Kōji Mitsui

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

3/6/1910

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 wo...

Known For

Career Timeline

1975

Great Jailbreak

Role unknown

1972

Beyond the Rainbow

Role unknown

1971

The Battle of Okinawa

Role unknown

1970

Dodes'ka-den

as Foodstand owner

1969

Our Miyo-chan

as Yagi

1968

Nanami: The Inferno of First Love

as Mr. Otagaki

1967

The Greatest Challenge of All

Role unknown

Japan's Longest Day

as Old Journalist

1966

Ohana han

as Mizorogi

1965

Red Beard

as Heikichi

Salaryman's Medal

Role unknown

A Fugitive from the Past

as Motojima

1964

Japan's No. 1 Braggart

as Furui

Woman in the Dunes

as Village Elder

How to Make Money

Role unknown

The Honest Fool

Role unknown

1963

Legends of Honor

Role unknown

Young Swordsman

as Yabe Senjuro

Young Guy in Hawaii

Role unknown

High and Low

as Second Reporter

1962

Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru

Role unknown

The Body

Role unknown

Zoku aizen katsura

Role unknown

Hadashi no hanayome

Role unknown

Shin kitsune to tanuki

Role unknown

Gang vs. Gang

Role unknown

Tokyo Bay

as Narcotics Control Agent Hayashi

Mother Country

Role unknown

Otoko no Uta

Role unknown

The Inheritance

Role unknown

Drunkard's Paradise

Role unknown

A Roaring Trade

Role unknown

1961

With Wife, Children, and Friends

Role unknown

喜劇金の実る樹に恋が咲く

Role unknown

Furimuita hanayome

as Yasunosuke Fukuhara

Koi no gashū

as Shuzo, Tomie's father

Hikkoshi yatsure

Role unknown

Epitaph to My Love

as Torikie

Killers on Parade

Role unknown

Hijō no otoko

Role unknown

Incidental Murders

as Genji

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as Reporter A

Irohanihoheto

Role unknown

Only She Knows

Role unknown

Hot Corner Murder

as Hobara

1959

Floating Weeds

as Kichinosuke

Tokyo Omnibus

Role unknown

Thus Another Day

as Man A

Koko ni otoko ari

Role unknown

Fox and Raccoon

as Hangoro Iizuka

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

as Shopkeeper

Lucky Dragon No. 5

Role unknown

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

as Furuya

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as Guard (uncredited)

Maria of the Ant Village

Role unknown

Tabi sugata nezumi kozō

Role unknown

Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

Role unknown

Police Precinct Part 8

Role unknown

Botchan

as Nodaiko

Firefly Light

Role unknown

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

Role unknown

A Bridge for Two Alone

Role unknown

Hibi no haishin

Role unknown

1957

The Unbalanced Wheel

Role unknown

The Lower Depths

as Yoshisaburo the Gambler

Times of Joy and Sorrow

as Mr. Kanemaki

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

Role unknown

A Case of Honor

Role unknown

1956

Typhoon

Role unknown

I Will Buy You

as Tamekichi Kurita

The Thick-Walled Room

Role unknown

The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations

Role unknown

刑事部屋

Role unknown

Early Spring

as Hirayama

1955

元祿美少年記

as 父長助

Iroha Elegy

Role unknown

Ejima and Ikushima

as 岡本五郎右衛門

Christ in Bronze

as Iwakichi

The Vassal's Neck

Role unknown

Chutaro of Banba

Role unknown

Here Is a Spring

Role unknown

1954

Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery

Role unknown

Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido

Role unknown

Beautiful Tengu

as 弥之助

Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass

Role unknown

慶安水滸傳

as 和尚廓念

1953

Love Letter

Role unknown

Always in My Heart Part 2

Role unknown

Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

as 古門前の長次

Always in My Heart

Role unknown

1952

Tange Sazen

Role unknown

Our Chief, Our Doctor

Role unknown

1951

Five Men of Edo

as Kodaira

Fireworks Over the Sea

as Moriyama

Weeping Doll

as Shige

Carmen Comes Home

as Oka

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

as Kichitarō

1950

Crazy Uproar

Role unknown

Scandal

as Cameraman A

Onna no ryūkō

Role unknown

1949

A Fool's Love

as Seki

Ishimatsu of the Forest

Role unknown

1948

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

Role unknown

A Hen in the Wind

as Hideo

Great X

as Yoshioka

1946

Iki na fûraibô

as Gentarô

1945

Victory Song

as Kawanishi

1944

Yasen gungakutai

as Murakami

1943

Our Planes Fly South

Role unknown

1942

Sumida River

Role unknown

The Spy Has Not Died Yet

Role unknown

There Was a Father

as Graduate

1940

Okinu and Banto

Role unknown

1939

Haha o tataeru uta

Role unknown

Spring Thunder

as Kensuke Ide

1938

Children of the Sun

Role unknown

1935

A Hero of Tokyo

as Hideo Nemoto

Lumberjack and Lady

Role unknown

1934

A Story of Floating Weeds

as Shinkichi

A Mother Should Be Loved

as Kousaku

Street Without End

as Guest (at café)

The Genealogy of Women

Role unknown

1933

The Boss's Son at College

as Kitamura

Happy Times

Role unknown

The Layabout and Seabathing

Role unknown

Before the Wedding

Role unknown

Dragnet Girl

as Hiroshi

1932

No Blood Relation

as Guy on bike

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Role unknown

1929

The Father and His Son

Role unknown