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Rentarō Mikuni is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Japonais born on 20 january 1923 at Gunma Prefecture (Japon)

Rentarō Mikuni

Rentarō Mikuni
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Birth name Masao Sato
Nationality Japon
Birth 20 january 1923 at Gunma Prefecture (Japon)
Death 14 april 2013 (at 90 years) at Inagi City (Japon)

Rentarō Mikuni (三國 連太郎, Mikuni Rentarō) (also sometimes credited 三国連太郎; ; January 20, 1923 – April 14, 2013), was a Japanese film actor from Gunma Prefecture. He appeared in over 150 films since making his screen debut in 1951, and won three Japanese Academy Awards for Best Actor, and a further seven nominations. He also won two Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, in 1960 and in 1989. The 1987 film Shinran: Path to Purity (親鸞:白い道), which he wrote and directed, was awarded the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Actor Kōichi Satō is his son.

Biography

Mikuni was born the son of a woman who had become pregnant while working as an indentured servant. His mother then married an electrician who had learned his trade while serving in the military, the man Mikuni considered his father. His stepfather was a member of the burakumin, and Mikuni experienced prejudice as a child, such as automatically being suspected of theft when a bicycle was stolen. He was educated to elementary school level and hoped to then start work with his father, but his father insisted that he should attend middle school. Part way through middle school Mikuni dropped out and left home. He was repeatedly sent home from Tokyo by the police. Finally he escaped and from the age of sixteen to twenty he wandered around Japan and Korea (then under Japanese control) doing a variety of jobs. At the age of twenty he received callup papers for the Japanese military.

Mikuni attempted to evade the callup but was arrested by police after his mother informed on him. Instead of being punished he was simply sent to serve in China. He served his time in a unit of unfit and incompetent soldiers, and never fired a weapon at the enemy.

After returning to Japan, he drifted between odd jobs. His career as an actor started when he was asked to do a screen test by a scout. At the time he had no intention of becoming an actor and did the test merely because he was promised some meal tickets.

He took his stage name from his first role in the 1951 film Zenma directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, for which he won the Blue Ribbon award for best newcomer.

He died in 2013 of acute cardiac failure.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Rentarō Mikuni (64 films)

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Actor

Chronicle of My Mother, 1h48
Directed by Masato Harada
Genres Drama
Actors Kōji Yakusho, Kirin Kiki, Aoi Miyazaki, Kaho Minami, Mimura, Rentarō Mikuni
Roles Hayato
Rating72% 3.6229953.6229953.6229953.6229953.622995
L'écrivain Kosaku Igami, élevé loin de ses parents, pense qu'il a été rejeté par sa mère. Ne pouvant oublier celle-ci même après avoir atteint l'age adulte, Kosaku demande un jour à la vielle femme atteinte de sénilité si elle avait abandonné son enfant dans sa ville natale. Elle lui récite alors un poème qui lui fait comprendre le vraie sentiment qu'elle éprouve. Alors que son ressentiment vis-à-vis de sa mère s'évanouit, Kosaku apprend la nouvelle de sa disparition.
The Old Man and the Sea, 20minutes
Directed by Alexandre Petrov
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Vieillesse, Mise en scène d'un poisson
Actors Gordon Pinsent, Kevin Duhaney, Yoji Matsuda, Rentarō Mikuni
Roles (voice)
Rating79% 3.990623.990623.990623.990623.99062
The film follows the plot of the original novel, but at times emphasizes different points.
Will to Live, 1h59
Directed by Kaneto Shindō
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Rentarō Mikuni, Shinobu Ōtake, Akira Emoto, Hideko Yoshida, Masahiko Tsugawa (津川 雅彦), Akaji Maro
Roles Yasukichi
Rating66% 3.319613.319613.319613.319613.31961
Yasukichi (Rentarō Mikuni) visits "Ubasuteyama", a mountain where, in the past, old people were left to die. He is a regular at a bar. While at the bar he defecates in his clothes. The bar owner (Naoko Otani) literally kicks him out of the bar. Lying on the pavement, he is run over by a man on a bicycle, who turns out to be a doctor. His daughter, Tokuko (Shinobu Otake), is awakened by a phone call from the hospital asking her to collect Yasukichi. She tries to decline, saying she has bipolar disorder and cannot look after her father, but eventually is forced to take him in. Yasukichi has stolen a book from the hospital about Obasuteyama and begins reading it to Tokuko. The story of Ubasuteyama is told on the screen, in a black and white film.
The Friends, 1h53
Directed by Shinji Sōmai
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Actors Rentarō Mikuni, Chikage Awashima, Akira Emoto, Shōfukutei Tsurube II, Minori Terada, Naho Toda
Roles Kihachi Denpo
Rating70% 3.515533.515533.515533.515533.51553
Pendant les vacances d'été, trois garçons s'amusent à espionner, avec des idées macabres en tête, un vieillard excentrique qui vit seul dans une maison isolée. Petit à petit, ils se rapprochent et découvrent un homme hors du commun.
The Last Dance, 1h56
Directed by Jūzō Itami
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Rentarō Mikuni, Masahiko Tsugawa (津川 雅彦), Nobuko Miyamoto, Midori Kiuchi
Roles Buhei Mukai
Rating68% 3.428393.428393.428393.428393.42839
Buhei Mikai is a successful actor and film director, and is making a film about a middle aged married couple, both of whom are dying of cancer.
Luminous Moss, 1h58
Directed by Kei Kumai
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Rentarō Mikuni, Hisashi Igawa, Taketoshi Naito, Eiji Okuda, Chishū Ryū, Tetta Sugimoto
Roles Headmaster / Captain (dual role)
Rating62% 3.12393.12393.12393.12393.1239
Un directeur d'école et un romancier, en quête d'inspiration, observent un étrange phénomène naturel avant de partager leurs propres histoires.
My Sons
My Sons (1991)
, 2h1
Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Rentarō Mikuni, Masatoshi Nagase, Emi Wakui, Miyoko Asada, Mieko Harada, Chosuke Ikariya
Roles Akio Asano
Rating74% 3.724153.724153.724153.724153.72415
The children of old-fashioned patriarch of a family in Iwate Province gather to observe the first anniversary of their mother's death. Tetsuya, working as a bartender in Tokyo, quarrels with his father over the way he is leading his life. Eventually Tetsuya changes his ways and gains the approval of his father.
Rikyu
Rikyu (1989)
, 2h15
Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films
Actors Rentarō Mikuni, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kyōko Kishida, Nakamura Kichiemon II, Tanie Kitabayashi, Akira Kubo
Roles Rikyu
Rating70% 3.54293.54293.54293.54293.5429
Le film raconte les dernières étapes de la vie de Rikyū, pendant la période Sengoku du Japon féodal. Il commence à la fin du règne d'Oda Nobunaga et continue dans l'ère Momoyama. Rikyū est montré comme un homme profondément passionné par l'esthétique et la perfection dans l'art du thé. Maître de thé d'Oda Nobunaga puis de Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Rikyū, de par sa position privilégiée, est constamment en lien avec les puissants seigneurs et a la possibilité d'influencer leur politique, même s'il évite soigneusement d'y être trop mêlé. Il consacre son énergie à étudier et enseigner la voie du thé. Les tumultes de l'histoire viendront cependant rompre cet équilibre, et ses rapports avec Hideyoshi iront en se dégradant.
Wuthering Heights, 2h23
Directed by Yoshishige Yoshida
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Actors Yūsaku Matsuda, Rentarō Mikuni, Yūko Tanaka, Eri Ishida, Nagare Hagiwara, Masato Furuoya
Roles Takamaru
Rating69% 3.4738053.4738053.4738053.4738053.473805
Dans le Japon médiéval, Onimaru, jeune vagabond, est adopté par la famille des Yamabe, prêtres chargés d'apaiser la colère de la Montagne de Feu. Mais Onimaru bouleverse les hiérarchies et défie les rites séculaires de la région. Il s'éprend de Kinu, mais celle-ci meurt. Dès lors, Onimaru plonge dans une cruauté qui n'a d'égal que l'amour qu'il continue de porter à la défunte...