Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1910-03-06
Day of Death
1979-07-20
Place of Birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Kōji Mitsui
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.
Filmography (136)
Great Jailbreak
1975
Beyond the Rainbow
1972
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Dodes'ka-den
1970
Our Miyo-chan
1969
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
1968
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Punch Guy
1966
Ohana han
1966
Red Beard
1965
Salaryman's Medal
1965
A Fugitive from the Past
1965
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
1964
