Mickey Curtis

For other people named Michael Curtis, see Michael Curtis (disambiguation).

Mickey Curtis
ミッキー・カーチス
Born	Michael Brian Curtis (1938-07-23) 23 July 1938 (age 86) Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Igarashi Shinjirô[1] Mikkī Kāchisu
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1958–present
Spouse	Mari Yoshimura (1962–1964)
Musical career
Genres	Rock and roll Progressive rock Rockabilly
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Victor, Philips, Black

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]

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

Film

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

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

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. "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.

External links

• Mickey Curtis at IMDb