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.
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 worked not only in films but also in television dramas and on stage, but after undergoing surgery for a stomach ulcer in 1971, his health deteriorated and he scaled back his acting career.
He died of heart failure on April 20, 1979 at a hospital in Kamakura. He was 69 years old.
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Filmography (Movies)
Great Jailbreak
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Release Date:05/04/1975
Beyond the Rainbow
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Release Date:29/09/1972
The Battle of Okinawa
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Release Date:14/08/1971
Dodes'ka-den
Character:Foodstand owner
Release Date:31/10/1970
Our Miyo-chan
Character:Yagi
Release Date:31/12/1969
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
Character:Mr. Otagaki
Release Date:25/05/1968
The Greatest Challenge of All
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Release Date:05/08/1967
Japan's Longest Day
Character:Old Journalist
Release Date:03/08/1967
Punch Guy
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Release Date:10/09/1966
Ohana han
Character:Mizorogi
Release Date:30/07/1966
Red Beard
Character:Heikichi
Release Date:04/03/1965
Salaryman's Medal
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Release Date:13/02/1965
A Fugitive from the Past
Character:Motojima
Release Date:15/01/1965
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Character:Furui
Release Date:11/06/1964
Woman in the Dunes
Character:Village Elder
Release Date:15/02/1964
How to Make Money
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Release Date:01/02/1964
The Honest Fool
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Release Date:15/01/1964
Legends of Honor
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Release Date:05/10/1963
Young Swordsman
Character:Yabe Senjuro
Release Date:31/08/1963
Young Guy in Hawaii
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Release Date:11/08/1963
High and Low
Character:Second Reporter
Release Date:01/03/1963
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
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Release Date:18/11/1962
The Body
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Release Date:08/11/1962
Zoku aizen katsura
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Release Date:24/10/1962
Hadashi no hanayome
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Release Date:24/10/1962
Shin kitsune to tanuki
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Release Date:29/09/1962
Gang vs. Gang
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Release Date:13/07/1962
Tokyo Bay
Character:Narcotics Control Agent Hayashi
Release Date:27/05/1962
Mother Country
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Release Date:29/04/1962
Otoko no Uta
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Release Date:11/03/1962
The Inheritance
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Release Date:16/02/1962
Drunkard's Paradise
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Release Date:04/02/1962
A Roaring Trade
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Release Date:03/01/1962
With Wife, Children, and Friends
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Release Date:01/11/1961
喜劇 金の実る樹に恋が咲く
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Release Date:25/10/1961
Furimuita hanayome
Character:Yasunosuke Fukuhara
Release Date:16/09/1961
Koi no gashū
Character:Shuzo, Tomie's father
Release Date:21/06/1961
Hikkoshi yatsure
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Release Date:09/06/1961
Epitaph to My Love
Character:Torikie
Release Date:16/05/1961
Killers on Parade
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Release Date:19/02/1961
Hijō no otoko
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Release Date:13/02/1961
Incidental Murders
Character:Genji
Release Date:22/01/1961
The Bad Sleep Well
Character:Reporter A
Release Date:19/09/1960
Irohanihoheto
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Release Date:20/05/1960
Only She Knows
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Release Date:01/04/1960
Hot Corner Murder
Character:Hobara
Release Date:12/02/1960
Floating Weeds
Character:Kichinosuke
Release Date:17/11/1959
Tokyo Omnibus
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Release Date:30/10/1959
Thus Another Day
Character:Man A
Release Date:27/09/1959
Koko ni otoko ari
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Release Date:09/08/1959
Fox and Raccoon
Character:Hangoro Iizuka
Release Date:28/04/1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Character:Shopkeeper
Release Date:29/03/1959
Lucky Dragon No. 5
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Release Date:18/02/1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Character:Furuya
Release Date:15/01/1959
The Hidden Fortress
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:28/12/1958
Maria of the Ant Village
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Release Date:07/12/1958
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
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Release Date:22/07/1958
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
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Release Date:13/07/1958
Police Precinct Part 8
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Release Date:22/06/1958
Botchan
Character:Nodaiko
Release Date:14/06/1958
Firefly Light
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Release Date:18/03/1958
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
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Release Date:11/03/1958
A Bridge for Two Alone
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Release Date:05/03/1958
Hibi no haishin
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Release Date:16/02/1958
The Unbalanced Wheel
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Release Date:26/11/1957
The Lower Depths
Character:Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Release Date:01/10/1957
Times of Joy and Sorrow
Character:Mr. Kanemaki
Release Date:01/10/1957
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
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Release Date:02/04/1957
A Case of Honor
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Release Date:20/02/1957
Typhoon
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Release Date:19/12/1956
I Will Buy You
Character:Tamekichi Kurita
Release Date:21/11/1956
The Thick-Walled Room
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Release Date:31/10/1956
The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations
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Release Date:19/07/1956
刑事部屋
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Release Date:04/04/1956
Early Spring
Character:Hirayama
Release Date:29/01/1956
元祿美少年記
Character:父長助
Release Date:21/12/1955
Iroha Elegy
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Release Date:01/11/1955
Ejima and Ikushima
Character:岡本五郎右衛門
Release Date:30/10/1955
Christ in Bronze
Character:Iwakichi
Release Date:11/10/1955
The Vassal's Neck
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Release Date:26/07/1955
Chutaro of Banba
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Release Date:29/03/1955
Here Is a Spring
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Release Date:12/02/1955
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
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Release Date:31/08/1954
Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
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Release Date:11/08/1954
Beautiful Tengu
Character:弥之助
Release Date:23/06/1954
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass
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Release Date:08/06/1954
慶安水滸傳
Character:和尚廓念
Release Date:21/01/1954
Love Letter
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Release Date:13/12/1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
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Release Date:01/12/1953
Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha
Character:古門前の長次
Release Date:22/09/1953
Always in My Heart
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Release Date:15/09/1953
Tange Sazen
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Release Date:14/08/1952
Our Chief, Our Doctor
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Release Date:15/02/1952
Five Men of Edo
Character:Kodaira
Release Date:22/11/1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
Character:Moriyama
Release Date:25/10/1951
Weeping Doll
Character:Shige
Release Date:19/05/1951
Carmen Comes Home
Character:Oka
Release Date:21/03/1951
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
Character:Kichitarō
Release Date:13/01/1951
Crazy Uproar
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Release Date:23/07/1950
Scandal
Character:Cameraman A
Release Date:26/04/1950
Onna no ryūkō
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Release Date:19/02/1950
A Fool's Love
Character:Seki
Release Date:16/10/1949
Ishimatsu of the Forest
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Release Date:04/06/1949
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
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Release Date:26/09/1948
A Hen in the Wind
Character:Hideo
Release Date:17/09/1948
Great X
Character:Yoshioka
Release Date:07/05/1948
Iki na fûraibô
Character:Gentarô
Release Date:28/02/1946
Victory Song
Character:Kawanishi
Release Date:22/02/1945
Yasen gungakutai
Character:Murakami
Release Date:23/11/1944
Our Planes Fly South
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Release Date:10/09/1943
Sumida River
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Release Date:03/09/1942
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
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Release Date:23/04/1942
There Was a Father
Character:Graduate
Release Date:01/04/1942
Okinu and Banto
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Release Date:31/12/1940
Haha o tataeru uta
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Release Date:06/07/1939
Spring Thunder
Character:Kensuke Ide
Release Date:13/04/1939
Children of the Sun
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Release Date:18/05/1938
A Hero of Tokyo
Character:Hideo Nemoto
Release Date:07/03/1935
Lumberjack and Lady
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Release Date:07/01/1935
A Story of Floating Weeds
Character:Shinkichi
Release Date:23/11/1934
A Mother Should Be Loved
Character:Kousaku
Release Date:11/05/1934
Street Without End
Character:Guest (at café)
Release Date:26/04/1934
The Genealogy of Women
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Release Date:22/02/1934
The Boss's Son at College
Character:Kitamura
Release Date:31/10/1933
Happy Times
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Release Date:19/10/1933
The Layabout and Seabathing
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Release Date:17/08/1933
Before the Wedding
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Release Date:13/07/1933
Dragnet Girl
Character:Hiroshi
Release Date:27/04/1933
No Blood Relation
Character:Guy on bike
Release Date:16/12/1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
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Release Date:01/12/1932
The Father and His Son
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Release Date:13/09/1929
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