Shinsuke Mikimoto
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was a Japanese
actor. His credits include at least fifty films, as well as numerous television appearances, in a career that spanned several decades.
Born in Kanazawa
, he graduated from high school there. Then he attended Rikkyo University
in Tokyo
, graduating from the Faculty of Economics. Mikimoto died of lung cancer
in 2002.
Primarily a supporting actor, Mikimoto frequently appeared as a bad guy in jidaigeki
on television and in film. Additionally, he took roles such as Kiyokawa Hachirō in Moeyo Ken
, a prime-time bakumatsu story on NET
in 1970. He played Ōtaka Tadao (Gengo), one of the Forty-seven Ronin
, in the 1971 Daichūshingura
starring Toshirō Mifune
. Another historical role was Hirate Masahide
in the NHK
Taiga drama
Takeda Shingen.
Mikimoto mostly took parts as fictional characters. His career includes seven appearances on Mito Kōmon
, spanning the years from 1978 to 1994. Many other long-running jidaigeki cast Mikimoto in guest-star roles, among them Abarenbō Shōgun
, Zenigata Heiji
, Onihei Hankachō
(on which he was also a regular character), Ōoka Echizen
, and Chōshichirō Edo Nikki
.
In film, Mikimoto appeared in Gion Matsuri
(1968) with Kinnosuke Nakamura and Toshiro Mifune; The Fall of Ako Castle
(1978), directed by Kinji Fukasaku
and starring Nakamura, Mifune, and Sonny Chiba
; and films set in modern times such as Zero Fighter Burns and the 1986 The Return of Godzilla
with Raymond Burr
and Japan Academy Prize-winning actress Yasuko Sawaguchi
.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
actor. His credits include at least fifty films, as well as numerous television appearances, in a career that spanned several decades.
Born in Kanazawa
Kanazawa, Ishikawa
is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's...
, he graduated from high school there. Then he attended Rikkyo University
Rikkyo University
, also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, based on Christian precepts, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. There is a suburban campus in Niiza in nearby Saitama.It is known for its liberal climate symbolized by the motto -History:...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, graduating from the Faculty of Economics. Mikimoto died of lung cancer
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
in 2002.
Primarily a supporting actor, Mikimoto frequently appeared as a bad guy in jidaigeki
Jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. The name means "period drama" and is usually the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—Portrait of Hell, for example, is set during the late Heian period—and the early Meiji era is also a popular...
on television and in film. Additionally, he took roles such as Kiyokawa Hachirō in Moeyo Ken
Moeyo Ken
is a novel by Japanese author Ryōtarō Shiba. It dramatizes the life of Hijikata Toshizō, a member of the Shinsengumi, active in Japan during the bakumatsu ....
, a prime-time bakumatsu story on NET
TV Asahi
, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
in 1970. He played Ōtaka Tadao (Gengo), one of the Forty-seven Ronin
Forty-seven Ronin
The revenge of the , also known as the Forty-seven Samurai, the Akō vendetta, or the took place in Japan at the start of the 18th century...
, in the 1971 Daichūshingura
Daichushingura
is a television dramatization of the events of the Forty-seven Ronin. The first episode aired on January 5, 1971, and the 52nd and final episode appeared on December 28 of the same year. The NET network broadcast it in the Tuesday evening 9:00–9:56 prime-time slot in Japan.The series featured an...
starring Toshirō Mifune
Toshiro Mifune
Toshirō Mifune was a Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, from 1948 to 1965, in works such as Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo...
. Another historical role was Hirate Masahide
Hirate Masahide
was a Japanese samurai who served the Oda clan for two generations. His original name was .Masahide first served Oda Nobuhide.He was talented not only as a samurai but also in various arts like sado and waka, and this helped him to act as a skilled diplomat, dealing with Ashikaga shogunate and...
in the NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
Taiga drama
Taiga drama
is the name NHK gives to the annual, year-long historical fiction television series it broadcasts in Japan. Beginning in 1963 with the black-and-white Hana no Shōgai, starring kabuki actor Onoe Shōroku and Takarazuka star Awashima Chikage, the network has hired a producer, director, writer, music...
Takeda Shingen.
Mikimoto mostly took parts as fictional characters. His career includes seven appearances on Mito Kōmon
Mito Kōmon
is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that has been on prime-time television since 1969. The title character is the historic Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-shogun and retired second daimyo of the Mito domain...
, spanning the years from 1978 to 1994. Many other long-running jidaigeki cast Mikimoto in guest-star roles, among them Abarenbō Shōgun
Abarenbo Shogun
is a Japanese television program on the TV Asahi network. Set in the eighteenth century, it showed fictitious events in the life of Yoshimune, the eighth Tokugawa shogun. The program started in 1978 under the title Yoshimune Hyōbanki: Abarenbō Shōgun...
, Zenigata Heiji
Zenigata Heiji
is Japanese fictional character, the hero of a series of Japanese novels, films and TV programmes set in the Edo period of Japanese history. He is a policeman who catches criminals by throwing coins, the zeni of the title, thus Zenigata Heiji. The hero was created by novelist Kodō Nomura in 1937...
, Onihei Hankachō
Onihei Hankacho
is a popular series of stories and television jidaigeki in Japan. A story by Shōtarō Ikenami in the December 1967 issue of the magazine "All Yomimono" developed into a series, which Bungei Shunju published the following year. In all, 135 stories were published....
(on which he was also a regular character), Ōoka Echizen
Ooka Echizen
was a long-running prime-time television jidaigeki in Japan. From March 16, 1970 to March 15, 1999, 402 episodes were broadcast. Also, a two-hour special aired on March 20, 2006, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the National Gekijō, which occupies the Monday evening 8:00–8:54 time slot on...
, and Chōshichirō Edo Nikki
Choshichiro Edo Nikki
or Chōshichirō's Edo Diaries was a long-running prime-time television series in Japan. The title character was Matsudaira Chōshichirō Nagayori, the son of Tokugawa Tadanaga. The premise of the show focuses on Tadanaga having been killed because of alleged plotting to overthrow his elder brother,...
.
In film, Mikimoto appeared in Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri
The takes place annually in Kyoto and is one of the most famous festivals in Japan. It spans the entire month of July and is crowned by a parade, the on July 17. It takes its name from Kyoto's Gion district....
(1968) with Kinnosuke Nakamura and Toshiro Mifune; The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle
is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film, directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It depicts the story of the Forty-seven Ronin...
(1978), directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Kinji Fukasaku
was a Japanese film actor, screenwriter, and best known as a celebrated and innovative filmmaker. He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, and died in Tokyo, from prostate cancer...
and starring Nakamura, Mifune, and Sonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba
, also known as Sonny Chiba, is a Japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director and martial artist.Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience.- Early life :Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka,...
; and films set in modern times such as Zero Fighter Burns and the 1986 The Return of Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla The Return of Godzilla The Return of Godzilla (released as in Japan and as Godzilla 1985 in North America, is a 1984 Science Fiction Kaiju film. The sixteenth film in Toho's Godzilla series, it was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka and directed by Koji Hashimoto with special...
with Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacey Burr was a Canadian actor, primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. His early acting career included roles on Broadway, radio, television and in film, usually as the villain...
and Japan Academy Prize-winning actress Yasuko Sawaguchi
Yasuko Sawaguchi
, is a Japanese actress.-Biography:She was born in Osaka, Japan to a Japanese mother, and a British father.In early 1984, the Japanese movie studio Toho Company Ltd...
.
Filmography
- Nude Actress Murder Case: Five CriminalsNude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminalsis a 1957 Japanese black-and-white film directed by Teruo Ishii at Shintōhō, during the time he was filming the Super Giant series.-Cast:* Ken Utsui: Kōji Nishimura* Yōko Mihara: Betty Momozono* Utako Mitsuya: 水町かほる* Reiko Kita: 浜野千鳥* Shigeru Amachi: 天野...
(肉体女優殺し 五人の犯罪者, Nikutai joyū koroshi: Go-nin no hanzaisha) (1957)
Source
This article incorporates material from 御木本伸介 (Mikimoto Shinsuke) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on March 15, 2008.External links
- Shinsuke Mikimoto at IMDB
- Mikimoto Shinsuke at JMDB