Toshirō Mifune
Acting
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…
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Seven Samurai
1954
Kikuchiyo
Rashomon
1950
Tajômaru
Yojimbo
1961
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
High and Low
1963
Kingo Gondo
Throne of Blood
1957
Taketoki Washizu
Sanjuro
1962
Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
The Hidden Fortress
1958
General Rokurota Makabe
1941
1979
Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
Red Beard
1965
Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Stray Dog
1949
Det. Murakami
Midway
1976
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Red Sun
1971
Kuroda Jubei
Drunken Angel
1948
Matsunaga
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
Kôichi Nishi
Samurai Rebellion
1967
Isaburo Sasahara
The Sword of Doom
1966
Toranosuke Shimada
Shōgun
1980
Lord Yoshi Toranaga
Grand Prix
1966
Izō Yamura
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
The Life of Oharu
1952
Katsunosuke