Acting
Kōji Mitsui
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
Great Jailbreak
Film · 1975
Beyond the Rainbow
Film · 1972
The Battle of Okinawa
Film · 1971
Dodes'ka-den
Film · 1970
Our Miyo-chan
Film · 1969
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
Film · 1968
The Greatest Challenge of All
Film · 1967
Japan's Longest Day
Film · 1967
Ohana han
Film · 1966
Punch Guy
Film · 1966
A Fugitive from the Past
Film · 1965
Red Beard
Film · 1965
Salaryman's Medal
Film · 1965
Woman in the Dunes
Film · 1964
How to Make Money
Film · 1964
The Honest Fool
Film · 1964
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Film · 1964
I Am a Medical Examiner
Film · 1964
High and Low
Film · 1963
Young Swordsman
Film · 1963
Legends of Honor
Film · 1963
Young Guy in Hawaii
Film · 1963
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
Film · 1962
Otoko no Uta
Film · 1962
Zoku aizen katsura
Film · 1962
The Body
Film · 1962
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Film · 1962
A Roaring Trade
Film · 1962
The Inheritance
Film · 1962
Gang vs. Gang
Film · 1962
Tokyo Bay
Film · 1962
Drunkard's Paradise
Film · 1962
Hadashi no hanayome
Film · 1962
Mother Country
Film · 1962
Hikkoshi yatsure
Film · 1961
Epitaph to My Love
Film · 1961
With Wife, Children, and Friends
Film · 1961
Furimuita hanayome
Film · 1961
Killers on Parade
Film · 1961
Incidental Murders
Film · 1961
Hijō no otoko
Film · 1961
Koi no gashū
Film · 1961
Kigeki: Kane no naru ki ni koi ga saku
Film · 1961
Aoi kairyū
Film · 1961
The Bad Sleep Well
Film · 1960
Irohanihoheto
Film · 1960
Hot Corner Murder
Film · 1960
Only She Knows
Film · 1960
Banana
Film · 1960
The Last Trump Card
Film · 1960
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Film · 1959
Floating Weeds
Film · 1959
Koko ni otoko ari
Film · 1959
Thus Another Day
Film · 1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Film · 1959
Tokyo Omnibus
Film · 1959
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Film · 1959
Fox and Raccoon
Film · 1959
The Hidden Fortress
Film · 1958
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Film · 1958
Botchan
Film · 1958
Firefly Light
Film · 1958
Maria of the Ant Village
Film · 1958
A Bridge for Two Alone
Film · 1958
Police Precinct Part 8
Film · 1958
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Film · 1958
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
Film · 1958
Hibi no haishin
Film · 1958
The Lower Depths
Film · 1957
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
Film · 1957
The Unbalanced Wheel
Film · 1957
Times of Joy and Sorrow
Film · 1957
A Case of Honor
Film · 1957
A Tale of Dung and Urine
Film · 1957
Tokyo is a Fine Place
Film · 1957
I Will Buy You
Film · 1956
The Thick-Walled Room
Film · 1956
The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations
Film · 1956
Early Spring
Film · 1956
Typhoon Furor
Film · 1956
Headquarters of Crime Detection
Film · 1956
Sound of Youth
Film · 1956
Horeruna Yanpachi
Film · 1956
Ejima and Ikushima
Film · 1955
元祿美少年記
Film · 1955
Here Is a Spring
Film · 1955
Chutaro of Banba
Film · 1955
The Vassal's Neck
Film · 1955
Christ in Bronze
Film · 1955
Iroha Elegy
Film · 1955
慶安水滸傳
Film · 1954
Beautiful Tengu
Film · 1954
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
Film · 1954
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the Green Grass
Film · 1954
Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
Film · 1954
Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha
Film · 1953
Love Letter
Film · 1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
Film · 1953
Always in My Heart
Film · 1953
Tange Sazen
Film · 1952
Our Chief, Our Doctor
Film · 1952
Avalanche
Film · 1952
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
Film · 1951
Carmen Comes Home
Film · 1951
Five Men of Edo
Film · 1951
Weeping Doll
Film · 1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
Film · 1951
Jōen no hatoba
Film · 1951
Scandal
Film · 1950
Crazy Uproar
Film · 1950
Onna no ryūkō
Film · 1950
The Actress and the Detective
Film · 1950
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Film · 1949
A Fool's Love
Film · 1949
Jealousy
Film · 1949
A Hen in the Wind
Film · 1948
Great X
Film · 1948
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
Film · 1948
Iki na fûraibô
Film · 1946
Victory Song
Film · 1945
Field Army Orchestra
Film · 1944
Our Planes Fly South
Film · 1943
Sumida River
Film · 1942
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
Film · 1942
There Was a Father
Film · 1942
Okinu and Banto
Film · 1940
Haha o tataeru uta
Film · 1939
Spring Thunder
Film · 1939
Children of the Sun
Film · 1938
A Hero of Tokyo
Film · 1935
Lumberjack and Lady
Film · 1935
A Story of Floating Weeds
Film · 1934
A Mother Should Be Loved
Film · 1934
Street Without End
Film · 1934
The Genealogy of Women
Film · 1934
Dragnet Girl
Film · 1933
The Boss's Son at College
Film · 1933
Happy Times
Film · 1933
The Layabout and Seabathing
Film · 1933
Before the Wedding
Film · 1933
No Blood Relation
Film · 1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Film · 1932
The Father and His Son
Film · 1929