Mikio Narita
Born: 1935-01-31 in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Died: 1990-04-09
Known For: Acting
Biography
Mikio Narita (成田三樹夫, Narita Mikio, 31 January 1935 – 9 April 1990) was a Japanese actor. He was most famous for playing villains. He often worked with Kinji Fukasaku. Narita graduated from Haiyuza Theatre Company acting school and joined Daiei Film. His career as a screen actor started in 1963. His film debut was the 1963 film Kōkō Sannensei. He gradually won fame by playing the role of the villains. In 1971, Narita left Daiei and became a freelance actor. As a freelance actor he appeared in many yakuza films produced by Toei film company. In Japan he is best known for his role in Tantei Monogatari (TV series). He is also well known for his part in Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. He also portrayed the evil character in Mito Kōmon (3rd season). He died of Linitis plastica on 9 April 1990. His final film role was in the 1990 film "Jipangu".
Filmography
1990
- The Legend of Zipang as Hayashi
1989
- Yakuza Ladies 3 as Ryukichi Terada
- Lonely Hitman
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 3 as Makino Bizen no Kami
- Water Moon
1988
- Those Swell Yakuza
- Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad as Tadashi Okawa (Episode 3)
- Ooku: Empress of the Tokugawa
- A Chaos of Flowers as Harufusa Hatano
- Break Out as Toda
- Stay Gold
1987
- Sure Death 4 as Lord Sakai
- Tokyo Bordello as Asaji Kon
- The Lady in a Black Dress as Ohno
- Father Avenger as Hyoto
1986
- Yakuza Ladies as Akimasa Koiso
- Be-Bop High School 2 as Fujimoto
- Sure Death! 3
- The Sea and Poison as Shibata
- Desperate Pursuit as Head of Police
1985
- Oar as Bunzo Tanigawa
- No More God, No More Love
- The Last True Yakuza as Nobuo Yamatatsu
1984
- Fireflies in the North as Kido
- Appassionata
1983
- Legend of the Eight Samurai as Ohta Sukemasa
- The Geisha
- Theater Of Life
1982
1981
- Samurai Reincarnation as Izumori Matsudaira
- Roaring Fire as Reika
- The Hidden Trail of the Beasts as Nonoyama
1980
- 映画村殺人事件
- Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
- The First Catch
- Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo as Matsudaira Izu Mamoru Nobutsuna
1979
- G.I. Samurai as Kosa
- Detective Story as Hattori
- The Shogun Assassins as Goto Matabei
- The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf as Koizumi
- Hunter in the Dark as Gosun
- Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity as Takeshi Tsugawa
- Dead Angle
- The Fixer
- Down with The Big Boss
- The Rivals
1978
- Message from Space as Rockseia XII
- Shogun's Samurai as Ayamaro Karasumasu
- The Fall of Ako Castle as Kato
- Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron as Fukuzaemon
- Never Give Up as Nakado Tasuke
- Tarao Bannai as Goro Seo
- The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1977
- Japan's Don as Seiji Kataoka
- Hokuriku Proxy War as Mr. Kubo
- Utamaro's World as Juzaburo Tsutaya
- Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu as Eisaku Daimon
- Japanese Godfather: Ambition as Seiji Kataoka
- The Story of a Geisha
- Japanese Humanity and Justice
- Double Suicide at Nishijin
1976
- Yakuza Graveyard as Deputy Chief Nozaki
- New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss as Koji Matsuoka
- Operation Plazma in Osaka
- The Great Okinawa Yakuza War as Onaga
- The Three Ginza Rascals
1975
- New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss as Shigehiko Aihara
- Graveyard of Honor as Noboru Kajiki
- Cops vs. Thugs as Katsumi Kawade
- Karate Bear Fighter as Ryuki
- Karate Bullfighter as Nakasone
- Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps
1974
- Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? as Bansaku Tonami
- Black Panther Bitch M as Hayami
- The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges
- Violent Fraternity
1973
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War as Hiroshi Matsunaga
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima as Hiroshi Matsunaga
- Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable as Detective Kondo
- Yakuza of the Present as Nakagawa
- Rebellion Reward as Takami Sakurai
1972
- Shadow Hunters as Moonlight
- Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny as Gekko
- Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences as Keizo Kambe
1971
- Blood Vendetta as Eikichi Mine
1970
1969
1968
- The Pit of Death as Haruo Kuramoto
- Champion Woman Gambler
- The Woman Dicer
1967
- A Certain Killer as Maeda
- The Hoodlum Priest as Kashiwa Shinjuro
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps as Ukon Saegusa
- Quick-Draw Dog
- The Sister Gamblers
- G-Men of the Sea: Pacific Ocean Bodyguards
- Territory of the Night
1966
1965
- Hoodlum Soldier
- Seisaku's Wife as Chief Military Police
- Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as Tadasu Jumonji
- Young Boss as Naojiro
- 雲を呼ぶ講道館
- Zero-Fighters
- The Dedicated Gunman as Sadao Kawamatsu
- 牝犬脱走
- Back Stairways