Shinsuke Mikimoto

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Shinsuke Mikimoto
Born
Mikimoto Shinsuke

(1931-05-22)May 22, 1931
DiedAugust 5, 2002(2002-08-05) (aged 71)
OccupationActor
Years active1953–2002

Shinsuke Mikimoto (御木本伸介, Mikimoto Shinsuke, May 22, 1931–August 5, 2002) was a Japanese actor. His credits include at least fifty films, as well as numerous television appearances, in a career that spanned several decades.His real name is Syuichi Suzuki.The Suzuki family on his father's side is a family that served as the palace doctor of the Kaga Maeda family for generation.

Education

Born in

Kanazawa, he graduated from high school there. Then he attended Rikkyo University
in Tokyo, graduating from the Faculty of Economics.

Career

Mikimoto made his debut in 1953 as a small role of "Battleship Yamato" directed by Yutaka Abe. As a movie actor, his acting ability was highly evaluated, but he was not blessed with his work.[1]

In 1962, he starred in the TV drama "Judo Ichidai(柔道一代)," which featured

Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo.[2]
This show has gained great popularity and he became a popular actor.[3] In 1964, he also starred in
Nagisa Oshima's only TV drama, "Asia no Akebono(アジアの曙)".[4]

Primarily a supporting actor, Mikimoto frequently appeared as a bad guy in

Takeda Shingen
.

Mikimoto mostly took parts as fictional characters. His career includes seven appearances on

Chōshichirō Edo Nikki
.

In film, Mikimoto appeared in

.

He was also an important supporting actor in Yorozuya Kinnosuke's stage performances.[5]

Death

Mikimoto died of lung cancer on August 5,2002. He was 71 years old.

Filmography

Film

Television

Sources

This article incorporates material from 御木本伸介 (Mikimoto Shinsuke) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on March 15, 2008.

References

  1. ^ "日本映画批評". キネマ旬報No.257 4月上旬号 (in Japanese). キネマ旬報社. 1960. p. 79.
  2. ^ 新体育学講座(35) 嘉納治五郎. 逍遥書院. 1964. p. 17.
  3. ^ シェーの時代:「おそ松くん」と昭和こども社会. 文藝春秋. 2008. p. 93.
  4. ^ "大島渚全仕事". イメージフォーラム4月増刊 (in Japanese). ダゲレオ出版. 1960. p. 176.
  5. ^ "劇評 歌舞伎座". 演劇界(6) (in Japanese). 日本演劇社. 1976. pp. 23–24.
  6. ^ a b c d "木戸孝允". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

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