Kōji Mitsui
Acting
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) . 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…
Filmography
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Great Jailbreak
1975
Beyond the Rainbow
1972
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Dodes'ka-den
1970
Our Miyo-chan
1969
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
1968
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Punch Guy
1966
Ohana han
1966
Red Beard
1965
Salaryman's Medal
1965
A Fugitive from the Past
1965
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
1964
Woman in the Dunes
1964
How to Make Money
1964
The Honest Fool
1964
Legends of Honor
1963
Young Swordsman
1963
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
High and Low
1963
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
The Body
1962
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Hadashi no hanayome
1962
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
Gang vs. Gang
1962
Tokyo Bay
1962
Mother Country
1962
Otoko no Uta
1962
The Inheritance
1962
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
A Roaring Trade
1962
With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961
喜劇 金の実る樹に恋が咲く
1961
Furimuita hanayome
Furimuita hanayome
1961
Koi no gashū
1961
Hikkoshi yatsure
1961
Epitaph to My Love
1961
Aoi kairyū
1961
Killers on Parade
1961
Hijō no otoko
1961
Incidental Murders
1961
The Last Trump Card
1960
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
Irohanihoheto
1960
Banana
1960
Only She Knows
1960
Hot Corner Murder
1960
Floating Weeds
1959
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
Thus Another Day
1959
Koko ni otoko ari
1959
Fox and Raccoon
1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
The Hidden Fortress
1958
Maria of the Ant Village
1958
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
1958
Police Precinct Part 8
1958
Botchan
Botchan
1958
Firefly Light
1958
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
Hibi no haishin
1958
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
The Lower Depths
1957
Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957
A Tale of Dung and Urine
1957
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957
A Case of Honor
1957
Typhoon Furor
1956
I Will Buy You
1956
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations
1956
Seishun no oto
1956
刑事部屋
1956
Early Spring
1956