Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
March 6, 1910
Died
July 20, 1979 (age 69)
Place of Birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Also Known As
三井秀男
Кодзи Мицуи
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.
Known For
Film
High and Low
Second Reporter
1963
Film
Red Beard
Heikichi
1965
Film
Woman in the Dunes
Village Elder
1964
Film
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Furuya
1959
Film
The Hidden Fortress
Guard (uncredited)
1958
Film
The Bad Sleep Well
Reporter A
1960
Film
Scandal
Cameraman A
1950
Film
The Lower Depths
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
1957
Film
Dodes'ka-den
Foodstand owner
1970
Film
Japan's Longest Day
Old Journalist
1967
Film
Floating Weeds
Kichinosuke
1959
Film
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Film
A Fugitive from the Past
Motojima
1965
Film
Early Spring
Hirayama
1956
Film
A Hen in the Wind
Hideo
1948
Film
The Inheritance
1962
Film
Carmen Comes Home
Oka
1951
Film
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948
Film
Firefly Light
1958
Film
No Blood Relation
Guy on bike
1932
Filmography
1975FilmGreat Jailbreak1972FilmBeyond the Rainbow1971FilmThe Battle of Okinawa1970FilmDodes'ka-denas Foodstand owner1969FilmOur Miyo-chanas Yagi1968FilmNanami: The Inferno of First Loveas Mr. Otagaki1967FilmThe Greatest Challenge of All1967FilmJapan's Longest Dayas Old Journalist1966FilmPunch Guy1966FilmOhana hanas Mizorogi1965FilmRed Beardas Heikichi1965FilmSalaryman's Medal1965FilmA Fugitive from the Pastas Motojima1964FilmThe Sandal Keeperas Furui1964FilmWoman in the Dunesas Village Elder1964FilmHow to Make Money1964FilmThe Honest Fool1963FilmLegends of Honor1963FilmYoung Swordsmanas Yabe Senjuro1963FilmYoung Guy in Hawaii1963FilmHigh and Lowas Second Reporter1962FilmAitsu bakari ga naze moteru1962FilmThe Body1962FilmZoku aizen katsura1962FilmHadashi no hanayome1962FilmShin kitsune to tanuki1962FilmGang vs. Gang1962FilmTokyo Bayas Narcotics Control Agent Hayashi1962FilmMother Country1962FilmOtoko no Uta1962FilmThe Inheritance1962FilmDrunkard's Paradise1962FilmA Roaring Trade1961FilmWith Wife, Children, and Friends1961Film喜劇 金の実る樹に恋が咲く1961FilmFurimuita hanayomeas Yasunosuke Fukuhara1961FilmKoi no gashūas Shuzo, Tomie's father1961FilmHikkoshi yatsure1961FilmEpitaph to My Loveas Torikie1961FilmKillers on Parade1961FilmHijō no otoko1961FilmIncidental Murdersas Genji1960FilmThe Bad Sleep Wellas Reporter A1960FilmIrohanihoheto1960FilmOnly She Knows1960FilmHot Corner Murderas Hobara1959FilmFloating Weedsas Kichinosuke1959FilmTokyo Omnibus1959FilmThus Another Dayas Man A1959FilmKoko ni otoko ari1959FilmFox and Raccoonas Hangoro Iizuka1959FilmKiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japanas Shopkeeper1959FilmLucky Dragon No. 51959FilmThe Human Condition I: No Greater Loveas Furuya1958FilmThe Hidden Fortressas Guard (uncredited)1958FilmMaria of the Ant Village1958FilmTabi sugata nezumi kozō1958FilmModan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi1958FilmPolice Precinct Part 81958FilmBotchanas Nodaiko1958FilmFirefly Light1958FilmMonthly Salary: 13,000 Yen1958FilmA Bridge for Two Alone1958FilmHibi no haishin1957FilmThe Unbalanced Wheel1957FilmThe Lower Depthsas Yoshisaburo the Gambler1957FilmTimes of Joy and Sorrowas Mr. Kanemaki1957FilmThe Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)1957FilmA Case of Honor1956FilmTyphoon1956FilmI Will Buy Youas Tamekichi Kurita1956FilmThe Thick-Walled Room1956FilmThe Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations1956FilmSeishun no oto1956Film刑事部屋1956FilmEarly Springas Hirayama1955Film元祿美少年記as 父長助1955FilmIroha Elegy1955FilmEjima and Ikushimaas 岡本五郎右衛門1955FilmChrist in Bronzeas Iwakichi1955FilmThe Vassal's Neck1955FilmChutaro of Banba1955FilmHere Is a Spring1954FilmBored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery1954FilmSurprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido1954FilmBeautiful Tenguas 弥之助1954FilmYouth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass1954Film慶安水滸傳as 和尚廓念1953FilmLove Letter1953FilmAlways in My Heart Part 21953FilmKurama tengu: Aomen yashaas 古門前の長次1953FilmAlways in My Heart1952FilmTange Sazen1952FilmOur Chief, Our Doctor1951FilmFive Men of Edoas Kodaira1951FilmFireworks Over the Seaas Moriyama1951FilmWeeping Dollas Shige1951FilmCarmen Comes Homeas Oka1951FilmThe Inner Palace Conspiracyas Kichitarō1950FilmCrazy Uproar1950FilmScandalas Cameraman A1950FilmOnna no ryūkō1949FilmA Fool's Loveas Seki1949FilmIshimatsu of the Forest1948FilmThe Most Beautiful Day of My Life1948FilmA Hen in the Windas Hideo1948FilmGreat Xas Yoshioka1946FilmIki na fûraibôas Gentarô1945FilmVictory Songas Kawanishi1944FilmYasen gungakutaias Murakami1943FilmOur Planes Fly South1942FilmSumida River1942FilmThe Spy Has Not Died Yet1942FilmThere Was a Fatheras Graduate1940FilmOkinu and Banto1939FilmHaha o tataeru uta1939FilmSpring Thunderas Kensuke Ide1938FilmChildren of the Sun1935FilmA Hero of Tokyoas Hideo Nemoto1935FilmLumberjack and Lady1934FilmA Story of Floating Weedsas Shinkichi1934FilmA Mother Should Be Lovedas Kousaku1934FilmStreet Without Endas Guest (at café)1934FilmThe Genealogy of Women1933FilmThe Boss's Son at Collegeas Kitamura1933FilmHappy Times1933FilmThe Layabout and Seabathing1933FilmBefore the Wedding1933FilmDragnet Girlas Hiroshi1932FilmNo Blood Relationas Guy on bike1932FilmThe Loyal 47 Ronin1929FilmThe Father and His Son