Mikio Narita
Actor
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
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
as Detective Kondo 1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
as Hiroshi Matsunaga 1973
Message from Space
as Rockseia XII 1978
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
as Hiroshi Matsunaga 1973
Graveyard of Honor
as Noboru Kajiki 1975
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as Tadasu Jumonji 1965
Shogun's Samurai
as Ayamaro Karasumasu 1978
Samurai Reincarnation
as Izumori Matsudaira 1981
G.I. Samurai
as Kosa 1979
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
as Bansaku Tonami 1974
Yakuza Graveyard
as Deputy Chief Nozaki 1976
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Ohta Sukemasa 1983
Cops vs. Thugs
as Katsumi Kawade 1975
Seisaku's Wife
as Chief Military Police 1965
Ninja Wars
as Kashin Koji 1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982