Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune ( April 1, 1920 – December 24, 1997) was a Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, from 1948 to 1965, in works such as Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo. He is also popular for portraying Musashi Miyamoto in Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Toshirō Mifune, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Apr 1, 1920 In Tsingtao, China (now Qingdao, Shandong, China)
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 107
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Snow Trail 1947-08-05
- Latest Project:
- Movie Mifune: The Last Samurai 2016-12-02
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Mifune: The Last Samurai | Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) | 2016-12-02 |
| Movie | Kurosawa | Self (archive footage) | 2000-12-24 |
| Movie | The Making of '1941' | (archive) | 1996-05-28 |
| Movie | Deep River | Tsukada | 1995-04-01 |
| Movie | Picture Bride | The Benshi | 1995-05-05 |
| Movie | Shadow of the Wolf | Kroomak | 1992-03-05 |
| Movie | Journey of Honor | Lord Ieyasu | 1991-04-27 |
| Movie | cf Girl | 1989-10-07 | |
| Movie | The Shatterer | Murai | 1987-06-13 |
| Movie | Princess from the Moon | Taketori-no-Miyatsuko | 1987-09-26 |
| Movie | Tora-san Goes North | Junkichi Ueno | 1987-08-15 |
| Movie | The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai | 1986-01-15 | |
| Movie | No More God, No More Love | 1985-03-23 | |
| Movie | The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel | Fisherman | 1984-04-28 |
| Movie | Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell | 1983-02-18 | |
| Movie | Battle Anthem | Admiral Heihachiro Togo | 1983-06-04 |
| Movie | Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl | Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô | 1983-04-08 |
| Movie | The Challenge | Toru Yoshida | 1982-07-23 |
| Movie | Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood | Sanjuro Hinoki | 1982-10-29 |
| Movie | Domineering | Masao Tadokoro | 1982-10-29 |
| Movie | Inchon | Saito-San | 1981-05-04 |
| Movie | The Bushido Blade | Shogun's Commander | 1981-06-19 |
| Movie | Lowly Ronin | Sanjuro Hinoki | 1981-10-30 |
| Series | Shogun | Lord Yoshi Toranaga | 1980-09-15 |
| Movie | Port Arthur | Emperor Meiji | 1980-08-02 |
| Movie | Shogun | Lord Yoshi Toranaga | 1980-11-08 |
| Movie | Winter Kills | Keith | 1979-05-11 |
| Movie | 1941 | Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura | 1979-12-14 |
| Movie | Dog Whistle | 1978-03-31 | |
| Movie | Shogun's Samurai | Lord of Owari | 1978-01-21 |
| Movie | Love and Faith | Taiko Hideyoshi | 1978-06-03 |
| Movie | The Fall of Ako Castle | Tsuchiya Michinao | 1978-10-28 |
| Movie | Proof of the Man | Yohei Kori | 1977-10-08 |
| Movie | Midway | Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto | 1976-06-18 |
| Movie | Paper Tiger | Ambassador Kagoyama | 1975-11-05 |
| Movie | Red Sun | Kuroda Jubei | 1971-09-15 |
| Movie | The Ambitious | Shojiro Goto | 1970-02-14 |
| Movie | Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo | Yojimbo/Sasa | 1970-01-15 |
| Movie | Incident at Blood Pass | Yojimbo | 1970-04-21 |
| Movie | The Walking Major | Kinugasa Tadao | 1970-06-06 |
| Movie | The Militarists | Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto | 1970-09-11 |
| Movie | Samurai Banners | Kansuke Yamamoto | 1969-03-01 |
| Movie | Safari 5000 | 1969-07-19 | |
| Movie | Battle of the Japan Sea | Admiral Heihachiro Togo | 1969-08-01 |
| Movie | Red Lion | Gonzo | 1969-10-10 |
| Movie | The Sands of Kurobe | Kitagawa | 1968-03-01 |
| Movie | Admiral Yamamoto | Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto | 1968-08-14 |
| Movie | Hell in the Pacific | Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda | 1968-12-19 |
| Movie | The Day the Sun Rose | 1968-11-23 | |
| Movie | Samurai Rebellion | Isaburo Sasahara | 1967-05-27 |
| Movie | Japan's Longest Day | War Minister General Korechika Anami | 1967-08-12 |
| Movie | The Sword of Doom | Toranosuke Shimada | 1966-02-25 |
| Movie | Adventure in Kigan Castle | Osami | 1966-04-28 |
| Movie | Rise Against the Sword | Abare Gōemon | 1966-11-25 |
| Movie | Grand Prix | Izo Yamura | 1966-12-21 |
| Movie | Red Beard | Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard") | 1965-04-03 |
| Movie | Samurai Assassin | Tsuruchiyo Niiro | 1965-01-03 |
| Movie | The Retreat from Kiska | Omura | 1965-07-04 |
| Movie | Fort Graveyard | Sergeant Kosugi | 1965-09-18 |
| Movie | Whirlwind | Lord Akashi | 1964-07-26 |
| Movie | High and Low | Kingo Gondo | 1963-03-01 |
| Movie | Samurai Pirate | Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version] | 1963-10-26 |
| Movie | 47 Ronin | Genba Tawaraboshi | 1962-11-03 |
| Movie | Sanjuro | Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin | 1962-01-01 |
| Movie | Daredevil in the Castle | Mohei | 1961-01-03 |
| Movie | Yojimbo | Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai | 1961-04-25 |
| Movie | The Important Man | Ánimas Trujano | 1961-11-03 |
| Movie | The Last Gunfight | Detective Saburo Fujioka | 1960-01-03 |
| Movie | The Gambling Samurai | Kunisada Chuji | 1960-03-28 |
| Movie | The Storm of the Pacific | Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi | 1960-04-26 |
| Movie | The Bad Sleep Well | Kôichi Nishi | 1960-09-15 |
| Movie | Man Against Man | Kaji | 1960-08-14 |
| Movie | The Big Boss | Kashimura | 1959-01-15 |
| Movie | Samurai Saga | Heihachiro Komaki | 1959-04-28 |
| Movie | The Three Treasures | Prince Yamato Takeru | 1959-11-01 |
| Movie | Saga of the Vagabonds | Rokuro Kai | 1959-08-09 |
| Movie | Desperado Outpost | Battalion Commander | 1959-10-06 |
| Movie | Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II | Tasaburo | 1958-01-03 |
| Movie | Throne of Blood | Taketori Washizu | 1957-01-15 |
| Movie | Yagyu Secret Scrolls | Tasaburo | 1957-04-14 |
| Movie | The Lower Depths | Sutekichi the Thief | 1957-10-01 |
| Movie | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo | 1956-01-03 |
| Movie | The Underworld | 1956-02-26 | |
| Movie | A Wife's Heart | Kenkichi | 1956-05-03 |
| Movie | No Time for Tears | 1955-05-10 | |
| Movie | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo | 1955-07-12 |
| Movie | I Live in Fear | Kiichi Nakajima | 1955-11-22 |
| Movie | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo | 1954-09-25 |
| Movie | The Last Embrace | 1953-03-11 | |
| Movie | Eagle of the Pacific | 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga | 1953-10-21 |
| Movie | Foghorn | Chiyokichi | 1952-03-03 |
| Movie | Vendetta of a Samurai | Mataemon Araki | 1952-01-03 |
| Movie | The Life of Oharu | Katsunosuke | 1952-04-17 |
| Movie | Sword for Hire | Sasa Hayatenosuke | 1952-05-22 |
| Movie | Beyond Love and Hate | 1951-01-11 | |
| Movie | Elegy | Daisuke Toki | 1951-02-22 |
| Movie | The Idiot | Denkichi Akama | 1951-05-23 |
| Movie | Who Knows a Woman's Heart | Mizuno | 1951-12-21 |
| Movie | The Life of a Horse Trader | Yonetaro Katayama | 1951-12-07 |
| Movie | Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka | Teisaku Nagasawa | 1950-01-22 |
| Movie | Wedding Ring | Takeshi Ema | 1950-07-01 |
| Movie | Sasaki Kojiro | Miyamoto Musashi | 1950-12-19 |
| Movie | Rashomon | Tajômaru | 1950-08-26 |
| Movie | The Quiet Duel | Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki | 1949-03-19 |
| Movie | Stray Dog | Det. Murakami | 1949-10-17 |
| Movie | Drunken Angel | Matsunaga | 1948-04-27 |
| Movie | Snow Trail | Eijima | 1947-08-05 |