifune

Akira Emoto

Eitarô Ozawa

Minori Terada

Jun Hamamura

Kazuo KitamuraKon IchikawaDirector, 2 filmsShinji SômaiDirector, 2 films

Films together

Toshirô Mifune2 films together, 1953 to 1954
Toshirô Mifune's page
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto1954IMDb rating 7.4Mikuni as Honiden MatahachiMifune as Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo)
- The Eagle of the Pacific1953IMDb rating 6.9Mikuni as Staff OfficerMifune as 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga
Akira Emoto2 films together, 1981 to 1994
Akira Emoto's page
- The Friends1994IMDb rating 7.5Mikuni as Kihachi DenpôEmoto as Nagatomo
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981IMDb rating 6.3Mikuni as Hajime 'Fatso' SandaijiEmoto as Detective Kuroki
Eitarô Ozawa2 films together, 1954 to 1976
Eitarô Ozawa's page
- The Inugamis1976IMDb rating 7.1Mikuni as Sahei InugamiOzawa as Furudate Kyozou
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto1954IMDb rating 7.4Mikuni as Honiden MatahachiOzawa as Terumasa Ikeda
Minori Terada2 films together, 1981 to 1994
Minori Terada's page
- The Friends1994IMDb rating 7.5Mikuni as Kihachi DenpôTerada as Kôchi Taniguchi
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981IMDb rating 6.3Mikuni as Hajime 'Fatso' SandaijiTerada as Hagiwara
Jun Hamamura2 films together, 1956 to 1964
Jun Hamamura's page
- Kwaidan1964IMDb rating 7.9Mikuni as Husband (segment "Kurokami")Hamamura as (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
- The Burmese Harp1956IMDb rating 8.0Mikuni as Captain InouyeHamamura as Ito
Kazuo Kitamura2 films together, 1979 to 1981
Kazuo Kitamura's page
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981IMDb rating 6.3Mikuni as Hajime 'Fatso' SandaijiKitamura as Hamaguchi, President of Hamaguchi Products
- Vengeance Is Mine1979IMDb rating 7.6Mikuni as Shizuo EnokizuKitamura as Haru's master
Kon IchikawaDirector, 2 films, 1956 to 1976
- The Inugamis1976IMDb rating 7.1Mikuni as Sahei Inugami
- The Burmese Harp1956IMDb rating 8.0Mikuni as Captain Inouye
Shinji SômaiDirector, 2 films, 1981 to 1994
- The Friends1994IMDb rating 7.5Mikuni as Kihachi Denpô
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981IMDb rating 6.3Mikuni as Hajime 'Fatso' Sandaiji
Also two films together2 more actors
- Torahiko HamadaVengeance Is Mine (1979) and Kwaidan (1964)
- Masanobu ÔkuboA Fugitive from the Past (1965) and Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
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