Kōji Mitsui
Actor
- Born
- March 6, 1910 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Died
- July 20, 1979 (age 69)
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.
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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
High and Low
March 1, 1963
The Hidden Fortress
December 28, 1958
Woman in the Dunes
February 15, 1964
Red Beard
March 4, 1965
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
January 15, 1959
The Bad Sleep Well
September 19, 1960
Floating Weeds
November 17, 1959
Dodes'ka-den
October 31, 1970
The Lower Depths
October 1, 1957
Scandal
April 26, 1950
Early Spring
January 29, 1956
There Was a Father
April 1, 1942
Acting144
- 1975Great Jailbreak
- 1972Beyond the Rainbow
- 1971The Battle of Okinawa as Old Man
- 1970Dodes'ka-den as Foodstand owner
- 1969Our Miyo-chan as Yagi
- 1968Nanami: The Inferno of First Love as Mr. Otagaki
- 1967The Greatest Challenge of All
- 1967Japan's Longest Day as Old Journalist
- 1966Punch Guy
- 1966Ohana han as Mizorogi
- 1965