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.
Acted in 135
1970s
- 1975
- 1972
- 1971
The Battle of Okinawa
Old Man
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
Mr. Otagaki
- 1967
Japan's Longest Day
Old Journalist
- 1966
Punch Guy
Movie
Ohana han
Mizorogi
- 1965
Salaryman's Medal
Movie
- 1964
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Furui
How to Make Money
Movie
- 1963
Legends of Honor
Movie
Young Swordsman
Yabe Senjuro
Young Guy in Hawaii
Movie
- 1962
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
Movie
The Body
Movie
Zoku aizen katsura
Movie
Hadashi no hanayome
Movie
Gang vs. Gang
Movie
Mother Country
Movie
Otoko no Uta
Movie
The Inheritance
Movie
Drunkard's Paradise
Movie
A Roaring Trade
Movie
- 1961
Kigeki: Kane no naru ki ni koi ga saku
Movie
Koi no gashū
Shuzo, Tomie's father
Hikkoshi yatsure
Movie
Hijō no otoko
Movie
Incidental Murders
Genji
- 1960
Irohanihoheto
Movie
Banana
Movie
Only She Knows
Movie
Hot Corner Murder
Hobara
1950s
- 1959
Tokyo Omnibus
Movie
Thus Another Day
Man A
Koko ni otoko ari
Movie
Fox and Raccoon
Hangoro Iizuka
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Shopkeeper
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Movie
- 1958
Maria of the Ant Village
Movie
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Movie
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
Movie
Police Precinct Part 8
Movie
Firefly Light
Movie
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Movie
A Bridge for Two Alone
Movie
Hibi no haishin
Movie
- 1957
The Lower Depths
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
A Tale of Dung and Urine
Movie
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
Movie
A Case of Honor
Movie
Tokyo is a Fine Place
Movie
- 1956
Typhoon Furor
Movie
The Thick-Walled Room
Nishimura
The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations
Movie
Sound of Youth
Movie
Headquarters of Crime Detection
Movie
- 1955
元祿美少年記
父長助
Iroha Elegy
Movie
Ejima and Ikushima
岡本五郎右衛門
Christ in Bronze
Iwakichi
Chutaro of Banba
Movie
- 1954
Umon Detective Story: Rare Change
Movie
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
Movie
Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
Movie
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the Green Grass
Movie
慶安水滸傳
和尚廓念
- 1953
Love Letter
Movie
Always in My Heart Part 2
Movie
Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha
古門前の長次
- 1952
Tange Sazen
Movie
Our Chief, Our Doctor
Movie
- 1951
Five Men of Edo
Kodaira
Fireworks Over the Sea
Moriyama
Jōen no hatoba
Movie
Weeping Doll
Shige
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
Kichitarō
- 1950
Crazy Uproar
Movie
Onna no ryūkō
Movie
1940s
- 1949
A Fool's Love
Seki
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Movie
Jealousy
Movie
- 1948
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
Movie
Great X
Yoshioka
- 1945
Victory Song
Kawanishi
- 1944
Field Army Orchestra
Murakami
- 1943
- 1942
Sumida River
Movie
- 1940
Okinu and Banto
Movie
1930s
- 1939
Haha o tataeru uta
Movie
Spring Thunder
Kensuke Ide
- 1935
A Hero of Tokyo
Hideo Nemoto
- 1934
A Mother Should Be Loved
Kousaku
Street Without End
Guest (at café)
The Genealogy of Women
Movie
- 1933
The Boss's Son at College
Kitamura
Happy Times
Movie
The Layabout and Seabathing
Movie
- 1932
No Blood Relation
Guy on bike
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Movie
