Kōji Mitsui
Born
March 6, 1910
Died
July 20, 1979 (69 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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
Great Jailbreak
1975
Beyond the Rainbow
1972
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Dodes'ka-den
Foodstand owner
1970
Our Miyo-chan
Yagi
1969
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
Mr. Otagaki
1968
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
Japan's Longest Day
Old Journalist
1967
Ohana han
Mizorogi
1966
Red Beard
Heikichi
1965
Salaryman's Medal
1965
A Fugitive from the Past
Motojima
1965
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Furui
1964
Woman in the Dunes
Village Elder
1964
How to Make Money
1964
The Honest Fool
1964
Legends of Honor
1963
Young Swordsman
Yabe Senjuro
1963
The Young Ace in Hawaii
1963
High and Low
Second Reporter
1963
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
The Body
1962
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Hadashi no hanayome
1962
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
Gang vs. Gang
1962
Tokyo Bay
Narcotics Control Agent Hayashi
1962
Mother Country
1962
Otoko no Uta
1962
The Inheritance
1962
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
A Roaring Trade
1962
With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961
Furimuita hanayome
Yasunosuke Fukuhara
1961
Koi no gashū
Shuzo, Tomie's father
1961
Hikkoshi yatsure
1961
Epitaph to My Love
Torikie
1961
Killers on Parade
1961
Hijō no otoko
1961
Incidental Murders
Genji
1961
The Bad Sleep Well
Reporter A
1960
Irohanihoheto
1960
Only She Knows
1960
Hot Corner Murder
Hobara
1960
Floating Weeds
Kichinosuke
1959
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
Thus Another Day
Man A
1959
Koko ni otoko ari
1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Shopkeeper
1959
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Furuya
1959
The Hidden Fortress
Guard (uncredited)
1958
Maria of the Ant Village
1958
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
1958
Police Precinct Part 8
1958
Botchan
Nodaiko
1958
Firefly Light
1958
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
The Lower Depths
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
1957
Times of Joy and Sorrow
Mr. Kanemaki
1957
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957
A Case of Honor
1957
Typhoon
1956
I Will Buy You
Tamekichi Kurita
1956
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi
1956
刑事部屋
1956
Early Spring
Hirayama
1956
元祿美少年記
父長助
1955
Iroha Elegy
1955
Ejima and Ikushima
岡本五郎右衛門
1955
Christ in Bronze
Iwakichi
1955
The Vassal's Neck
1955
Chutaro of Banba
1955
Here Is a Spring
1955
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
1954
Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
1954
Beautiful Tengu
弥之助
1954
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass
1954
慶安水滸傳
和尚廓念
1954
Love Letter
1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha
古門前の長次
1953
Always in My Heart
1953
Tange Sazen
1952
Our Chief, Our Doctor
1952
Five Men of Edo
Kodaira
1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
Moriyama
1951
Weeping Doll
Shige
1951
Carmen Comes Home
Oka
1951
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
Kichitarō
1951
Crazy Uproar
1950
Scandal
Cameraman A
1950
A Fool's Love
Seki
1949
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948
A Hen in the Wind
Hideo
1948
Great X
Yoshioka
1948
Iki na fûraibô
Gentarô
1946
Victory Song
Kawanishi
1945
Our Planes Fly South
1943
Sumida River
1942
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
1942
There Was a Father
Graduate
1942
Okinu and Banto
1940
Haha o tataeru uta
1939
Spring Thunder
Kensuke Ide
1939
Children of the Sun
1938
A Hero of Tokyo
Hideo Nemoto
1935
Lumberjack and Lady
1935
A Story of Floating Weeds
Shinkichi
1934
A Mother Should Be Loved
Kousaku
1934
Street Without End
Guest (at café)
1934
The Genealogy of Women
1934
The Boss's Son at College
Kitamura
1933
Happy Times
1933
The Layabout and Seabathing
1933
Dragnet Girl
Hiroshi
1933
No Blood Relation
Guy on bike
1932