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Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Acting April 1, 1920 (77 years old) December 24, 1997 Qingdao, China

Biography

Toshirō Mifune (April 1, 1920 - December 24, 1997) was a Japanese actor who is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Japanese cinema. He was born in Qingdao, China, but was raised in Japan. Mifune's career spanned over 50 years, during which he collaborated extensively with renowned director Akira Kurosawa, creating some of the most iconic films in Japanese cinema. Mifune gained international recognition for his performances in Kurosawa's films, particularly in samurai films. He portrayed strong, dynamic, and often rebellious characters, bringing a raw intensity to his roles. Some of his notable collaborations with Kurosawa include "Rashomon" (1950), "Seven Samurai" (1954), "Yojimbo" (1961), and "The Hidden Fortress" (1958), which inspired George Lucas's "Star Wars." Apart from his work with Kurosawa, Mifune appeared in numerous other films, showcasing his versatility as an actor. He played roles in various genres, including dramas, comedies, and war films. Some of his other notable films include "The Throne of Blood" (1957), "High and Low" (1963), and "Red Beard" (1965). Mifune's charismatic presence, powerful performances, and ability to convey complex emotions made him an iconic figure in Japanese cinema. He received international recognition and awards for his contributions to the film industry, including several honors at the Venice Film Festival and a lifetime achievement award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Movies 171

Seven Samurai 8.5

Seven Samurai

as Kikuchiyo

1954
High and Low 8.4

High and Low

as Kingo Gondo

1963
Rashomon 8.0

Rashomon

as Tajômaru

1950
Midway 6.6

Midway

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

1976
Yojimbo 8.1

Yojimbo

as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

1961
Red Beard 8.2

Red Beard

as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")

1965
Throne of Blood 7.9

Throne of Blood

as Taketoki Washizu

1957
1941 5.8

1941

as Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura

1979
Sanjuro 7.9

Sanjuro

as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin

1962
The Hidden Fortress 8.0

The Hidden Fortress

as General Rokurota Makabe

1958
Drunken Angel 7.6

Drunken Angel

as Matsunaga

1948
Red Sun 6.8

Red Sun

as Kuroda Jubei

1971
Samurai Rebellion 8.2

Samurai Rebellion

as Isaburo Sasahara

1967
Stray Dog 7.6

Stray Dog

as Det. Murakami

1949
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

2012
Grand Prix 7.3

Grand Prix

as Izō Yamura

1966
The Bad Sleep Well 7.7

The Bad Sleep Well

as Kôichi Nishi

1960
Port Arthur 7.4

Port Arthur

as Emperor Meiji

1980
Chûshingura 7.1

Chûshingura

as Genba Tawaraboshi

1962
The Sword of Doom 7.8

The Sword of Doom

as Toranosuke Shimada

1966
Japan's Longest Day 7.3

Japan's Longest Day

as War Minister General Korechika Anami

1967
The Idiot 7.0

The Idiot

as Denkichi Akama

1951
Hell in the Pacific 7.0

Hell in the Pacific

as Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda

1968
Mifune: The Last Samurai 7.0

Mifune: The Last Samurai

as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

2016
Scandal 6.9

Scandal

as Ichirô Aoye

1950
Shadow of the Wolf 6.0

Shadow of the Wolf

as Kroomak

1992
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island 7.2

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

1956
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy 7.0

Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

as Yoshinao Tokugawa

1978
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 7.2

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

1954
Winter Kills 5.7

Winter Kills

as Keith

1979
The Quiet Duel 7.3

The Quiet Duel

as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki

1949
The Challenge 5.9

The Challenge

as Toru Yoshida

1982
Battle of the Japan Sea 6.4

Battle of the Japan Sea

as Admiral Heihachiro Togo

1969
The Life of Oharu 7.8

The Life of Oharu

as Katsunosuke

1952
The Bushido Blade 5.3

The Bushido Blade

as Shogun's Commander

1981
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion 7.2

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

as Kosuke Oishi

1978
Proof of the Man 7.8

Proof of the Man

as Yohei Kori

1977
Battle Anthem 7.7

Battle Anthem

as Admiral Heihachiro Togo

1983
The Three Treasures 5.5

The Three Treasures

as Prince Yamato Takeru

1959
The Lower Depths 7.1

The Lower Depths

as Sutekichi the Thief

1957
The Important Man 7.9

The Important Man

as Ánimas Trujano

1961
Picture Bride 6.5

Picture Bride

as The Benshi

1995
The Storm of the Pacific 6.0

The Storm of the Pacific

as Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

1960
I Live in Fear 7.3

I Live in Fear

as Kiichi Nakajima

1955
Inchon 3.9

Inchon

as Saito-San

1981
Tora-san Goes North 9.0

Tora-san Goes North

as Junkichi Ueno

1987
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo 6.8

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Yojimbo/Sasa

1970
Death of a Tea Master 5.6

Death of a Tea Master

as Rikyu Sen-no

1989
Samurai Assassin 7.3

Samurai Assassin

as Tsuruchiyo Niiro

1965
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple 7.2

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

1955
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi 6.4

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

as Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"

1979
Snow Trail 7.2

Snow Trail

as Eijima

1947
Samurai Banners 7.4

Samurai Banners

as Kansuke Yamamoto

1969
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel 6.7

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

as Fisherman

1984
Shogun 5.8

Shogun

as Lord Yoshi Toranaga

1980
The Sands of Kurobe 7.0

The Sands of Kurobe

as Kitagawa

1968
Admiral Yamamoto 8.5

Admiral Yamamoto

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

1968
Journey of Honor 5.1

Journey of Honor

as Ieyasu Tokugawa

1991
The Fall of Ako Castle 6.8

The Fall of Ako Castle

as Tsuchiya Michinao

1978
The Last Gunfight 5.7

The Last Gunfight

as Detective Saburo Fujioka

1960
Attack Squadron 7.0

Attack Squadron

as Lt. Colonel Senda

1963
Man Against Man 7.0

Man Against Man

as Kaji

1960
Sanshiro Sugata 7.1

Sanshiro Sugata

as Shogoro Yano

1965
Japanese Godfather: Ambition 7.7

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

as Kosuke Oishi

1977
A Wife's Heart 6.9

A Wife's Heart

as Kenkichi

1956
The Militarists 7.5

The Militarists

as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto

1970
Lord Mito 9.8

Lord Mito

as Sakuzaemon Okumura

1978
The Walking Major 6.0

The Walking Major

as Kinugasa Tadao

1970
Paper Tiger 6.2

Paper Tiger

as Ambassador Kagoyama

1975
Princess from the Moon 6.4

Princess from the Moon

as Taketori-no-Miyatsuko

1987
Desperado Outpost 6.3

Desperado Outpost

as Battalion Commander

1959
Tokyo Sweetheart 8.0

Tokyo Sweetheart

as Kurokawa

1952
cf Girl 7.0

cf Girl

as Shūichirō Hase

1989
Yagyu Secret Scrolls 6.5

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

as Tasaburō Kasumi

1957
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions 8.0

Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions

as Self

1966
The Rickshaw Man 7.2

The Rickshaw Man

as Matsugorō Tomishima

1958
Legacy of the 500,000 6.9

Legacy of the 500,000

as Takeichi Matsuo

1963
Theater Of Life 9.0

Theater Of Life

as Hyōtarō Aonari

1983
The Man Who Came to Port 10.0

The Man Who Came to Port

as Gorō Niinuma

1952
Love and Faith 6.4

Love and Faith

as Taiko Hideyoshi

1978
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor 6.9

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

as Isami Kondo

1969
The Eagle of the Pacific 7.8

The Eagle of the Pacific

as 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga

1953
Deep River 7.3

Deep River

as Tsukada

1995
The Underworld 7.0

The Underworld

as Chief Inspector Kumada

1956
The Big Boss 6.5

The Big Boss

as Kashimura

1959
The Retired Samurai

The Retired Samurai

as Hikozaemon Ōkubo

1987
The Demon Comes in Spring 10.0

The Demon Comes in Spring

as Kukkune no jî

1989
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

as Self

2002
Sasaki Kojiro 5.4

Sasaki Kojiro

as Miyamoto Musashi

1951
The Retreat from Kiska 8.4

The Retreat from Kiska

as Omura

1965
The Gambling Samurai 6.9

The Gambling Samurai

as Kunisada Chuji

1960
Domineering 5.4

Domineering

as Masao Tadokoro

1982
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II 5.4

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

as Tasaburo

1958
Fort Graveyard 6.1

Fort Graveyard

as Sergeant Kosugi

1965
Samurai Pirate 5.9

Samurai Pirate

as Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]

1963
All About Marriage 10.0

All About Marriage

as Acting teacher

1958
The Youth and His Amulet 9.0

The Youth and His Amulet

as Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)

1961
Safari 5000 7.2

Safari 5000

as Yūichirō Takase

1969
The Ambitious 7.3

The Ambitious

as Shojiro Goto

1970
All is Well 10.0

All is Well

as Daikichi Risshun

1955
Saga of the Vagabonds 6.8

Saga of the Vagabonds

as Rokuro Kai

1959
Rebels on the High Sea 9.0

Rebels on the High Sea

as Matsuo Tokuzō

1956
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl 9.0

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

1952
Beyond Love and Hate 7.5

Beyond Love and Hate

as Gorō Sakata

1951
Strawberry Road 9.5

Strawberry Road

as Taoka

1991
Wedding Ring 6.6

Wedding Ring

as Takeshi Ema

1950
Red Lion 6.5

Red Lion

as Gonzo

1969
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong 6.5

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

as Zhang Zhizhang

1962
A Man in the Storm 7.0

A Man in the Storm

as Saburō Watari

1957
Sword for Hire 6.7

Sword for Hire

as Sasa Hayatenosuke

1952
Whirlwind 6.6

Whirlwind

as Lord Akashi

1964
The Last Embrace 10.0

The Last Embrace

as Shinkichi / Hayakawa

1953
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass

Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass

as Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô

1983
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood 8.0

Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood

as Sanjuro Hinoki

1982
Swift Current 7.0

Swift Current

as Shunsuke Kosugi

1952
Secret of the Forbidden Valley 7.0

Secret of the Forbidden Valley

1983
Rise Against the Sword 6.3

Rise Against the Sword

as Abare Gōemon

1966
Scoundrel

Scoundrel

as Kanji

1956
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2 10.0

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2

as Tamon Umei

1982
These Foolish Times 10.0

These Foolish Times

as Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss

1947
Adventure in Kigan Castle 6.2

Adventure in Kigan Castle

as Osami

1966
Incident at Blood Pass 6.9

Incident at Blood Pass

as Yojimbo

1970
Shag 7.5

Shag

as Captain Takeo Murata

1978
Holiday in Tokyo 9.0

Holiday in Tokyo

as Tenkai's nephew Jirō

1958
Vendetta of a Samurai 6.6

Vendetta of a Samurai

as Mataemon Araki

1952
The Masterless 47 10.0

The Masterless 47

as Kazuo Momoi

1960
Samurai Saga 6.9

Samurai Saga

as Heihachiro Komaki

1959
Daredevil in the Castle 7.5

Daredevil in the Castle

as Mohei

1961
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn 9.0

The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn

1982
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' 8.0

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

as Self

2002
Elegy 9.0

Elegy

as Prosecutor Daisuke Toki

1951
Lowly Ronin 8.0

Lowly Ronin

as Sanjuro Hinoki

1981
The Life of a Horse Trader 6.8

The Life of a Horse Trader

as Yonetaro Katayama

1951
Foghorn 10.0

Foghorn

as Chiyokichi

1952
The Day the Sun Rose 8.0

The Day the Sun Rose

as Kumaza

1968
A Dangerous Hero 9.0

A Dangerous Hero

as Kawada

1957
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl 8.0

Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl

as Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô

1983
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

as Self

2002
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai 7.0

The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai

as Kyūbei Matsufuji

1986
My Wonderful Yellow Car 7.0

My Wonderful Yellow Car

as Matsumura

1953
Jakoman and Tetsu 9.5

Jakoman and Tetsu

as Tetsu

1949
Good Luck to These Two 8.0

Good Luck to These Two

as Toshio Maruyama

1957
The Women of Osaka Castle

The Women of Osaka Castle

as Tokugawa Ieyasu

1983
Sunflower Girl 10.0

Sunflower Girl

as Ippei Hitachi

1953
The Black Fury 8.0

The Black Fury

as Eiichi Tsuda

1954
No Time for Tears 9.0

No Time for Tears

as Mitsuo Yano

1955
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police 6.0

Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police

as Sadanobu Matsudaira

1979
Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre 10.0

Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre

as Kenji Kawakami

1951
The Surf 8.0

The Surf

as Skipper of the Utashima-maru

1954
Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire

Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire

as Shūsai Kondō

1984
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1 5.8

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1

as Tamon Umei

1981
The Mad Atlantic 9.0

The Mad Atlantic

as Heihachirô Murakami

1966
The Masterless 47 – Part II 9.0

The Masterless 47 – Part II

1961
The Shatterer 10.0

The Shatterer

as Murai

1987
Who Knows a Woman's Heart 10.0

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

as Mizuno

1951
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode 10.0

Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode

as Nagao Tamekage

1990
Yaji and Kita on the Road

Yaji and Kita on the Road

as Toshinoshin Taya

1958
Tatsu 7.0

Tatsu

as Tatsu

1962
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka 6.9

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

as Teisaku Nagasawa

1950
Downtown 7.7

Downtown

as Yoshio Tsuruishi

1957
Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell

Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell

as Sanjuro Hinoki

1983
Escape from Prison 10.0

Escape from Prison

as Shinkichi

1950
All is Well 2 10.0

All is Well 2

as Daikichi Risshun

1955
Rainy Night Duel 8.0

Rainy Night Duel

as Masahiko Koseki

1956
Theater of Life 10.0

Theater of Life

1958
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai' 10.0

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

as Self

2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'

as Self

2002
A Man Among Men 8.0

A Man Among Men

as "Buick" Maki

1955
Pirates 10.0

Pirates

as Tora

1951
Settlement of Love 9.0

Settlement of Love

as Shuntarō Ōhira

1956
No More God, No More Love 7.0

No More God, No More Love

as Kōzō Kanzaki

1985

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