Mikio Narita
Acting
Born: 1935-01-31 in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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".
Known For
Ooku: Empress of the Tokugawa
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Detective Story
Hattori
Japan's Don
Seiji Kataoka
Hunter in the Dark
Gosun
Fireflies in the North
Kido
Stay Gold
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Violent Fraternity
Freezing Point
Murai
Graveyard of Honor
Noboru Kajiki
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
Bansaku Tonami
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
Detective Kondo
Hokuriku Proxy War
Mr. Kubo
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Hiroshi Matsunaga
Samurai Reincarnation
Izumori Matsudaira
Yakuza Ladies
Akimasa Koiso
Two Enemy Women Gamblers
Those Swell Yakuza
Roaring Fire
Reika
G.I. Samurai
Kosa
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Seiji Kataoka
Quick-Draw Dog
Message from Space
Rockseia XII
Hoodlum Soldier
The Geisha
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Ayamaro Karasumasu
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Fukuzaemon
Utamaro's World
Juzaburo Tsutaya
Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell
Appassionata
手錠無用
The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
Operation Plazma in Osaka
A Certain Killer
Maeda
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
Onaga
Yakuza Ladies 3
Ryukichi Terada
Tokyo Bordello
Asaji Kon
Shadow Hunters
Moonlight
Oar
Bunzo Tanigawa