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Kōji Mitsui
Actor

Kōji Mitsui

6 Mar 1910Born
20 Jul 1979Died
69Age at death
143Credits

Biography

Mitsui Koji ( March 6, 1910 - April 20, 1979 ) was a Japanese actor. His real name was Mitsui Hikohide. After the war, he played an active role as a supporting actor in films directed by Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu . His former stage name was Mitsui Hideo.

Changed his stage name to Mitsui Koji in Ozu's Hen in the Wind (1948) .

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His role as the playboy Kisaburo in Kurosawa Akira 's The Lower Depths (1957) won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the 12th Mainichi Film Awards and the 8th Blue Ribbon Awards, solidifying his status as a supporting actor.

After going freelance in 1960, he worked not only in films but also in television dramas and on stage, but after undergoing surgery for a stomach ulcer in 1971, his health deteriorated and he scaled back his acting career.

He died of heart failure on April 20, 1979 at a hospital in Kamakura. He was 69 years old.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 143 credits.

  1. 1975Great JailbreakFilm
  2. 1972Beyond the RainbowFilm
  3. 1971The Battle of OkinawaFilm: Old Man
  4. 1970Dodes'ka-denFilm: Foodstand owner
  5. 1969Our Miyo-chanFilm: Yagi
  6. 1968Nanami: The Inferno of First LoveFilm: Mr. Otagaki
  7. 1967The Greatest Challenge of AllFilm
  8. 1967Japan's Longest DayFilm: Old Journalist
  9. 1966Punch GuyFilm
  10. 1966Ohana hanFilm: Mizorogi
  11. 1965Red BeardFilm: Heikichi
  12. 1965Salaryman's MedalFilm
  13. 1965A Fugitive from the PastFilm: Motojima
  14. 1964Japan's No. 1 BraggartFilm: Furui
  15. 1964I Am a Medical ExaminerFilm
  16. 1964Woman in the DunesFilm: Village Elder
  17. 1964How to Make MoneyFilm
  18. 1964The Honest FoolFilm
  19. 1963Legends of HonorFilm
  20. 1963Young SwordsmanFilm: Yabe Senjuro
  21. 1963Young Guy in HawaiiFilm
  22. 1963High and LowFilm: Second Reporter
  23. 1962Aitsu bakari ga naze moteruFilm
  24. 1962The BodyFilm
  25. 1962Zoku aizen katsuraFilm
  26. 1962Hadashi no hanayomeFilm
  27. 1962Shin kitsune to tanukiFilm
  28. 1962Gang vs. GangFilm
  29. 1962Tokyo BayFilm: Narcotics Control Agent Hayashi
  30. 1962Mother CountryFilm
  31. 1962Otoko no UtaFilm
  32. 1962The InheritanceFilm
  33. 1962Drunkard's ParadiseFilm
  34. 1962A Roaring TradeFilm
  35. 1961With Wife, Children, and FriendsFilm
  36. 1961Kigeki: Kane no naru ki ni koi ga sakuFilm
  37. 1961Furimuita hanayomeFilm: Yasunosuke Fukuhara
  38. 1961Koi no gashūFilm: Shuzo, Tomie's father
  39. 1961Hikkoshi yatsureFilm
  40. 1961Epitaph to My LoveFilm: Torikie
  41. 1961Aoi kairyūFilm
  42. 1961Killers on ParadeFilm
  43. 1961Hijō no otokoFilm
  44. 1961Incidental MurdersFilm: Genji
  45. 1960The Last Trump CardFilm: Yaichi Saito
  46. 1960The Bad Sleep WellFilm: Reporter A
  47. 1960IrohanihohetoFilm
  48. 1960BananaFilm
  49. 1960Only She KnowsFilm
  50. 1960Hot Corner MurderFilm: Hobara
  51. 1959Floating WeedsFilm: Kichinosuke
  52. 1959Tokyo OmnibusFilm
  53. 1959Thus Another DayFilm: Man A
  54. 1959Koko ni otoko ariFilm
  55. 1959Fox and RaccoonFilm: Hangoro Iizuka
  56. 1959Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanFilm: Shopkeeper
  57. 1959Lucky Dragon No. 5Film
  58. 1959The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveFilm: Furuya
  59. 1958The Hidden FortressFilm: Guard (uncredited)
  60. 1958Maria of the Ant VillageFilm
  61. 1958Tabi sugata nezumi kozōFilm
  62. 1958Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashiFilm
  63. 1958Police Precinct Part 8Film
  64. 1958BotchanFilm: Nodaiko
  65. 1958Firefly LightFilm
  66. 1958Monthly Salary: 13,000 YenFilm
  67. 1958A Bridge for Two AloneFilm
  68. 1958Hibi no haishinFilm
  69. 1957The Unbalanced WheelFilm
  70. 1957The Lower DepthsFilm: Yoshisaburo the Gambler
  71. 1957Times of Joy and SorrowFilm: Mr. Kanemaki
  72. 1957A Tale of Dung and UrineFilm
  73. 1957The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)Film
  74. 1957A Case of HonorFilm
  75. 1957Tokyo is a Fine PlaceFilm
  76. 1956Typhoon FurorFilm
  77. 1956I Will Buy YouFilm: Tamekichi Kurita
  78. 1956The Thick-Walled RoomFilm: Nishimura
  79. 1956Horeruna YanpachiFilm
  80. 1956The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three StationsFilm

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