Kōji Mitsui
Acting
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…
Also known as
三井秀男 · Кодзи Мицуи · Mitsui Hideo
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Known For
High and Low
1963 · Movie
Woman in the Dunes
1964 · Movie
The Hidden Fortress
1958 · Movie
Red Beard
1965 · Movie
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · Movie
The Bad Sleep Well
1960 · Movie
A Fugitive from the Past
1965 · Movie
Dodes'ka-den
1970 · Movie
Floating Weeds
1959 · Movie
The Battle of Okinawa
1971 · Movie
The Lower Depths
1957 · Movie
A Hen in the Wind
1948 · Movie