Kōji Mitsui
Acting
Born March 6, 1910 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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 wo…
Known For · 40 titles
High and Low
Red Beard
Woman in the Dunes
The Hidden Fortress
The Bad Sleep Well
The Unbalanced Wheel
Ishimatsu of the Forest
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Weeping Doll
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Drunkard's Paradise
Our Chief, Our Doctor
Okinu and Banto
Crazy Uproar
Sumida River
Only She Knows
The Actress and the Detective
Epitaph to My Love
Floating Weeds
The Battle of Okinawa
Dodes'ka-den
Lumberjack and Lady
Japan's Longest Day
Early Spring
A Fugitive from the Past
Love Letter
Ejima and Ikushima
Five Men of Edo
Scandal
Victory Song
Dragnet Girl
Banana
The Lower Depths
A Story of Floating Weeds
Carmen Comes Home
A Case of Honor
A Hen in the Wind
A Tale of Dung and Urine
Aoi kairyū
Fireworks Over the Sea