
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.
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Credits
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Great Jailbreak 1975★ 7
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Beyond the Rainbow 1972★ NR
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★ 7.5
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Dodes'ka-den 1970Foodstand owner★ 7
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Our Miyo-chan 1969Yagi★ NR
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Mr. Otagaki★ 6.9
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★ 7
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Japan's Longest Day 1967Old Journalist★ 7.1
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Ohana han 1966Mizorogi★ NR
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Red Beard 1965Heikichi★ 8.1
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Salaryman's Medal 1965★ NR
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Motojima★ 7.5
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Furui★ NR
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Woman in the Dunes 1964Village Elder★ 8.2
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How to Make Money 1964★ NR
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The Honest Fool 1964★ NR
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Legends of Honor 1963★ NR
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Young Swordsman 1963Yabe Senjuro★ 6.5
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★ NR
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High and Low 1963Second Reporter★ 8.3
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★ NR
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The Body 1962★ 6.5
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Zoku aizen katsura 1962★ NR
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Hadashi no hanayome 1962★ NR
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★ NR
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Gang vs. Gang 1962★ 7
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Tokyo Bay 1962Narcotics Control Agent Hayashi★ 7
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Mother Country 1962★ 6.5
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Otoko no Uta 1962★ NR
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The Inheritance 1962★ 7.2
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Drunkard's Paradise 1962★ NR
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A Roaring Trade 1962★ NR
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★ NR
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Furimuita hanayome 1961Yasunosuke Fukuhara★ NR
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Koi no gashū 1961Shuzo, Tomie's father★ NR
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Hikkoshi yatsure 1961★ NR
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Epitaph to My Love 1961Torikie★ 7
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Killers on Parade 1961★ 6.2
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Hijō no otoko 1961★ NR
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Incidental Murders 1961Genji★ 5
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The Bad Sleep Well 1960Reporter A★ 7.7
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Irohanihoheto 1960★ NR
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Only She Knows 1960★ NR
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Hot Corner Murder 1960Hobara★ NR
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Floating Weeds 1959Kichinosuke★ 7.5
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Tokyo Omnibus 1959★ NR
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Thus Another Day 1959Man A★ 5.6
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Koko ni otoko ari 1959★ NR
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Shopkeeper★ 5.7
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Lucky Dragon No. 5 1959★ 7.3
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Furuya★ 8.1
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The Hidden Fortress 1958Guard (uncredited)★ 8
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★ NR
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★ NR
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★ NR
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★ NR
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Botchan 1958Nodaiko★ NR
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Firefly Light 1958★ NR
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★ NR
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★ NR
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The Unbalanced Wheel 1957★ NR
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The Lower Depths 1957Yoshisaburo the Gambler★ 7.1
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Mr. Kanemaki★ 9
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★ 6
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A Case of Honor 1957★ NR
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Typhoon 1956★ NR
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I Will Buy You 1956Tamekichi Kurita★ 7
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★ 7.1
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★ 8
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刑事部屋 1956★ NR
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Early Spring 1956Hirayama★ 7.5
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元祿美少年記 1955父長助★ NR
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Iroha Elegy 1955★ NR
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Ejima and Ikushima 1955岡本五郎右衛門★ NR
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Christ in Bronze 1955Iwakichi★ NR
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The Vassal's Neck 1955★ NR
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Chutaro of Banba 1955★ 5
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Here Is a Spring 1955★ 7.3
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★ NR
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★ NR
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Beautiful Tengu 1954弥之助★ NR
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慶安水滸傳 1954和尚廓念★ NR
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Love Letter 1953★ 6.8
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★ 6.5
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古門前の長次★ NR
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Always in My Heart 1953★ 6.8
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Tange Sazen 1952★ NR
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★ NR
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Five Men of Edo 1951Kodaira★ 5
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Moriyama★ 5
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Weeping Doll 1951Shige★ NR
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Carmen Comes Home 1951Oka★ 6.2
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Kichitarō★ NR
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Crazy Uproar 1950★ NR
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Scandal 1950Cameraman A★ 6.9
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A Fool's Love 1949Seki★ NR
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★ NR
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★ NR
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A Hen in the Wind 1948Hideo★ 7.1
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Great X 1948Yoshioka★ NR
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Iki na fûraibô 1946Gentarô★ NR
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Victory Song 1945Kawanishi★ 5.2
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Our Planes Fly South 1943★ NR
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Sumida River 1942★ NR
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★ NR
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There Was a Father 1942Graduate★ 7
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Okinu and Banto 1940★ NR
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Haha o tataeru uta 1939★ NR
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Spring Thunder 1939Kensuke Ide★ NR
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Children of the Sun 1938★ NR
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A Hero of Tokyo 1935Hideo Nemoto★ 5
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Lumberjack and Lady 1935★ 4
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Shinkichi★ 7.1
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Kousaku★ 6.1
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Street Without End 1934Guest (at café)★ 6.6
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★ NR
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Kitamura★ 7
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Happy Times 1933★ NR
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★ NR
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Dragnet Girl 1933Hiroshi★ 6.7
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No Blood Relation 1932Guy on bike★ 7.1