Rentarô Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni (1923 - 2013)
==Film Deaths==
*The Revolutionary (Amakusa Shiro Tokisada) (1962) [Uemonsaku] Sliced numerous times with a sword by a samurai. 
*Kwaidan (Ghost Stories; Kaidan) (1964) [Husband]: While still alive at the end of the film, the ghost of Michiyo Aratama causes Rentaro to age rapidly and the segment ends before we can see his death. Note: The Japanese cut of the film shows in more detail what is happening to Rentaro as he ages into an old man.
*A Fugitive From The Past (Kiga kaikyo) (1965) [Takichi Inukai aka Kyôichirô Tarumi] Commits suicide by jumping off a boat and drowning in the ocean instead of going to jail. 
*Zatoichi the Outlaw (Zatôichi rôyaburi) (1967) [Asagoro]: Decapitated with a cane sword by Shintaro Katsu.
*Profound Desires of the Gods (Kamigami no fukaki yokubô) (1968) [Nekichi Futori / the chained son] Head bashed with numerous paddles while on a boat. This causes him to go overboard where he's eaten by a shark. 
*Shinsengumi (1969) [Kamo Serizawa]: Stabbed to death by Toshiro Mifune.
*City of Beasts (Yajû toshi) (1970) [Ishihama] Dies of his wounds after being beaten by gangsters. 
*Zatoichi at Large (Zatôichi goyô-tabi) (1972) [Boss Tetsugoro]: Killed by Shintaro Katsu with his cane sword.
*Coup d'Etat (Kaigenrei) (1973) [Kazuki Kitamura] Shot in the face via firing squad. 
*The Inugami Family (Ingugami-ke no ichizoku) (1976) [Sahei Inugami]: Dies of old age at the start of the film.
*Mount Hakkoda (Hakkodasan) (1977) [Major Yamada] Commits suicide by shooting himself in the chest. 
*Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (Sera-fuku to kikanju) (1981) [Hajime Sandaiji, Futoccho] Shot in the chest by his daughter (Yuki Kazamatsuri).
*Rikyu (1989) [Rikyu] The film ends as he begins to walk a path to commit seppuku. The text at the end of the film informs that he committed suicide via seppuku. 
*The Last Dance (Daibyonin) (1993) [Buhei Mikai]: Dies of stomach cancer with his family by his side. 
==Connections==
Father of Koichi Sato.
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Category:Death scenes by decapitation
Category:Death scenes by stabbing
Category:Death scenes by rapid aging
Category:Death scenes by sword
Category:Death scenes by cancer
Category:Japan Academy Film Prize Nominees
Category:Japan Academy Film Prize Winners