Kōji Mitsui
Actor
Known for
Kōji Mitsui is a screen veteran who has spent far more time working than being talked about. 'Woman in the Dunes' is another title that gets mentioned. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. By genre, drama dominates the list. 55 appearances between the two screens is the plain arithmetic of it. 'High and Low' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Second Reporter.
Kōji Mitsui
Actor
Kōji Mitsui is a screen veteran who has spent far more time working than being talked about. 'Woman in the Dunes' is another title that gets mentioned. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. By genre, drama dominates the list. 55 appearances between the two screens is the plain arithmetic of it. 'High and Low' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Second Reporter.
Movies (55 titles)
Plays Second Reporter
High and Low
1963
Plays Village Elder
Woman in the Dunes
1964
Plays Heikichi
Red Beard
1965
Plays Furuya
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Plays Old Man
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Plays Foodstand owner
Dodes'ka-den
1970
Plays Reporter A
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
Plays Motojima
A Fugitive from the Past
1965
Plays Cameraman A
Scandal
1950
Plays Hirayama
Early Spring
1956
Plays Old Journalist
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Plays Kichinosuke
Floating Weeds
1959
Plays Graduate
There Was a Father
1942
Plays Seki
A Fool's Love
1949
Plays Moriyama
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
Plays Hiroshi
Dragnet Girl
1933
Plays Oka
Carmen Comes Home
1951
Plays Yoshisaburo the Gambler
The Lower Depths
1957
Plays Shinkichi
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
Plays Shopkeeper
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959
Plays Yabe Senjuro
Young Swordsman
1963
Plays Tamekichi Kurita
I Will Buy You
1956
Plays Hideo
A Hen in the Wind
1948
Plays Kawanishi
Victory Song
1945
Plays 父長助
元祿美少年記
1955
Plays Nishimura
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
Plays Torikie
Epitaph to My Love
1961
Plays Guy on bike
No Blood Relation
1932
Plays Man A
Thus Another Day
1959
Plays Kousaku
A Mother Should Be Loved
1934
Plays Mr. Otagaki
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
1968
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The Battle of Okinawa
Old Man
1971
Dodes'ka-den
Foodstand owner
1970
Our Miyo-chan
Yagi
1969
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
Mr. Otagaki
1968
Japan's Longest Day
Old Journalist
1967
Ohana han
Mizorogi
1966
Red Beard
Heikichi
1965
A Fugitive from the Past
Motojima
1965
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Furui
1964
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kōji Mitsui still alive?
Kōji Mitsui passed away on July 20, 1979 at age 69.
What are the most famous roles of Kōji Mitsui?
Kōji Mitsui is best known for roles in High and Low, The Hidden Fortress, Woman in the Dunes.
How many movies has Kōji Mitsui been in?
Over a 50-year career (since 1929), Kōji Mitsui has appeared in 55 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Kōji Mitsui's first movie?
The career of Kōji Mitsui began with The Father and His Son (1929).
What is Kōji Mitsui's most recent movie or series?
Kōji Mitsui's most recent release is Great Jailbreak, which premiered on April 5, 1975.
Kōji Mitsui
1910-03-06 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, 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.