was a Japanese actor. He was most famous for playing villains. He often worked with

Kinji Fukasaku was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking," Fukasaku worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the ''Battles Without Honor ...

. Narita graduated from

Haiyuza Theatre Company The is a Japanese theatre company based in Tokyo, Japan. Along with the Mingei Theatre Company and Bungakuza it is considered one of the "Big Three" among Shingeki theatre troupes. Former Members *Eijirō Tōno *Koreya Senda *Eitaro Ozawa * ...

acting school and joined

Daiei Film Daiei Film Co. Ltd. (Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ''Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Kaisha'') was a Japanese film studio. Founded in 1942 as Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd., it was one of the major studios during the postwar Golden Age of Japanese cinema, producing ...

. 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 , or ''Detective Story'', is an action Japanese TV series starring Yūsaku Matsuda that was originally broadcast on Nippon TV in 27 forty-five-minute episodes from September 18, 1979 to April 1, 1980. The show had various directors including T ...

''(TV series). He is also well known for his part in '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' series.Nihon EigaHaiyu Zenshu vol.2 P.353 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

Film

*''Yarareru mae ni yare'' (1964) *''Zoku kôkô san'nensei'' (1964) - Tetsuo Murayama *''Yadonashi inu'' (1964) *''Kenka inu'' (1964) *''Kenji Kirishima Saburô'' (1964) - Shinichirô Tatsuta *''Hanzai kyoshitsu'' (1964) *''Urakaidan'' (1965) - Inumaru *''Waka oyabun'' (1965) - Naojiro *''

The Hoodlum Soldier is a Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura. ''The Hoodlum Soldier'' was the first of a series of nine films that followed two soldiers, Kisaburo Omiya (Shintaro Katsu), a former yakuza who has become a soldier, and Arita (Takahiro Tamura), an ...

'' (1965) - MP *''Seisaku no tsuma'' (1965) - MP *''A, zerosen'' (1965) - Yagi *''Suri'' (1965) *''Gakusei jingi'' (1965) *''Mesuinu dassô'' (1965) - Miyauchi *'' Zatoichi and the Chess Expert'' (1965) - Tadasu Jumonji *''Za gaadoman-Tôkyô ninja'' (1965) *''Yorû no kunshô'' (1965) *''Kumo o yobu kôdôkan'' (1965) *''The Guardman: Tokyo Ninja Butai'' (1966) - Gorô Kimoto *''Hyoten'' (1966) - Murai *''Kisama to ore'' (1966) *''Yabure shomôn'' (1966) *''Shutsû goku no sakazuki'' (1966) *''Shin heitai yakuza'' (1966) *''Heitai yakuza daidasso'' (1966) *''Abura no shitatari'' (1967) *'' A Certain Killer'' (1967) *''Nemuri Kyôshirô burai-hikae: Mashô no hada'' (1967) - Ukon Saegusa *''Yoru no nâwabarî'' (1967) *''Umî no G-Men: taiheiyô no yojinbô'' (1967) *''Kaidan otoshiana'' (1968) - Haruo Kuramoto *''Onna tobakushi tekkaba yaburi'' (1968) *''Nemuri Kyoshiro engetsu sappo'' (1969) *''Tejo muyô'' (1969) *''Showa onna jingi'' (1969) *''Onna tobakushi saikoro kesshô'' (1969) *''Onna tobaku-shi tsubo kurabe'' (1970) *''Abuku zenî'' (1970) *'' Shinjuku outlaw: Step On the Gas'' (1970) *''Minagoroshi no sukyattô'' (1970) *''Onna kumichô'' (1970) *''Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô'' (1970) *'' Gyakuen Mitsusakazuki'' (1971) *'' Kage Gari Hoero taiho'' (1972) - Gekko 'Sunlight' *''Ôkami yakuza: Tomurai ha ore ga dasu'' (1972) *'' Kage Gari'' (1972) - Moonlight *'' Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1973) *'' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima'' (1973) - Matsunaga Hiroshi *'' Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable'' (1973) - Detective Kondo *'' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War'' (1973) - Matsunaga Hiroshi *''Gendai ninkyô-shi'' (1973) - Nakagawa *'' Hanzo the Razor – Who's Got the Gold?'' (1974) - Bansaku Tonami *''Kuroi Mehyô M'' (1974) - Hayami *''Andô-gumi gaiden: Hitokiri shatei'' (1974) *''Mamushi no kyôdai: Futari awasete sanjuppan'' (1974) *'' Graveyard of Honor'' (1975) - Noboru Kajiki *''

Cops vs. Thugs is a 1975 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It won two Blue Ribbon Awards in 1976: Best Director (Fukasaku) and Best Actor (Sugawara). ''Complex (magazine), Complex'' named it number 6 on their list of The 25 Best Yakuza Movies. Kin ...

'' (1975) - Katsumi Kawade *''Nihon bôryôku rettô: Keihanshin koroshi no gundan'' (1975) *''

Champion of Death , also known as ''Karate Bullfighter'', is a Japanese martial arts film made by the Toei Company in 1975. It was the first in a trilogy of films based on the manga ''Karate Baka Ichidai'' (literal translation: A Karate-Crazy Life), a manga bas ...

'' (1975) - Nakasone *'' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head'' (1975) - Aihara *'' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Last Days'' (1976) - Koji Matsuoka *''Bakamasa horamasa toppamasa'' (1976) *'' Yakuza Graveyard'' (1976) - Nozaki *''Okinawa Yakuza sensô'' (1976) - Onaga *''Yakuza senso: Nihon no Don'' (1977) - Seiji Kataoka *''Utamaro: Yume to shiriseba'' (1977) - Juzaburo Tsutaya *''

Hokuriku Proxy War is a 1977 film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba and Hiroki Matsukata. Plot Kawada Noboru is a peasant from Mikuni who becomes a yakuza in the Tomiyasu Group in Fukui. He holds a letter from his boss Mr. Yasuhara promising th ...

'' (1977) - Mr. Yobu *''Nihon no jingi'' (1977) - Takayuki Kawabe *''Rashamen'' (1977) *''Nishijin Shinju'' (1977) *''Nippon no Don: Yabohen'' (1977) - Seiji Kataoka *''Shinjuku yoidore banchi: Hitokiri tetsu'' (1977) *''

Shogun's Samurai ''Shogun's Samurai'', known in Japan as , is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film is the first of two period films by Fukasaku starring Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba as Jūbei Mitsuyoshi Yagyū, the ...

'' (1978) - Ayamaro Karasumasu (Noble) *''Tarao Bannai'' (1978) - Goro Seo *''

Message from Space is a 1978 Japanese space opera film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It stars Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, and Vic Morrow. Produced by Toei Company, Toei with a cost between the equivalent of US$5 and 6 million, it was the most expensive film made ...

'' (1978) - Rockseia XII *'' Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron'' (1978) - Fukuzaemon *'' Never Give Up'' (1978) - Nakado (yakuza) *''

The Fall of Ako Castle is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It depicts the story of the forty-seven Ronin (''Chūshingura''). The film is one of a series of period films by Fukasaku starring Yorozuya Kinnosuke, including ''S ...

'' (1978) - Kato *''Hakuchyu no shikaku'' (1979) - Kyozo Koiwa *''

Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Eiichi Kudo. Although originally planned as the first entry of a new series in the ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' franchise, ''Aftermath'' turned out to be a lone entry and Toei refers to the film as a ...

'' (1979) - Takeshi Tsugawa *''

Hunter in the Dark ''Hunter in the Dark'' is a young adult novel by Monica Hughes, first published in 1982 and has been the subject of school study. It is about a boy with leukemia who goes on a hunting expedition. Plot summary Mike Rankin is an athletic teenag ...

'' (1979) - Gosun *''

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf is a 1979 Japanese crime thriller film based on a novel by Haruhiko Oyabu. It stars Yūsaku Matsuda as a criminal who disguises himself as a salaryman, and Jun Fubuki as his girlfriend. It was directed by Toru Murakawa. Plot Tetsuya Asakura, a ...

'' (1979) - Koizumi *''

Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Sadao Nakajima. The film deals Sanada Yukimura and Siege of Osaka. Cast *Hiroki Matsukata as Sanada Yukimura *Chiezō Kataoka as Sanada Masayuki *Tatsuo Umemiya as Sanada Nobuyuki *Teruhiko Aoi as Sanada Ten B ...

'' (1979) - Goto Matabei *''

G.I. Samurai aka ''Time Slip'', is a 1979 Japanese science fiction/ action film focusing on the adventures of a modern-day Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) team that accidentally travels in time to the . The ...

'' (1979) - Kosa *''Renegade ninjas'' (1979) *''

Nihon no Fixer is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Inspired by Lockheed bribery scandals. Modeling on Kakuei Tanaka and Yoshio Kodama, the film depicts the collusion between Japanese right-wing organizations and the political and business wo ...

'' (1979) *''Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzo'' (1979) *''Tokugawa ichizoku no houkai'' (1980) *''Tosa No Ipponzuri'' (1980) - Yakuza Supervisor *''

Samurai Reincarnation is a 1981 Japanese fantasy film written and directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba, Kenji Sawada, and Hiroyuki Sanada. It is based on the novel of the same name by Futaro Yamada. The film was nominated for three Awards of the Jap ...

'' (1981) - Izumori Matsudaira *''Kemono-tachi no atsui nemuri'' (1981) - Nonoyama, Kuroyanagi's secretary *''Hoero tekken'' (1982) - Reika *''Onimasa'' (1982) - Tokubei Tsujihara *''

Yaju-deka is a 1982 Japanese drama film directed by Eiichi Kudo. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Ken Ogata as Seiji Ōtaki * Ayumi Ishida as Keiko Yamane * Shigeru Izumiya as Toshiaki Sakagami * Gannosuke Ashi ...

'' (1982) - Kuroki *''

Ninja Wars is a 1982 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Kōsei Saitō. It is based on Futaro Yamada's novel of the same title. Cast * Hiroyuki Sanada as Fuefuki Jotaro * Noriko Watanabe as Kagaribi * Mikio Narita as Kashin Koji * Akira Nakao as Matsuna ...

'' (1982) - Kashin Koji *''Yôkirô'' (1983) - Inaso *''

Legend of the Eight Samurai is a 1983 Japanese historical martial arts fantasy film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The script is adapted from Toshio Kamata's 1982 novel ''Shin Satomi Hakkenden'' (新・里見八犬伝), itself a loose reworking of the epic serial ''Nansō Sato ...

'' (1983) - Ohta Sukemasa *''Jo no mai'' (1984) - Yamakan *''

Fireflies in the North is a 1984 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha. The lead star is Tatsuya Nakadai. Plot The film depicts the conflict between the prisoners forced to work as manpower of Hokkaido settlers and the administrators of the Kabato district as well a ...

'' (1984) - Kido *''Kai'' (1985) - Bunzo Tanigawa *''Seijo densetsu'' (1985) - Tachibana *''Saigo no bakuto'' (1985) - Nobuo Yamatatsu *''Kizudarake no kunshô'' (1986) - Head of Police *''Be-Bop highschool: Koko yotaro elegy'' (1986) - Mr. Fujimoto *''

The Sea and Poison ''The Sea and Poison'' () is a 1957 Japanese short novel written by Shūsaku Endō. Plot The story is set in Fukuoka hospital during the late stages of World War II, when Japan is demoralized by constant air raids. The intern Dr. Suguro partici ...

'' (1986) - Shibata *''Gokudô no onna-tachi'' (1986) - Akimasa Koiso *'' Hissatsu! III Ura ka Omote ka'' (1986) *''Kuroi doresu no onna'' (1987) - Ohno *'' Sure Death 4: Revenge'' (1987) - Lord Sakai *''Yoshiwara enjô'' (1987) - Asaji Kon *''Welter'' (1987) *''Yakuza tosei no sutekina menmen'' (1988) *''Ikidomari no Banka: Brake out'' (1988) - Toda *''Tokugawa no Jotei: Ôoku'' (1988) - Shogun Ienari *'' A Chaos of Flowers'' (1988) - Harufusa Hatano *''Bakayarô!: Watashi okkote masu'' (1988) - Tadashi Okawa (Episode 3) *''Gokudo no onna-tachi: San-daime ane'' (1989) - Ryukichi Terada *''Water Moon'' (1989) *''Jipangu'' (1990) - Hayashi Razan (final film role) *''Yomigaeru yusaku: Tantei monogatari tokubetsu hen'' (1999)

Television

*'' Mito Kōmon'' 3rd season (1971-1972) - Tsuge *'' Shin Heike Monogatari'' (1972) -

Fujiwara no Yorinaga was a Japanese statesman and a member of the Fujiwara clan who was highly significant in determining the course of 12th century Japanese political history. Early life Born in 1120, Yorinaga had a turbulent youth. He later wrote that he did not ...

*''

Taiyō ni Hoero! , literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...

'' (1973 ep.17), (1974 ep.193) *''

Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan also known as The Mute Samurai is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama, that was broadcast in 1973–1974. The lead star is Tomisaburo Wakayama, his younger brother Shintaro Katsu also appeared and directed episode 1. It is based on ...

'' (1973 ep.8), (1974 ep.25) *''

Amigasa Jūbei is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast from 1974 to 1975. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel by the same title. It depicts the stories of Tsukimori Jūbei and the Forty-seven rōnin. A remake was aired in 1 ...

'' (1974) - Funazu Yakurō *''

Edo o Kiru or ''Slashing Edo'' was a popular ''jidaigeki'' on Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting System. During the decades from its 1973, premiere until 1994, finale, 214 episodes aired. It lasted through eight series, with several casts and settings. It ran on Mon ...

'' (3rd season) (1977) - Wakizaka Juzō *''

The Yagyu Conspiracy is a Japanese television jidaigeki (period drama) that was broadcast from 1978 to 1979. It is adapted from the 1978 film ''Shogun's Samurai'' starring Sonny Chiba, who reprises his role in the series. Plot After the death of Tokugawa Hidetada, h ...

'' (1978) - Karasuma *'' Shadow Warriors'' (I, II, IV) *'' Akō Rōshi'' (1979) -

Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period. He was an official in the Tokugawa shogunate and a favourite of the fifth shōgun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. His second concubine was Ogimachi Machiko, a writer and scholar from the noble court who wrote ...

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'' (1979-1980) - Detective Hattori *''

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...

'' (1983) -

Imagawa Yoshimoto was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) in the Sengoku period Japan. Based in Suruga Province, he was known as . he was one of the three ''daimyōs'' that dominated the Tōkaidō region. He died in 1560 while marching to Kyoto to become ...

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Sanbiki ga Kiru! or ''Three for the Kill!'' is a group of seven television ''jidaigeki'' series broadcast by TV Asahi in Japan. The show aired in the Thursday evening eight o'clock time slot. Characters The title characters are three men who wander throughout Ja ...

'' (1988 ep.15)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Narita, Mikio 1935 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Japanese male actors