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Rentarō Mikuni

May 04, 2023

Rentarō Mikuni (三國 連太郎, Mikuni Rentarō) (also sometimes credited as 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.[1][2] 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.[3] Actor Kōichi Satō is his son.

Rentarō Mikuni
around 1950s
Born
Masao Sato

(1923-01-20)January 20, 1923
Gunma, Japan
DiedApril 14, 2013(2013-04-14) (aged 90)
OccupationActor
Years active1950–2013
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
ChildrenKōichi Satō
RelativesKani'chiro Sato (grandson)

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 between the ages of sixteen and twenty, he wandered around Japan and Korea (then under Japanese control) doing a variety of jobs. At the age of twenty, he received call-up papers for the Japanese military.[4]

Mikuni attempted to evade the call-up 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.[4]

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.[n 1][4]

He took his stage name from his first role in the 1951 film The Good Fairy directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, for which he won the Blue Ribbon award for best newcomer.[5]

He died in Tokyo on April 14, 2013, of acute cardiac failure.[5] In accordance to his wishes, he did not receive a posthumous Dharma name.

Filmography

Selected television appearances

Honours

Notes

  1. ^ 食券

References

  1. ^ (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
  2. ^ (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes - From 15th to 26th May 2013". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  4. ^ a b c Mikuni, Rentaro. Ikizama Shinizama [Way of life, way of death]. ISBN 4-8454-2071-6.
  5. ^ a b "Rentaro Mikuni, movie actor and director, dies at 90".
  6. ^ "脅迫 おどし". eiga.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

External links

  • Rentarō Mikuni at IMDb
 

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May 04, 2023
rentarō, mikuni, 三國, 連太郎, mikuni, rentarō, also, sometimes, credited, 三国連太郎, january, 1923, april, 2013, japanese, film, actor, from, gunma, prefecture, appeared, over, films, since, making, screen, debut, 1951, three, japanese, academy, awards, best, actor, f. Rentarō Mikuni 三國 連太郎 Mikuni Rentarō also sometimes credited as 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 1 2 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 3 Actor Kōichi Satō is his son Rentarō Mikuniaround 1950sBornMasao Sato 1923 01 20 January 20 1923Gunma JapanDiedApril 14 2013 2013 04 14 aged 90 OccupationActorYears active1950 2013Height1 81 m 5 ft 11 1 2 in ChildrenKōichi SatōRelativesKani chiro Sato grandson Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 Selected television appearances 4 Honours 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksBiography EditMikuni 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 between the ages of sixteen and twenty he wandered around Japan and Korea then under Japanese control doing a variety of jobs At the age of twenty he received call up papers for the Japanese military 4 Mikuni attempted to evade the call up 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 4 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 n 1 4 He took his stage name from his first role in the 1951 film The Good Fairy directed by Keisuke Kinoshita for which he won the Blue Ribbon award for best newcomer 5 He died in Tokyo on April 14 2013 of acute cardiac failure 5 In accordance to his wishes he did not receive a posthumous Dharma name Filmography EditThe Good Fairy 1951 Husband and Wife 1953 Samurai I Musashi Miyamoto 1954 Keisatsu nikki 1955 A Hole of My Own Making 1955 The Burmese Harp 1956 Ruri no Kishi 1956 Stepbrothers 1957 Night Drum 1958 Ballad of the Cart 1959 Kiku to Isamu 1959 The Catch 1961 Harakiri 1962 Saitō Kageyu Wolves Pigs and Men 1964 Kwaidan 1965 A Fugitive from the Past 1965 The Threat 1966 Misawa 6 Zatoichi the Outlaw 1967 The Profound Desire of the Gods 1968 Tabi no Omosa 1972 Coup d Etat 1973 Himiko 1974 Akai unmei television 1976 Kiri no hata 1977 Mount Hakkoda 1977 Never Give Up 1978 Vengeance is Mine 1979 Ah Nomugi Toge 1979 Sailor Suit and Machine Gun 1981 The Go Masters 1983 A Promise 1986 Shinran Path to Purity director 1987 A Taxing Woman 2 1988 Tsuribaka Nisshi 1988 Wuthering Heights 1988 Rikyu 1989 Sen no Rikyu Tsuribaka Nisshi 2 1989 Tsuribaka Nisshi 3 1990 Tsuribaka Nisshi 4 1991 Musuko 1991 Luminous Moss 1992 Tsuribaka Nisshi 6 1993 Daibyonin 1993 Tsuribaka Nisshi 7 1994 Mitabi no kaikyo 1995 Oishinbo 1996 Yuzan Kaibara Will to Live 1999 Taiga no itteki 2001 The Wind Carpet 2003 Chronicle of My Mother 2012 Selected television appearances EditHissatsu Shikakenin 1972 EP 6 Sekigahara 1981 Honda MasanobuHonours EditMedal with Purple Ribbon 1984 Order of the Rising Sun 4th Class Gold Rays with Rosette 1993 Notes Edit 食券References Edit ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー in Japanese Cinema Hochi Archived from the original on 2010 02 02 Retrieved 2010 04 08 ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー in Japanese Cinema Hochi Archived from the original on 2009 02 07 Retrieved 2010 04 08 Festival de Cannes From 15th to 26th May 2013 Festival de Cannes Retrieved 2013 04 15 a b c Mikuni Rentaro Ikizama Shinizama Way of life way of death ISBN 4 8454 2071 6 a b Rentaro Mikuni movie actor and director dies at 90 脅迫 おどし eiga com Retrieved April 24 2023 External links EditRentarō Mikuni at IMDb This article about a Japanese film actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rentarō Mikuni amp oldid 1151420476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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