Kōji Mitsui
Acting
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.
Media of
Kōji Mitsui
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Filmography of
Kōji Mitsui
... 1975
... 1972
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Foodstand owner
... 1970
Yagi
... 1969
Mr. Otagaki
... 1968
... 1967
Old Journalist
... 1967
Mizorogi
... 1966
Heikichi
... 1965
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Motojima
... 1965
Furui
... 1964
Village Elder
... 1964
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Yabe Senjuro
... 1963
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Second Reporter
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Narcotics Control Agent Hayashi
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Yasunosuke Fukuhara
... 1961
Shuzo, Tomie's father
... 1961
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Torikie
... 1961
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Genji
... 1961
Reporter A
... 1960
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Hobara
... 1960
Kichinosuke
... 1959
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Man A
... 1959
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Hangoro Iizuka
... 1959
Shopkeeper
... 1959
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Guard (uncredited)
... 1958
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Nodaiko
... 1958
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Yoshisaburo the Gambler
... 1957
Mr. Kanemaki
... 1957
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Tamekichi Kurita
... 1956
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Hirayama
... 1956
父長助
... 1955
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岡本五郎右衛門
... 1955
Iwakichi
... 1955
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弥之助
... 1954
和尚廓念
... 1954
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古門前の長次
... 1953
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Kodaira
... 1951
Moriyama
... 1951
Shige
... 1951
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Kichitarō
... 1951
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Cameraman A
... 1950
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Seki
... 1949
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Hideo
... 1948
Yoshioka
... 1948
Gentarô
... 1946
Kawanishi
... 1945
Murakami
... 1944
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Graduate
... 1942
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Kensuke Ide
... 1939
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Hideo Nemoto
... 1935
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Shinkichi
... 1934
Kousaku
... 1934
Guest (at café)
... 1934
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Kitamura
... 1933
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Hiroshi
... 1933
Guy on bike
... 1932
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