Kōji Mitsui

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

130

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-03-06

Day of death

1979-07-20 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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 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.

Known For

  • High and Low

    High and Low

  • Woman in the Dunes

    Woman in the Dunes

  • The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

  • Floating Weeds

    Floating Weeds

  • Red Beard

    Red Beard

  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

  • The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • Early Spring

    Early Spring

  • Killers on Parade

    Killers on Parade

  • Typhoon

    Typhoon

  • A Fugitive from the Past

    A Fugitive from the Past

  • Dodes'ka-den

    Dodes'ka-den

  • Carmen Comes Home

    Carmen Comes Home

  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa

  • A Story of Floating Weeds

    A Story of Floating Weeds

  • Victory Song

    Victory Song

  • Five Men of Edo

    Five Men of Edo

  • Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido

    Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido

  • The Inheritance

    The Inheritance

  • Japan's Longest Day

    Japan's Longest Day

  • The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

  • Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

    Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

  • Zoku aizen katsura

    Zoku aizen katsura

  • Gang vs. Gang

    Gang vs. Gang

  • I Will Buy You

    I Will Buy You

  • A Hen in the Wind

    A Hen in the Wind

  • Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

    Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

  • Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

    Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

  • Epitaph to My Love

    Epitaph to My Love

  • Our Miyo-chan

    Our Miyo-chan

  • Dragnet Girl

    Dragnet Girl

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • Mother Country

    Mother Country

  • The Body

    The Body

  • Otoko no Uta

    Otoko no Uta

  • Thus Another Day

    Thus Another Day

  • Maria of the Ant Village

    Maria of the Ant Village

  • Times of Joy and Sorrow

    Times of Joy and Sorrow

  • Lucky Dragon No. 5

    Lucky Dragon No. 5

  • Nanami: The Inferno of First Love

    Nanami: The Inferno of First Love

  • Our Planes Fly South

    Our Planes Fly South

  • Firefly Light

    Firefly Light

  • The Honest Fool

    The Honest Fool

  • Drunkard's Paradise

    Drunkard's Paradise

  • Always in My Heart

    Always in My Heart

  • Police Precinct Part 8

    Police Precinct Part 8

  • Great X

    Great X

  • The Thick-Walled Room

    The Thick-Walled Room

  • No Blood Relation

    No Blood Relation

  • Our Chief, Our Doctor

    Our Chief, Our Doctor

  • Christ in Bronze

    Christ in Bronze

  • Tabi sugata nezumi kozō

    Tabi sugata nezumi kozō

  • Only She Knows

    Only She Knows

  • Ishimatsu of the Forest

    Ishimatsu of the Forest

  • Fireworks Over the Sea

    Fireworks Over the Sea

  • Salaryman's Medal

    Salaryman's Medal

  • Street Without End

    Street Without End

  • Always in My Heart Part 2

    Always in My Heart Part 2

  • Ejima and Ikushima

    Ejima and Ikushima

  • Legends of Honor

    Legends of Honor

  • Ohana han

    Ohana han

  • Iki na fûraibô

    Iki na fûraibô

  • Shin kitsune to tanuki

    Shin kitsune to tanuki

  • The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

    The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

  • A Fool's Love

    A Fool's Love

  • 刑事部屋

    刑事部屋

  • A Case of Honor

    A Case of Honor

  • Here Is a Spring

    Here Is a Spring

  • Irohanihoheto

    Irohanihoheto

  • Beyond the Rainbow

    Beyond the Rainbow

  • 慶安水滸傳

    慶安水滸傳

  • Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru

    Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru

  • Chutaro of Banba

    Chutaro of Banba

  • Tokyo Bay

    Tokyo Bay

  • Botchan

    Botchan

  • Iroha Elegy

    Iroha Elegy

  • The Genealogy of Women

    The Genealogy of Women

  • Weeping Doll

    Weeping Doll

  • Koko ni otoko ari

    Koko ni otoko ari

  • Great Jailbreak

    Great Jailbreak

  • The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

  • A Roaring Trade

    A Roaring Trade

  • Tange Sazen

    Tange Sazen

  • With Wife, Children, and Friends

    With Wife, Children, and Friends

  • Spring Thunder

    Spring Thunder

  • Hibi no haishin

    Hibi no haishin

  • Incidental Murders

    Incidental Murders

  • The Inner Palace Conspiracy

    The Inner Palace Conspiracy

  • The Greatest Challenge of All

    The Greatest Challenge of All

  • Hikkoshi yatsure

    Hikkoshi yatsure

  • Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass

    Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass

  • 喜劇 金の実る樹に恋が咲く

    喜劇 金の実る樹に恋が咲く

  • 元祿美少年記

    元祿美少年記

  • The Unbalanced Wheel

    The Unbalanced Wheel

  • The Spy Has Not Died Yet

    The Spy Has Not Died Yet

  • Onna no ryūkō

    Onna no ryūkō

  • Hot Corner Murder

    Hot Corner Murder

  • Lumberjack and Lady

    Lumberjack and Lady

  • A Mother Should Be Loved

    A Mother Should Be Loved

  • Hadashi no hanayome

    Hadashi no hanayome

  • Young Swordsman

    Young Swordsman

  • Crazy Uproar

    Crazy Uproar

  • Furimuita hanayome

    Furimuita hanayome

  • Okinu and Banto

    Okinu and Banto

  • The Vassal's Neck

    The Vassal's Neck

  • Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

    Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

  • Hijō no otoko

    Hijō no otoko

  • Yasen gungakutai

    Yasen gungakutai

  • The Layabout and Seabathing

    The Layabout and Seabathing

  • Young Guy in Hawaii

    Young Guy in Hawaii

  • Beautiful Tengu

    Beautiful Tengu

  • The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations

    The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations

  • Japan's No. 1 Braggart

    Japan's No. 1 Braggart

  • The Boss's Son at College

    The Boss's Son at College

  • The Father and His Son

    The Father and His Son

  • Happy Times

    Happy Times

  • Haha o tataeru uta

    Haha o tataeru uta

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

  • Children of the Sun

    Children of the Sun

  • How to Make Money

    How to Make Money

  • Before the Wedding

    Before the Wedding

  • Sumida River

    Sumida River

  • A Bridge for Two Alone

    A Bridge for Two Alone

  • A Hero of Tokyo

    A Hero of Tokyo

  • There Was a Father

    There Was a Father

  • Tokyo Omnibus

    Tokyo Omnibus

  • Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery

    Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery

  • Fox and Raccoon

    Fox and Raccoon

  • Koi no gashū

    Koi no gashū