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name: "Ken Mitsuda"
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born: "29 April 1902"
died: "28 November 1997"
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# Ken Mitsuda

Actor. Born 29 April 1902 in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Died 28 November 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 April 1902, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- **Died:** 28 November 1997

## Biography

Ken Mitsuda (29 April 1902 – 28 November 1997) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than fifty films between 1940 and 1983, often in supporting roles.

He played Prime Minister Fujiwara in Kenji Mizoguchi’s *Sansho the Bailiff* (1954). Other notable film credits include Genpaku Amano in Akira Kurosawa’s *Red Beard* (1965), Public Corporation President Arimura in *The Bad Sleep Well* (1960), Judge Araki in *I Live in Fear* (1955), and Teruyan in *The Ballad of Narayama* (1958).

Mitsuda was a founding member of the Bungakuza theatre company and remained active on stage until late in his career.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ja.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sansho the Bailiff* (1954), Fi1m 92, as Prime Minister Fujiwara — [page](https://film.one/film/sansho-the-bailiff.md)

## Also known for

- *Red Beard* (1965), Genpaku Amano
- *The Bad Sleep Well* (1960), Public Corporation President Arimura
- *When a Woman Ascends the Stairs* (1960), Sonoda
- *I Live in Fear* (1955), Judge Araki
- *The Ballad of Narayama* (1958), Teruyan
- *Manji* (1964), Novelist

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