
Kōji Mitsui
- Date of Birth: 1910-03-06
- Date of Death: 1979-07-20
- Place of Birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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 Kurosaw... 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.

No Blood Relation
Drama • 1932 December

Dodes'ka-den
Drama • 1970 October

Epitaph to My Love
Drama • 1961 May

The Boss's Son at College
• 1933 October

There Was a Father
Drama • 1942 April

I Will Buy You
Drama • 1956 November

Great Jailbreak
Action, Crime • 1975 April

Tokyo Bay
Mystery, Drama • 1962 May

Gang vs. Gang
Crime • 1962 July

The Greatest Challenge of All
• 1967 August