Rentarō Mikuni
Japanese actor (1923–2013)
- Born January 20, 1923
- 4 movies
Rentarō Mikuni was a Japanese actor and film director who starred in films by Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Tadashi Imai, Shōhei Imamura, Tomu Uchida and many others, and won numerous awards for his performances. He also wrote and directed Shinran: Path to Purity, which won the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. His films include Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, The Burmese Harp, Harakiri and Kwaidan.
Rentarō Mikuni appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 1954 to 1964. Most of that work is in drama, history and fantasy. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Masaki Kobayashi (2), Tatsuya Nakadai (2), Tetsurō Tamba (2).
Known for
- Shinran: Path to Purity (1987), Director. Wrote and directed the film, which won the Jury Prize at Cannes.
- Harakiri (1962). A role in the 1962 samurai drama.
- The Burmese Harp (1956). Part of the cast of the 1956 war drama.
- Kwaidan (1964). Appeared in the 1964 ghost story anthology.
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954). An early role in the 1954 samurai film.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Rentarō Mikuni been in?
- Rentarō Mikuni appears in Kwaidan (1964), Harakiri (1962), The Burmese Harp (1956) and Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) on The Remote.
- When was Rentarō Mikuni born?
- Rentarō Mikuni was born on 20 January 1923.
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