Portrait of Kōji Mitsui

Acting

Kōji Mitsui

Career

Active from 1933 to 1968, busiest in 1961 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kōji Mitsui Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles · average score 70
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Old Man

Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

as Foodstand owner

1960s

18 titles · average score 84
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mr. Otagaki

Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

as Old Journalist

A Fugitive from the Past
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
GoodWatch score 82

as Motojima

Red Beard
Red Beard (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

as Heikichi

Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
GoodWatch score 93

as Village Elder

Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Japan's No. 1 Braggart (1964)

as Furui

High and Low
High and Low (1963)
GoodWatch score 90

as Second Reporter

Young Swordsman
Young Swordsman (1963)

as Yabe Senjuro

Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay (1962)

as Narcotics Control Agent Hayashi

Epitaph to My Love
Epitaph to My Love (1961)

as Torikie

Incidental Murders
Incidental Murders (1961)

as Genji

The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
GoodWatch score 91

as Reporter A

1950s

24 titles · average score 76
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)

as Shopkeeper

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
GoodWatch score 80

as Furuya

Thus Another Day
Thus Another Day (1959)

as Man A

Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

as Kichinosuke

The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
GoodWatch score 88

as Guard (uncredited)

Times of Joy and Sorrow
Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957)

as Mr. Kanemaki

The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

as Yoshisaburo the Gambler

I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tamekichi Kurita

The Thick-Walled Room
The Thick-Walled Room (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nishimura

Early Spring
Early Spring (1956)
GoodWatch score 80

as Hirayama

Carmen Comes Home
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

as Oka

Scandal
Scandal (1950)
GoodWatch score 78

as Cameraman A

1940s

7 titles · average score 80
A Fool's Love
A Fool's Love (1949)

as Seki

A Hen in the Wind
A Hen in the Wind (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hideo

Great X
Great X (1948)

as Yoshioka

Iki na fûraibô
Iki na fûraibô (1946)

as Gentarô

Victory Song
Victory Song (1945)

as Kawanishi

Field Army Orchestra
Field Army Orchestra (1944)

as Murakami

There Was a Father
There Was a Father (1942)
GoodWatch score 87

as Graduate

1930s

7 titles · average score 71
Spring Thunder
Spring Thunder (1939)

as Kensuke Ide

A Hero of Tokyo
A Hero of Tokyo (1935)

as Hideo Nemoto

A Story of Floating Weeds
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
GoodWatch score 88

as Shinkichi

A Mother Should Be Loved
A Mother Should Be Loved (1934)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kousaku

Dragnet Girl
Dragnet Girl (1933)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hiroshi

The Boss's Son at College
The Boss's Son at College (1933)

as Kitamura

No Blood Relation
No Blood Relation (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

as Guy on bike