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Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-03-06

Place of Birth

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Cast


Crew

    The Inner Palace Conspiracy

    The Inner Palace Conspiracy

    19510.0 / 10

    The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

    19588.0 / 10

    Hikkoshi yatsure

    Hikkoshi yatsure

    19610.0 / 10

    No Blood Relation

    No Blood Relation

    19327.1 / 10

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    19598.1 / 10

    The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

    19607.7 / 10

    Ishimatsu of the Forest

    Ishimatsu of the Forest

    19490.0 / 10

    The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

    19577.1 / 10

    High and Low

    High and Low

    19638.3 / 10

    Epitaph to My Love

    Epitaph to My Love

    19617.0 / 10

    Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru

    Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru

    19620.0 / 10

    Otoko no Uta

    Otoko no Uta

    19620.0 / 10

    Zoku aizen katsura

    Zoku aizen katsura

    19620.0 / 10

    A Story of Floating Weeds

    A Story of Floating Weeds

    19347.1 / 10

    Woman in the Dunes

    Woman in the Dunes

    19648.2 / 10

    Floating Weeds

    Floating Weeds

    19597.5 / 10

    Iki na fûraibô

    Iki na fûraibô

    19460.0 / 10

    Nanami: The Inferno of First Love

    Nanami: The Inferno of First Love

    19686.9 / 10

    Carmen Comes Home

    Carmen Comes Home

    19516.2 / 10

    I Will Buy You

    I Will Buy You

    19567.0 / 10

    A Fugitive from the Past

    A Fugitive from the Past

    19657.5 / 10

    The Thick-Walled Room

    The Thick-Walled Room

    19567.1 / 10

    A Mother Should Be Loved

    A Mother Should Be Loved

    19346.1 / 10

    The Body

    The Body

    19626.5 / 10

    Sumida River

    Sumida River

    19420.0 / 10

    Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

    Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

    19530.0 / 10

    慶安水滸傳

    慶安水滸傳

    19540.0 / 10

    Beautiful Tengu

    Beautiful Tengu

    19540.0 / 10

    The Greatest Challenge of All

    The Greatest Challenge of All

    19677.0 / 10

    Ejima and Ikushima

    Ejima and Ikushima

    19550.0 / 10

    A Hen in the Wind

    A Hen in the Wind

    19487.1 / 10

    元祿美少年記

    元祿美少年記

    19550.0 / 10

    Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery

    Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery

    19540.0 / 10

    Koko ni otoko ari

    Koko ni otoko ari

    19590.0 / 10

    Shin kitsune to tanuki

    Shin kitsune to tanuki

    19620.0 / 10

    Haha o tataeru uta

    Haha o tataeru uta

    19390.0 / 10

    Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass

    Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass

    19540.0 / 10

    Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido

    Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido

    19540.0 / 10

    A Hero of Tokyo

    A Hero of Tokyo

    19355.0 / 10

    A Roaring Trade

    A Roaring Trade

    19620.0 / 10

    Dragnet Girl

    Dragnet Girl

    19336.7 / 10

    The Boss's Son at College

    The Boss's Son at College

    19337.0 / 10

    Red Beard

    Red Beard

    19658.1 / 10

    Dodes'ka-den

    Dodes'ka-den

    19707.0 / 10

    Our Planes Fly South

    Our Planes Fly South

    19430.0 / 10

    Scandal

    Scandal

    19506.9 / 10

    Street Without End

    Street Without End

    19346.6 / 10

    Tabi sugata nezumi kozō

    Tabi sugata nezumi kozō

    19580.0 / 10

    Five Men of Edo

    Five Men of Edo

    19515.0 / 10

    The Inheritance

    The Inheritance

    19627.2 / 10

    Irohanihoheto

    Irohanihoheto

    19600.0 / 10

    Here Is a Spring

    Here Is a Spring

    19557.3 / 10

    Botchan

    Botchan

    19580.0 / 10

    Chutaro of Banba

    Chutaro of Banba

    19555.0 / 10

    With Wife, Children, and Friends

    With Wife, Children, and Friends

    19610.0 / 10

    Love Letter

    Love Letter

    19536.8 / 10

    Firefly Light

    Firefly Light

    19580.0 / 10

    The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa

    19717.5 / 10

    Furimuita hanayome

    Furimuita hanayome

    19610.0 / 10

    The Vassal's Neck

    The Vassal's Neck

    19550.0 / 10

    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

    19576.0 / 10

    Thus Another Day

    Thus Another Day

    19595.6 / 10

    Killers on Parade

    Killers on Parade

    19616.2 / 10

    The Genealogy of Women

    The Genealogy of Women

    19340.0 / 10

    Christ in Bronze

    Christ in Bronze

    19550.0 / 10

    Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

    Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

    19595.7 / 10

    Children of the Sun

    Children of the Sun

    19380.0 / 10

    Victory Song

    Victory Song

    19455.2 / 10

    Young Swordsman

    Young Swordsman

    19636.5 / 10

    Lumberjack and Lady

    Lumberjack and Lady

    19354.0 / 10

    Great X

    Great X

    19480.0 / 10

    The Unbalanced Wheel

    The Unbalanced Wheel

    19570.0 / 10

    Gang vs. Gang

    Gang vs. Gang

    19627.0 / 10

    Tokyo Bay

    Tokyo Bay

    19627.0 / 10

    Drunkard's Paradise

    Drunkard's Paradise

    19620.0 / 10

    How to Make Money

    How to Make Money

    19640.0 / 10

    Incidental Murders

    Incidental Murders

    19615.0 / 10

    Happy Times

    Happy Times

    19330.0 / 10

    The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

    The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

    19480.0 / 10

    Tokyo Omnibus

    Tokyo Omnibus

    19590.0 / 10

    Hadashi no hanayome

    Hadashi no hanayome

    19620.0 / 10

    Legends of Honor

    Legends of Honor

    19630.0 / 10

    Hot Corner Murder

    Hot Corner Murder

    19600.0 / 10

    Weeping Doll

    Weeping Doll

    19510.0 / 10

    Tange Sazen

    Tange Sazen

    19520.0 / 10

    A Fool's Love

    A Fool's Love

    19490.0 / 10

    Our Miyo-chan

    Our Miyo-chan

    19690.0 / 10

    Always in My Heart

    Always in My Heart

    19536.8 / 10

    Always in My Heart Part 2

    Always in My Heart Part 2

    19536.5 / 10

    Maria of the Ant Village

    Maria of the Ant Village

    19580.0 / 10

    The Spy Has Not Died Yet

    The Spy Has Not Died Yet

    19420.0 / 10

    A Bridge for Two Alone

    A Bridge for Two Alone

    19580.0 / 10

    Times of Joy and Sorrow

    Times of Joy and Sorrow

    19579.0 / 10

    Only She Knows

    Only She Knows

    19600.0 / 10

    Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi

    Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi

    19568.0 / 10

    A Case of Honor

    A Case of Honor

    19570.0 / 10

    There Was a Father

    There Was a Father

    19427.0 / 10

    The Honest Fool

    The Honest Fool

    19640.0 / 10

    Fireworks Over the Sea

    Fireworks Over the Sea

    19515.0 / 10

    Mother Country

    Mother Country

    19626.5 / 10

    The Layabout and Seabathing

    The Layabout and Seabathing

    19330.0 / 10

    Early Spring

    Early Spring

    19567.5 / 10

    Spring Thunder

    Spring Thunder

    19390.0 / 10

    Japan's No. 1 Braggart

    Japan's No. 1 Braggart

    19640.0 / 10

    Iroha Elegy

    Iroha Elegy

    19550.0 / 10

    Our Chief, Our Doctor

    Our Chief, Our Doctor

    19520.0 / 10

    Great Jailbreak

    Great Jailbreak

    19757.0 / 10

    The Young Ace in Hawaii

    The Young Ace in Hawaii

    19630.0 / 10

    Typhoon

    Typhoon

    19560.0 / 10

    Police Precinct Part 8

    Police Precinct Part 8

    19580.0 / 10

    Japan's Longest Day

    Japan's Longest Day

    19677.1 / 10

    Okinu and Banto

    Okinu and Banto

    19400.0 / 10

    Crazy Uproar

    Crazy Uproar

    19500.0 / 10

    Beyond the Rainbow

    Beyond the Rainbow

    19720.0 / 10

    Lucky Dragon No. 5

    Lucky Dragon No. 5

    19597.3 / 10

    Salaryman's Medal

    Salaryman's Medal

    19650.0 / 10

    刑事部屋

    刑事部屋

    19560.0 / 10

    Hijō no otoko

    Hijō no otoko

    19610.0 / 10

    Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

    Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

    19580.0 / 10

    Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

    Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

    19580.0 / 10

    Koi no gashū

    Koi no gashū

    19610.0 / 10

    Ohana han

    Ohana han

    19660.0 / 10

    Hibi no haishin

    Hibi no haishin

    19580.0 / 10