Rentarō Mikuni

Mikuni took Best Newcomer in 1952 and Best Actor in 1990, thirty-eight years apart, and worked until his death in 2013 at ninety. Kinoshita, Naruse, Imai, Imamura, Uchida all wanted him. He came from a vanished school that treated the body as raw material for a part. The softness late in his face was earned.

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Name (English)

Rentarō Mikuni

Name (Japanese)

三國連太郎

Reading

みくに れんたろう

Born

January 20, 1923 – April 14, 2013

Origin

Ōta-shi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Height

178 cm

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / film director / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Boar

Blood type

AB

Active years

1950 - 2013

Awards & achievements

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

Works summary

Appearances

209 (1951–2020)

By year (titles with a known year)

1951: 5, 1952: 4, 1953: 4, 1954: 2, 1955: 2, 1956: 4, 1957: 5, 1958: 3, 1959: 2, 1960: 2, 1961: 4, 1962: 7, 1963: 4, 1964: 3, 1965: 5, 1966: 2, 1967: 2, 1968: 1, 1969: 4, 1970: 5, 1971: 5, 1972: 5, 1973: 3, 1974: 3, 1975: 4, 1976: 6, 1977: 2, 1978: 5, 1979: 3, 1980: 5, 1981: 7, 1982: 6, 1983: 5, 1984: 6, 1985: 5, 1986: 2, 1987: 4, 1988: 6, 1989: 2, 1990: 2, 1991: 2, 1992: 3, 1993: 1, 1994: 3, 1995: 2, 1996: 3, 1997: 1, 1998: 2, 1999: 4, 2001: 2, 2003: 3, 2004: 1, 2006: 2, 2007: 2, 2008: 1, 2009: 3, 2010: 3, 2011: 3, 2012: 1, 2013: 1, 2020: 1, year unknown: 9

Debut work

善魔

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rentar%C5%8D%20Mikuni
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%89%E5%9C%8B%E9%80%A3%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1321767

Tags

• Gunma Prefecture
• actor
• screenwriter
• film director

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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