Mikio Narita
Acting
Born January 31, 1935, Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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
- 1992The Notorious Bored Samurai 7
- 1990The Legend of Zipang — Hayashi
- 1989Lonely Hitman
- 1989The Notorious Bored Samurai 3 — Makino Bizen no Kami
- 1989Water Moon
- 1989Yakuza Ladies 3 — Ryukichi Terada
- 1988A Chaos of Flowers — Harufusa Hatano
- 1988Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad — Tadashi Okawa (Episode 3)
- 1988Break Out — Toda
- 1988Ooku: Empress of the Tokugawa
- 1988Stay Gold
- 1988Those Swell Yakuza
- 1987Father Avenger — Hyoto
- 1987Sure Death 4 — Lord Sakai
- 1987The Lady in a Black Dress — Ohno
- 1987Tokyo Bordello — Asaji Kon
- 1986Be-Bop High School 2 — Fujimoto
- 1986Desperate Pursuit — Head of Police
- 1986Sure Death! 3
- 1986The Sea and Poison — Shibata
- 1986Yakuza Ladies — Akimasa Koiso
- 1985No More God, No More Love
- 1985Oar — Bunzo Tanigawa
- 1985The Last True Yakuza — Nobuo Yamatatsu
- 1984Appassionata
- 1984Fireflies in the North — Kido
- 1983Legend of the Eight Samurai — Ohta Sukemasa
- 1983The Geisha
- 1983Theater Of Life
- 1982Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell
- 1982Ninja Hunt
- 1982Ninja Wars — Kashin Koji
- 1982Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather — Tokuhei Tsujihara
- 1982Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
- 1982The Dropout — Kuroki
- 1981Roaring Fire — Reika
- 1981Samurai Reincarnation — Izumori Matsudaira
- 1981The Hidden Trail of the Beasts — Nonoyama
- 1980Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo — Matsudaira Izu Mamoru Nobutsuna
- 1980The First Catch
- 1980Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
- 1980映画村殺人事件
- 1979Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity — Takeshi Tsugawa
- 1979Dead Angle
- Detective Story — Hattori
- 1979Down with The Big Boss
- 1979G.I. Samurai — Kosa
- 1979Hunter in the Dark — Gosun
- 1979The Fixer
- 1979The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf — Koizumi
- 1979The Rivals
- 1979The Shogun Assassins — Goto Matabei
- 1978Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron — Fukuzaemon
- 1978Message from Space — Rockseia XII
- 1978Never Give Up — Nakado Tasuke
- 1978Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy — Ayamaro Karasumasu
- 1978Tarao Bannai — Goro Seo
- 1978The Fall of Ako Castle — Kato
- 1978The Truck Rascals Go to The North
- 1977Double Suicide at Nishijin
- 1977Hokuriku Proxy War — Mr. Kubo
- 1977Japan's Don — Seiji Kataoka
- 1977Japanese Godfather: Ambition — Seiji Kataoka
- 1977Japanese Humanity and Justice
- 1977Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu — Eisaku Daimon
- 1977The Story of a Geisha
- 1977Utamaro's World — Juzaburo Tsutaya
- 1976New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss — Koji Matsuoka
- 1976Operation Plazma in Osaka
- 1976The Great Okinawa Yakuza War — Onaga
- 1976The Three Ginza Rascals
- 1976Yakuza Graveyard — Deputy Chief Nozaki
- 1975Cops vs. Thugs — Katsumi Kawade
- 1975Graveyard of Honor — Noboru Kajiki
- 1975Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps
- 1975Karate Bear Fighter — Ryuki
- 1975Karate Bullfighter — Nakasone
- 1975New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss — Shigehiko Aihara
- 1974Black Panther Bitch M — Hayami
- 1974Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? — Bansaku Tonami
- 1974The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges
- 1974Violent Fraternity
- 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity
- 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima — Hiroshi Matsunaga
- 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War — Hiroshi Matsunaga
- 1973Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable — Detective Kondo
- 1973Rebellion Reward — Takami Sakurai
- 1973Yakuza of the Present — Nakagawa
- 1972Shadow Hunters — Moonlight
- 1972Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny — Gekko
- 1972Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences — Keizo Kambe
- 1971Blood Vendetta — Eikichi Mine
- 1970Easy Money
- 1970Step on the Gas! — Sasori
- 1970The Killer's Killer
- 1970Woman Boss
- 1970Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
- 1969Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
- 1969The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
- 1969The Woman Killer
- 1969Two Enemy Women Gamblers
- 1969手錠無用
- 1968Champion Woman Gambler
- 1968The Pit of Death — Haruo Kuramoto
- 1968The Woman Dicer
- 1967A Certain Killer — Maeda
- 1967G-Men of the Sea: Pacific Ocean Bodyguards
- 1967Quick-Draw Dog
- 1967Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps — Ukon Saegusa
- 1967Territory of the Night
- 1967The Hoodlum Priest — Kashiwa Shinjuro
- 1967The Sister Gamblers
- 1966A Drop of Grease
- 1966Freezing Point — Murai
- 1966Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
- 1966Prison Release Loyalty Offering
- 1966Stray Dog
- 1966The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again
- The Saturday Tiger — Tsumura Ko
- 1966Tokyo Ninja Force
- 1966You and I
- 1965Back Stairways
- 1965Hoodlum Soldier
- 1965Seisaku's Wife — Military Police Sergeant Major
- 1965The Dedicated Gunman — Sadao Kawamatsu
- 1965Young Boss — Naojiro
- 1965Zatoichi and the Chess Expert — Tadasu Jumonji
- 1965Zero-Fighters
- 1965牝犬脱走
- 1965雲を呼ぶ講道館
- 1964High School Juniors (Part II)
- 1964Homeless Dog
- 1964Kill Before Being Killed — Kawahara
- 1964School of Crime
- 1964The Enforcer