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Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for The Inner Palace Conspiracy
MOVIE

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

8.0(0.0K)
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
Kichitarō
Poster for The Hidden Fortress
MOVIE

The Hidden Fortress

8.0(0.7K)
The Hidden Fortress
Guard (uncredited)
Poster for Hikkoshi yatsure
MOVIE

Hikkoshi yatsure

Hikkoshi yatsure
Poster for No Blood Relation
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No Blood Relation

7.3(0.0K)
No Blood Relation
Guy on bike
Poster for The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

8.1(0.3K)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Furuya
Poster for The Bad Sleep Well
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The Bad Sleep Well

7.7(0.3K)
The Bad Sleep Well
Reporter A
Poster for Ishimatsu of the Forest
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Ishimatsu of the Forest

7.0(0.0K)
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Poster for The Lower Depths
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The Lower Depths

7.1(0.1K)
The Lower Depths
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Poster for High and Low
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High and Low

8.4(1.1K)
High and Low
Second Reporter
Poster for Epitaph to My Love
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Epitaph to My Love

7.8(0.0K)
Epitaph to My Love
Torikie

Gallery

Kōji Mitsui portrait