Shinsuke Mikimoto
| Shinsuke Mikimoto | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mikimoto Shinsuke May 22, 1931 |
| Died | August 5, 2002 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Actor |
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.
Born in Kanazawa, he graduated from high school there. Then he attended Rikkyo University in Tokyo, graduating from the Faculty of Economics.
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.
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