Mickey Curtis (ミッキー・カーチス, Mikkī Kāchisu, born Michael Brian Curtis (マイケル・ブライアン・カーティス, Maikeru Buraian Kātisu)加千須 ブライアン (Kachisu Buraian,Real name after naturalization in Japan), 23 July 1938) is a Japanese actor, singer and Media Personality. He was born to English-Japanese parents.[2]

Mickey Curtis
ミッキー・カーチス
Born
Michael Brian Curtis

(1938-07-23) 23 July 1938 (age 86)
Other namesIgarashi Shinjirô[1]
Mikkī Kāchisu
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1958–present
SpouseMari Yoshimura (1962–1964)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsVictor, Philips, Black

A pivotal figure in Japanese popular music, Mickey is considered one of the three big Japanese names in rock music, helping to popularize the genre in the 1950s where he began as a rockabilly singer.[3][4] In 1967, he became internationally known for his avant-garde rock band "Mickey Curtis & The Samurai". After five years Mickey disbanded the group and returned to Japan in 1972, where he began producing other musicians.

As an actor his first role was as a rock singer in the 1958 film All About Marriage by Kihachi Okamoto and he has since gone on to star in more than 70 feature films. Apart from his entertainment career he has also been a race car driver and owns a motorcycle shop in Meguro, Tokyo.[citation needed] He speaks Japanese, English, French, German, Italian and Thai.[2]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes Ref.
1959 Fires on the Plain Nagamatsu
1963 Brave Records of the Sanada Clan Yuri Kamanosuke
1986 Jikuu Senshi Spielban Emperor Guillotine
1989 Gunhed Bansho
1992 8 Man Sniper
1995 Kamikaze Taxi Animaru
1996 Swallowtail Butterfly Doctor
Fudoh: The New Generation Yasha Gang Assassin
1998 Blues Harp
Hana no O-Edo no Tsuribaka Nisshi
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Rasheed (voice)
Lily Festival
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Nobuyuki Ohnishi
2002 Agitator Yokomizo
The Laughing Frog Kiichiro Aisawa
Aiki Miyaji
2003 Kikoku
2004 Izo
Blooming Again Jun'ichi Kuroi [5]
2005 Custom Made 10.30 A god
2008 SS Nishiyama President
Kurosagi
Cafe Isobe Hongo
2011 Deadball
2012 Robo-G Shigemitsu Suzuki Lead role [6]
2016 Drowning Love Tetsuo [7]
2019 Until I Meet September's Love Gondō [8]
2021 Every Trick in the Book [9]

Television

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Year Title Role
1964–1965 Stingray Lieutenant Phones (Japanese Dub)
1986–1987 Jikuu Senshi Spielban Emperor Guillotine
2014 Gunshi Kanbei Matsunaga Hisahide
2017 Quartet Nemoto
Yasuragi no Sato Rokurō

References

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  1. ^ "矢口史靖監督最新作「ロボジー」主演は73歳・五十嵐信次郎 : 映画ニュース".
  2. ^ a b "ミッキー・カーチス|ワタナベエンターテインメント".
  3. ^ 昭和浪漫ロカビリー―聞き書き:ジャズ喫茶からウエスタン・カーニバルへ. Heibonsha Publishing. 2001. ISBN 4-19-861365-6.
  4. ^ The Japanese rock stars interviews 集~時代を築いた20人の言葉. T.O Entertainment. 2010. ISBN 978-4-904376-18-8.
  5. ^ "死に花". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ "ロボジー". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. ^ "溺れるナイフ". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. ^ "九月の恋と出会うまで". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  9. ^ "藤原竜也が天才作家演じる「鳩の撃退法」、リリー・フランキーら出演者11名解禁". Natalie. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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