Toshirō Mifune
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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.
Known for
Credits
High and Low (1963)
as Kingo Gondo
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Kikuchiyo
Red Beard (1965)
as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Rashomon (1950)
as Tajômaru
Midway (1976)
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Yojimbo (1961)
as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Drunken Angel (1948)
as Matsunaga
Throne of Blood (1957)
as Taketoki Washizu
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
as Isaburo Sasahara
Sanjuro (1962)
as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
1941 (1979)
as Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
as General Rokurota Makabe
Red Sun (1971)
as Kuroda Jubei
Inchon (1981)
as Saito-San
Grand Prix (1966)
as Izō Yamura
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
as Kôichi Nishi
Shogun (1980)
as Lord Yoshi Toranaga
The Sword of Doom (1966)
as Toranosuke Shimada
Chûshingura (1962)
as Genba Tawaraboshi
Stray Dog (1949)
as Det. Murakami
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
as Yoshinao Tokugawa
The Idiot (1951)
as Denkichi Akama
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
as Tsuchiya Michinao
Proof of the Man (1977)
as Yohei Kori
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
The Life of Oharu (1952)
as Katsunosuke
The Quiet Duel (1949)
as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)
as Tasaburo
The Important Man (1961)
as Ánimas Trujano
Samurai Assassin (1965)
as Tsuruchiyo Niiro
The Challenge (1982)
as Toru Yoshida
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
as War Minister General Korechika Anami
Scandal (1950)
as Ichirô Aoye
The Lower Depths (1957)
as Sutekichi the Thief
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
I Live in Fear (1955)
as Kiichi Nakajima
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
as Yojimbo/Sasa
Hell in the Pacific (1968)
as Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Gambling Samurai (1960)
as Kunisada Chuji
Port Arthur (1980)
as Emperor Meiji
Journey of Honor (1991)
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
The Day the Sun Rose (1968)
as Kumaza
The Demon Comes in Spring (1989)
as Kukkune no jî
The Last Embrace (1953)
as Shinkichi / Hayakawa
The Three Treasures (1959)
as Prince Yamato Takeru
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
as Rikyu Sen-no
Shadow of the Wolf (1992)
as Kroomak
Saga of the Vagabonds (1959)
as Rokuro Kai
Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)
as Mizuno
Scoundrel (1956)
as Kanji
Foghorn (1952)
as Chiyokichi
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
The Man Who Came to Port (1952)
as Gorō Niinuma
Legacy of the 500,000 (1963)
as Takeichi Matsuo
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (1978)
as Kosuke Oishi
Samurai Saga (1959)
as Heihachiro Komaki
Princess from the Moon (1987)
as Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
The Black Fury (1954)
as Eiichi Tsuda
A Man Among Men (1955)
as "Buick" Maki
Winter Kills (1979)
as Keith
Sanshiro Sugata (1965)
as Shogoro Yano
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
as Tasaburō Kasumi
Settlement of Love (1956)
as Shuntarō Ōhira
The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
as Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Admiral Yamamoto (1968)
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Tokyo Sweetheart (1952)
as Kurokawa
The Last Gunfight (1960)
as Detective Saburo Fujioka
Red Lion (1969)
as Gonzo
Man Against Man (1960)
as Kaji
The Walking Major (1970)
as Kinugasa Tadao
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl (1983)
as Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô
Strawberry Road (1991)
as Taoka
The Bushido Blade (1981)
as Shogun's Commander
The Rickshaw Man (1958)
as Matsugorō Tomishima
The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
as 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga
Attack Squadron (1963)
as Lt. Colonel Senda
Sasaki Kojiro (1951)
as Miyamoto Musashi
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (1952)
Actor
Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
as Mataemon Araki
Snow Trail (1947)
as Eijima
Samurai Banners (1969)
as Kansuke Yamamoto
Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
Samurai Pirate (1963)
as Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966)
as Osami
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel (1984)
as Fisherman
All About Marriage (1958)
as Acting teacher
Domineering (1982)
as Masao Tadokoro
Fort Graveyard (1965)
as Sergeant Kosugi
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood (1982)
as Sanjuro Hinoki
Theater Of Life (1983)
as Hyōtarō Aonari
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
as Isami Kondo
Tora-san Goes North (1987)
as Junkichi Ueno
Deep River (1995)
as Tsukada
Elegy (1951)
as Prosecutor Daisuke Toki
The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
as Kitagawa
A Wife's Heart (1956)
as Kenkichi
The Retreat from Kiska (1965)
as Omura
Lowly Ronin (1981)
as Sanjuro Hinoki
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
as Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"
Desperado Outpost (1959)
as Battalion Commander
Swift Current (1952)
as Shunsuke Kosugi
Battle Anthem (1983)
as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
The Big Boss (1959)
as Kashimura
The Ambitious (1970)
as Shojiro Goto
No Time for Tears (1955)
as Mitsuo Yano
Downtown (1957)
as Yoshio Tsuruishi
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong (1962)
as Zhang Zhizhang
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)
as Kosuke Oishi
The Mad Atlantic (1966)
as Heihachirô Murakami
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai' (2002)
as Self
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
as Mohei
Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
as Tenkai's nephew Jirō
Incident at Blood Pass (1970)
as Yojimbo
Rainy Night Duel (1956)
as Masahiko Koseki
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2 (1982)
as Tamon Umei
Picture Bride (1995)
as The Benshi
Lord Mito (1978)
as Sakuzaemon Okumura
The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
Actor
Safari 5000 (1969)
as Yūichirō Takase
Beyond Love and Hate (1951)
as Gorō Sakata
Whirlwind (1964)
as Lord Akashi
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low' (2002)
as Self
Rise Against the Sword (1966)
as Abare Gōemon
The Life of a Horse Trader (1951)
as Yonetaro Katayama
All is Well (1955)
as Daikichi Risshun
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka (1950)
as Teisaku Nagasawa
Sunflower Girl (1953)
as Ippei Hitachi
Love and Faith (1978)
as Taiko Hideyoshi
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' (2002)
as Self
Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell (1983)
as Sanjuro Hinoki
The Masterless 47 (1960)
as Kazuo Momoi
Theater of Life (1958)
Actor
The Militarists (1970)
as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
Secret of the Forbidden Valley (1983)
Actor
Good Luck to These Two (1957)
as Toshio Maruyama
Wedding Ring (1950)
as Takeshi Ema
Rebels on the High Sea (1956)
as Matsuo Tokuzō
Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958)
as Toshinoshin Taya
A Man in the Storm (1957)
as Saburō Watari
The Youth and His Amulet (1961)
as Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai (1986)
as Kyūbei Matsufuji
Pirates (1951)
as Tora
Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre (1951)
as Kenji Kawakami
A Dangerous Hero (1957)
as Kawada
My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)
as Matsumura
The Surf (1954)
as Skipper of the Utashima-maru
All is Well 2 (1955)
as Daikichi Risshun
No More God, No More Love (1985)
as Kōzō Kanzaki
Sword for Hire (1952)
as Sasa Hayatenosuke
Escape from Prison (1950)
as Shinkichi
The Retired Samurai (1987)
as Hikozaemon Ōkubo
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode (1990)
as Nagao Tamekage
Shag (1978)
as Captain Takeo Murata
Jakoman and Tetsu (1949)
as Tetsu
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn (1982)
Actor
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' (2002)
as Self
These Foolish Times (1947)
as Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss
Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire (1984)
as Shūsai Kondō
Tatsu (1962)
as Tatsu
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions (1966)
as Self
The Shatterer (1987)
as Murai
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police (1979)
as Sadanobu Matsudaira
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1 (1981)
as Tamon Umei
Paper Tiger (1975)
as Ambassador Kagoyama
The Underworld (1956)
as Chief Inspector Kumada
The Women of Osaka Castle (1983)
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo' (2002)
as Self
cf Girl (1989)
as Shūichirō Hase
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass (1983)
as Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô