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 Blu
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.
Born
Mar 06, 1910
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Died
Jul 20, 1979
Known For
Acting
Movies
144 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.8
Known For
High and Low
1963
as Second Reporter
Red Beard
1965
as Heikichi
Woman in the Dunes
1964
as Village Elder
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Furuya
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Guard (uncredited)
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Reporter A
Dodes'ka-den
1970
as Foodstand owner
The Lower Depths
1957
as Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Scandal
1950
as Cameraman A
Floating Weeds
1959
as Kichinosuke
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