Kōji Mitsui
March 6, 1910 (115 years old) in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1975 · Great Jailbreak as
- 1972 · Beyond the Rainbow as
- 1971 · The Battle of Okinawa as
- 1970 · Dodes'ka-den as Foodstand owner
- 1969 · Our Miyo-chan as Yagi
- 1968 · Nanami: The Inferno of First Love as Mr. Otagaki
- 1967 · The Greatest Challenge of All as
- 1967 · Japan's Longest Day as Old Journalist
- 1966 · Ohana han as Mizorogi
- 1965 · Red Beard as Heikichi
- 1965 · Salaryman's Medal as
- 1965 · A Fugitive from the Past as Motojima
- 1964 · Japan's No. 1 Braggart as Furui
- 1964 · Woman in the Dunes as Village Elder
- 1964 · How to Make Money as
- 1964 · The Honest Fool as
- 1963 · Legends of Honor as
- 1963 · Young Swordsman as Yabe Senjuro
- 1963 · The Young Ace in Hawaii as
- 1963 · High and Low as Second Reporter
- 1962 · Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru as
- 1962 · The Body as
- 1962 · Hadashi no hanayome as
- 1962 · Zoku aizen katsura as
- 1962 · Shin kitsune to tanuki as
- 1962 · Gang vs. Gang as
- 1962 · Tokyo Bay as Narcotics Control Agent Hayashi
- 1962 · Mother Country as
- 1962 · Otoko no Uta as
- 1962 · The Inheritance as
- 1962 · Drunkard's Paradise as
- 1962 · A Roaring Trade as
- 1961 · With Wife, Children, and Friends as
- 1961 · Furimuita hanayome as Yasunosuke Fukuhara
- 1961 · Koi no gashū as Shuzo, Tomie's father
- 1961 · Hikkoshi yatsure as
- 1961 · Epitaph to My Love as Torikie
- 1961 · Killers on Parade as
- 1961 · Hijō no otoko as
- 1961 · Incidental Murders as Genji
- 1960 · The Bad Sleep Well as Reporter A
- 1960 · Irohanihoheto as
- 1960 · Only She Knows as
- 1960 · Hot Corner Murder as Hobara
- 1959 · Floating Weeds as Kichinosuke
- 1959 · Tokyo Omnibus as
- 1959 · Thus Another Day as Man A
- 1959 · Koko ni otoko ari as
- 1959 · Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan as Shopkeeper
- 1959 · Lucky Dragon No. 5 as
- 1959 · The Human Condition I: No Greater Love as Furuya
- 1958 · The Hidden Fortress as Guard (uncredited)
- 1958 · Maria of the Ant Village as
- 1958 · Tabi sugata nezumi kozō as
- 1958 · Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi as
- 1958 · Police Precinct Part 8 as
- 1958 · Botchan as Nodaiko
- 1958 · Firefly Light as
- 1958 · Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen as
- 1958 · A Bridge for Two Alone as
- 1958 · Hibi no haishin as
- 1957 · The Unbalanced Wheel as
- 1957 · The Lower Depths as Yoshisaburo the Gambler
- 1957 · Times of Joy and Sorrow as Mr. Kanemaki
- 1957 · The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) as
- 1957 · A Case of Honor as
- 1956 · Typhoon as
- 1956 · I Will Buy You as Tamekichi Kurita
- 1956 · The Thick-Walled Room as
- 1956 · Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi as
- 1956 · 刑事部屋 as
- 1956 · Early Spring as Hirayama
- 1955 · 元祿美少年記 as 父長助
- 1955 · Iroha Elegy as
- 1955 · Ejima and Ikushima as 岡本五郎右衛門
- 1955 · Christ in Bronze as Iwakichi
- 1955 · The Vassal's Neck as
- 1955 · Chutaro of Banba as
- 1955 · Here Is a Spring as
- 1954 · Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery as
- 1954 · Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido as
- 1954 · Beautiful Tengu as 弥之助
- 1954 · Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass as
- 1954 · 慶安水滸傳 as 和尚廓念
- 1953 · Love Letter as
- 1953 · Always in My Heart Part 2 as
- 1953 · Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha as 古門前の長次
- 1953 · Always in My Heart as
- 1952 · Tange Sazen as
- 1952 · Our Chief, Our Doctor as
- 1951 · Five Men of Edo as Kodaira
- 1951 · Fireworks Over the Sea as Moriyama
- 1951 · Weeping Doll as Shige
- 1951 · Carmen Comes Home as Oka
- 1951 · The Inner Palace Conspiracy as Kichitarō
- 1950 · Crazy Uproar as
- 1950 · Scandal as Cameraman A
- 1949 · A Fool's Love as Seki
- 1949 · Ishimatsu of the Forest as
- 1948 · The Most Beautiful Day of My Life as
- 1948 · A Hen in the Wind as Hideo
- 1948 · Great X as Yoshioka
- 1946 · Iki na fûraibô as Gentarô
- 1945 · Victory Song as Kawanishi
- 1943 · Our Planes Fly South as
- 1942 · Sumida River as
- 1942 · The Spy Has Not Died Yet as
- 1942 · There Was a Father as Graduate
- 1940 · Okinu and Banto as
- 1939 · Haha o tataeru uta as
- 1939 · Spring Thunder as Kensuke Ide
- 1938 · Children of the Sun as
- 1935 · A Hero of Tokyo as Hideo Nemoto
- 1935 · Lumberjack and Lady as
- 1934 · A Story of Floating Weeds as Shinkichi
- 1934 · A Mother Should Be Loved as Kousaku
- 1934 · Street Without End as Guest (at café)
- 1934 · The Genealogy of Women as
- 1933 · The Boss's Son at College as Kitamura
- 1933 · Happy Times as
- 1933 · The Layabout and Seabathing as
- 1933 · Dragnet Girl as Hiroshi
- 1932 · No Blood Relation as Guy on bike