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Norihei Miki

Known For
Acting
Born
April 11, 1924 in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Died
January 25, 1999
Active Years
1953–1998 (46 Years)
Total Credits
164 credits in database
Acting Born Apr 11, 1924 Died Jan 25, 1999 Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 164 credits
164
Total Credits
1953–1998
46 Years Career Span
13
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Norihei Miki was a Japanese actor born on April 11, 1924, in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Also known by the stage name written in Japanese characters, he was male and worked primarily in the field of acting. His career included two hundred thirteen known credits in movies and television shows according to available records. He passed away on January 25, 1999, at the age of seventy-four. As an entertainment industry figure, his professional portfolio encompassed a large volume of credited acting appearances documented across film and television databases.

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Career

Career overview

Norihei Miki was a Japanese actor. Born on April 11, 1924, in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, he began his acting career. Throughout his career, Miki appeared in numerous roles, accumulating a total of 213 known credits.

Miki's extensive body of work spans multiple film and television projects. His acting credits demonstrate a significant contribution to the Japanese entertainment industry. Despite the breadth of his work, specific details about his roles and projects are not readily available.

Miki passed away on January 25, 1999, at the age of 74.

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Known for

Hashiran ka!

as 山崎源八郎
Film

Pom Poko

as Seizaemon (voice)
Film

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

as Zatôichi's Friend
Film

Hachiko

1987
Film

Like a Savage

as Isao Yoshimoto (Chairman of the Kanto Nishiki Federation)
Film

The Ballad of Narayama

as Shioya
Film

Queen Bee

as Arashi
Film

Island of Hell

as Barber Seijuro
Film

Lullaby to Kill

as Jûbei Noro - Genjirô's Colleague
Film

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

1977
Film

The Inugami Family

as Kashiwaya Innkeeper
Film

Zatoichi's Revenge

as Denroku the Weasel

Frequent co-stars

Shigeru Izumiya 2 shared titles
Shintarō Katsu 2 shared titles
Takeshi Katō 2 shared titles
Fujio Harumoto 2 shared titles
Yuri Nakae 1 shared title
Miho Kanno 1 shared title
Yoshiko Tanaka 1 shared title
Masao Komatsu 1 shared title
Masao Kusakari 1 shared title
Tetsuro Tamba 1 shared title

Career timeline

SadaThe Hidden Festival
Hashiran ka!
Pom Poko
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
A Legend of TurmoilKachô Shima KôsakuHigh School Jingi Gaiden: Chi o haumono
Strawberry Road
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His AllyBlack RainBuddies
Only 5 GramsOración
Iki no IiyatsuHachikoTokyo BlackoutZegen
Wandering -SASURAI-
Like a SavageFire Festival
Make-Up
The Ballad of Narayama
SuspicionThe Man from Shimizu
Blue Jeans MemoryEijanaika
Magnitude 7.9
日本巌窟王Demon Pond
Queen BeeComedy actors: Cooper and Gable
Island of HellLullaby to KillTora-san Meets His Lordship
The Inugami Family
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
Machi no Hi
Umarekawatta TamegorōThe Ghostly Trip
Kigeki: Hanayome sensôThe Instant Services Bureau300 Million Yen Mission
Love of Saturday
Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a PervertThe Song from My HeartA Comedy in Front of the Station: PierThe Great Japanese Pick-Pocket ClubOur Miyo-chan
Scrap CollectorsI Sell My Husband
Discover Japan with the 5 GentsFive Gents Prefer GeishaEverybody, Let's Go!
This Is Youth!Tale of a CarpenterLook Up, Noble OneA Comedy in Front of the Station: MangaThe Daphne
Five Gents' Trick BookZatoichi's RevengePresident's Ninja Trick Book Part IIA Comedy in Front of the Station: UniversityRetirement of a Train Engineer

Full Filmography

164 titles
  • Sada (1998) as Takuzo Abe
  • The Hidden Festival (1998)
  • Hashiran ka! (1995) as 山崎源八郎
  • Pom Poko (1994) as Seizaemon (voice)
  • Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993)
  • A Legend of Turmoil (1992) as Toshio Kasabe
  • Kachô Shima Kôsaku (1992)
  • High School Jingi Gaiden: Chi o haumono (1992)
  • Advertisement
  • Strawberry Road (1991) as Old man on hill
  • Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989) as Zatôichi's Friend
  • Black Rain (1989) as Kotaro
  • Buddies (1989) as Stranger Man
  • Only 5 Grams (1988)
  • Oración (1988)
  • Iki no Iiyatsu (1987)
  • Hachiko (1987)
  • Tokyo Blackout (1987) as Matsukichi Kimura
  • Zegen (1987) as Asanaga
  • Wandering -SASURAI- (1986)
  • Like a Savage (1985) as Isao Yoshimoto (Chairman of the Kanto Nishiki Federation)
  • Fire Festival (1985) as Yamakawa
  • Make-Up (1984) as Owner of Kahmila
  • The Ballad of Narayama (1983) as Shioya
  • Suspicion (1982) as Tamotsu Kinoshita
  • The Man from Shimizu (1982)
  • Blue Jeans Memory (1981)
  • Eijanaika (1981) as Masuya
  • Magnitude 7.9 (1980)
  • 日本巌窟王 (1979) as Gentatsu
  • Demon Pond (1979) as Catfish Messenger
  • Queen Bee (1978) as Arashi
  • Comedy actors: Cooper and Gable (1978)
  • Island of Hell (1977) as Barber Seijuro
  • Lullaby to Kill (1977) as Jûbei Noro - Genjirô's Colleague
  • Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)
  • The Inugami Family (1976) as Kashiwaya Innkeeper
  • Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women (1975)
  • Machi no Hi (1974) as Kurisaburo
  • Umarekawatta Tamegorō (1972) as Daigorō Hanada
  • The Ghostly Trip (1972)
  • Kigeki: Hanayome sensô (1971) as Oikawa
  • The Instant Services Bureau (1971)
  • 300 Million Yen Mission (1971)
  • Love of Saturday (1970)
  • Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert (1969)
  • The Song from My Heart (1969)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier (1969)
  • The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (1969) as Heppei Hiradaira
  • Our Miyo-chan (1969) as Thief
  • Madcap Mixup (1969) as Matsugoro
  • It's the Drifters! Training, Training, and More Training! (1969)
  • Travels of Lord Mito (1969) as Heibei Noriya
  • Scrap Collectors (1968)
  • I Sell My Husband (1968)
  • Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (1967) as Benzō Tobita (Osaka Hotel Manager)
  • Five Gents Prefer Geisha (1967) as Benzō Tobita (Sales Director)
  • Everybody, Let's Go! (1967) as Eizo Shirasaka
  • This Is Youth! (1966) as Sankyu
  • Tale of a Carpenter (1966)
  • Look Up, Noble One (1966) as Hiroshi Komatsubara
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga (1966) as Sanpei Matsuki
  • The Daphne (1966)
  • Five Gents on the Spot (1966) as Matayoshi Sasa
  • A Company President's Life Story (1966) as Sasaki Matakichi (Sales Manager)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten (1966)
  • Five Gents' Trick Book (1965)
  • Zatoichi's Revenge (1965) as Denroku the Weasel
  • President's Ninja Trick Book Part II (1965) as Benjirō Mamada (General Affairs Manager)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965) as Mitsui Sanpei
  • Retirement of a Train Engineer (1965)
  • Cold Rice, Osan, Chan (1965)
  • Youth Season Continued (1964) as Noro (Publicity Section Manager of "Printemps Cosmetics")
  • Hail the 3 Gents (1964) as Sarumaru (General Affairs Manager)
  • The Scent of Incense (1964) as Hachirô
  • Dislikes (1964)
  • Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
  • 3 Gents in the Snow Country (1964)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady (1964)
  • A Naughty Angel (1963)
  • Aloha 3 Gents (1963) as Bunjiro Chinda (Sales Manager)
  • 3 Gents In Hawaii (1963) as Chinda Bunjiro (Sales Manager)
  • Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai (1963) as Fukuji Tohyama
  • Travel Stories of a Company President (1963)
  • Nonsense Boys (1963)
  • Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō (1963)
  • Travel Stories of a Company President Part II (1963) as Hisakazu Tago (Kyushu Branch Manager)
  • For Love and Money (1963)
  • The Maid Story (1963)
  • Jolly Barbers (1963) as Lee
  • Pleasant Company (1962)
  • My Hobo (1962) as Iga no Jirokichi
  • Chûshingura (1962)
  • Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962)
  • Nippon no obaachan (1962)
  • Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru (1962)
  • Three Gentlemen from Tokyo (1962)
  • Shimizu Port Salaryman (1962)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)
  • This Year's Love (1962)
  • Fūryū onsen bantō nikki (1962)
  • A Country Boss (1962) as Man at the nightclub
  • Shin kitsune to tanuki (1962)
  • Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong (1962)
  • The Dangoro Party in the Sky (1962)
  • Pachinko (1962)
  • 誰よりも金を愛す (1961)
  • A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)
  • An Angel is Chasing Me (1961)
  • Playboy President (1961) as Branch Manager Doi
  • Snow in the South Seas (1961)
  • Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū (1961)
  • Boss Takes to the Road (1961) as Pierre Miki
  • Sararīman yajikita dōchū (1961)
  • Playboy President: Part II (1961) as Branch Manager Doi
  • Yamihōshi (1960)
  • The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider (1960)
  • The Three Magicians (1960) as Sarutobi Sasuke
  • Pfc. Story - Behind the Enemy Lines (1960)
  • Fox and Raccoon (1959) as Okajima (Pickpocket)
  • Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period (1959)
  • The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (1959) as Sun Wu Kung
  • Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest (1959) as Private second class Takeda
  • Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II (1959)
  • The Naked General (1958)
  • Chakkiri Kinta (1958)
  • The Little Actress (1958)
  • Holiday in Japan (1958)
  • The Third President (1958)
  • Assistant President (1958)
  • Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
  • Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958) as Tarashirô Hanamizu
  • Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō (1957)
  • Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957) as Katsuyan
  • Sazae-san Sequel (1957)
  • Ôban (1957) as Katsu Yan
  • Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 (1957) as Kuroda
  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957) as Katsu yan
  • Teenage Sazae (1957)
  • Schooldays (1957) as Cleaning Shop Owner
  • Diary of a Successful Salaryman (1957) as Kuroda
  • Birth of Romance (1957) as Chauffeur
  • All Sold Out (1956)
  • Newlywed of the First Section (1956)
  • The Hoodlum and the Young Master (1956)
  • Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl (1956) as Chief Isoyama
  • Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956) as Tomokawa
  • Three Generations of Company Presidents (1956)
  • The President's Boss (1956)
  • The President Talks Bank (1956)
  • Runaway Bride (1956)
  • Fighting Cha Cha Girl (1956) as Ikuo Nakao
  • Night School (1956) as Train passenger (uncredited)
  • Masura o hashutsu fukai (1956)
  • Tenten Musume (1956)
  • His Highness Surabaya (1955) as Japanese part-time student who prepares to interpret His Highness Surabaya's words
  • A Doting Parent’s Lullaby (1955)
  • Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip (1955)
  • 東京シンデレラ娘 (1954)
  • Enomoto's Heaven and Hell (1954)
  • Shigemori Goes To Tokyo (1954)
  • A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime (1954)
  • This Love Costs 50 Million Yen (1954)
  • お伊勢まいり (1953)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Norihei Miki best known for?

Norihei Miki is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Hashiran ka! (1995), Pom Poko (1994), Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989), Hachiko (1987).

When and where was Norihei Miki born?

Norihei Miki was born on April 11, 1924 in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. They passed away on January 25, 1999.

How many credits does Norihei Miki have?

Norihei Miki has accumulated over 164 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1953 to 1998.

What is Norihei Miki's background in cinema and television?

Norihei Miki was a Japanese actor born on April 11, 1924, in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Also known by the stage name written in Japanese characters, he was male and worked primarily in the field of acting. His career included two hundred thirteen known credits in movies and television shows according to available records. ...

Norihei Miki by the numbers

164credits
160films
4TV series
1953–1998active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (164) Born on April 11 In memoriam 1999

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