Kan Mikami

Kan Mikami

Actor

Kodomari, Aomori, Japan
March 20, 1950

Biography

Kan Mikami is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter, his music, heavily influenced by American blues, was popular in Japan in the 1970s. He re-wrote the lyric of the song "Yume wa Yoru Hiraku" for his cover version in 1972. Mikami also acted in cinema and is notable for collaborations with Shūji Terayama and his avant-garde theater Tenjō Sajiki

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Kan Mikami 1

Representative Works

Tokyo Decadence
Tokyo Decadence
6.0
/ Japanese
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
7.3
/ Japanese
The Desire of Angels
The Desire of Angels
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Box: The Hakamada Case
Box: The Hakamada Case
8.0
/ Japanese
Bokyo
Bokyo
9.0
/ Japanese
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
7.5
/ Japanese
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood
7.3
/ Japanese
Room of Shame
Room of Shame
4.5
/ Japanese
Two Wives: The Lewd Scent of the Bedroom
Two Wives: The Lewd Scent of the Bedroom
2.0
/ Japanese
The Pregnant Woman
The Pregnant Woman
2.0
/ Japanese
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
5.6
/ Japanese
Woman's Trail: Wet Path
Woman's Trail: Wet Path
6.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Tokyo Decadence
1992Nominee

Best Performance

Tokyo Decadence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983Nominee

Best Performance

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

The Desire of Angels
1979Nominee

Best Performance

The Desire of Angels

Career Highlights

Box: The Hakamada Case
2010Highlight

Best Performance

Box: The Hakamada Case

Bokyo
1993Highlight

Best Performance

Bokyo

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