Toshirō Mifune
Born in Qingdao, China — Apr 01 1920• Died Dec 24 1997
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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 c…
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Seven Samurai
Kikuchiyo
Shōgun
Lord Yoshi Toranaga
High and Low
Kingo Gondo
Rashomon
Tajômaru
Tuesday Suspense Theater
The 47 Ronins of Ako
Tachibana Sakon
1941
Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
Throne of Blood
Taketoki Washizu
The Hidden Fortress
General Rokurota Makabe
Red Beard
Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Yojimbo
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Epic Chushingura
Oishi Kuranosuke
Sanjuro
Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
The Bad Sleep Well
Kôichi Nishi
Falcons of Edo
Kanbei Uchiyama
Stray Dog
Det. Murakami
Midway
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Ronin of the Wastelands
Kujuro Toge
Burning Mountain River
Otsuichi Amo
Daredevil in the Castle
Mohei
Chûshingura
Genba Tawaraboshi
The Sword of Doom
Toranosuke Shimada
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Drunken Angel
Matsunaga
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Yojimbo/Sasa
Japan's Longest Day
War Minister General Korechika Anami
The Fall of Ako Castle
Tsuchiya Michinao
Port Arthur
Emperor Meiji
The Idiot
Denkichi Akama
Shogun's Samurai
Yoshinao Tokugawa
Sekigahara
Sakon Shima
Samurai Rebellion
Isaburo Sasahara
Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Grand Prix
Izō Yamura
I Live in Fear
Kiichi Nakajima
Samurai Banners
Kansuke Yamamoto
The Life of Oharu
Katsunosuke
Down Town
Yoshio Tsuruishi
The Lower Depths
Sutekichi the Thief
Proof of the Man
Yohei Kori
The Retreat from Kiska
Omura
Red Sun
Kuroda Jubei
The Three Treasures
Prince Yamato Takeru
Attack Squadron
Lt. Colonel Senda
Battle of the Japan Sea
Admiral Heihachiro Togo
Incident at Blood Pass
Yojimbo
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"
Legacy of the 500,000
Takeichi Matsuo
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
The Militarists
Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
The Storm of the Pacific
Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Sanshiro Sugata
Shogoro Yano
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Isami Kondo
Samurai Pirate
Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
The Last Gunfight
Detective Saburo Fujioka
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
The Eagle of the Pacific
1st Lieutenant Tomonaga
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Kosuke Oishi
Rebels on the High Sea
Matsuo Tokuzō
The Important Man
Ánimas Trujano
Snow Trail
Eijima
The Quiet Duel
Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
Self
The Sands of Kurobe
Kitagawa
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Tasaburō Kasumi
Samurai Assassin
Tsuruchiyo Niiro
Battle Anthem
Admiral Heihachiro Togo
The Rickshaw Man
Matsugorō Tomishima
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Kosuke Oishi
Elegy
Prosecutor Daisuke Toki
No Time for Tears
Mitsuo Yano
Death of a Tea Master
Rikyu Sen-no
Red Lion
Gonzo
Inchon
Saito-San
Holiday in Tokyo
Tenkai's nephew Jirō
Sunflower Girl
Ippei Hitachi
Princess from the Moon
Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
Scandal
Ichirô Aoye
No More God, No More Love
Kōzō Kanzaki
The Mad Atlantic
Heihachirô Murakami
Winter Kills
Keith
Desperado Outpost
Battalion Commander
A Man in the Storm
Saburō Watari
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Toshinoshin Taya
Ronin in a Lawless Town
Mr. Danna
The Ambitious
Shojiro Goto
Tokyo Sweetheart
Kurokawa
Tora-san Goes North
Junkichi Ueno
A Wife's Heart
Kenkichi
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
Fisherman
Swift Current
Shunsuke Kosugi
Sword for Hire
Sasa Hayatenosuke
All About Marriage
Acting teacher
The Bushido Blade
Shogun's Commander
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
The Day the Sun Rose
Kumaza
My Wonderful Yellow Car
Matsumura
Love and Faith
Taiko Hideyoshi
Safari 5000
Yūichirō Takase
The Youth and His Amulet
Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)
Vendetta of a Samurai
Mataemon Araki
Man Against Man
Kaji
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Osami
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Masterless 47 – Part II
Shag
Captain Takeo Murata
Journey of Honor
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Settlement of Love
Shuntarō Ōhira
These Foolish Times
Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss
The Masterless 47
Kazuo Momoi
Strawberry Road
Taoka
Saga of the Vagabonds
Rokuro Kai
The Retired Samurai
Hikozaemon Ōkubo
Good Luck to These Two
Toshio Maruyama
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Zhang Zhizhang
The Walking Major
Kinugasa Tadao
The Challenge
Toru Yoshida
Picture Bride
The Benshi
All is Well
Daikichi Risshun
Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre
Kenji Kawakami
Rise Against the Sword
Abare Gōemon
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
Tamon Umei
Theater Of Life
Hyōtarō Aonari
Lord Mito
Sakuzaemon Okumura
Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire
Shūsai Kondō
Deep River
Tsukada
Beyond Love and Hate
Gorō Sakata
The Life of a Horse Trader
Yonetaro Katayama
The Big Boss
Kashimura
The Surf
Skipper of the Utashima-maru
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Teisaku Nagasawa
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
Kyūbei Matsufuji
Pirates
Tora
Fort Graveyard
Sergeant Kosugi
Rainy Night Duel
Masahiko Koseki
A Dangerous Hero
Kawada
Paper Tiger
Ambassador Kagoyama
Whirlwind
Lord Akashi
Tatsu
Tatsu
Jakoman and Tetsu
Tetsu
Shadow of the Wolf
Kroomak
The Gambling Samurai
Kunisada Chuji
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode
Nagao Tamekage
A Man Among Men
"Buick" Maki
Wedding Ring
Takeshi Ema
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Self
The Man Who Came to Port
Gorō Niinuma
All is Well 2
Daikichi Risshun
Escape from Prison
Shinkichi
Lowly Ronin
Sanjuro Hinoki
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
Sadanobu Matsudaira
Hell in the Pacific
Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
Theater of Life
The Demon Comes in Spring
Kukkune no jî
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô
Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
Sanjuro Hinoki
Morning for Two
Production
Sasaki Kojiro
Miyamoto Musashi
The Women of Osaka Castle
Tokugawa Ieyasu
cf Girl
Shūichirō Hase
Samurai Saga
Heihachiro Komaki
The Underworld
Chief Inspector Kumada
Secret of the Forbidden Valley
Scoundrel
Kanji
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
Foghorn
Chiyokichi
Domineering
Masao Tadokoro
The Black Fury
Eiichi Tsuda
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
Tamon Umei
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Tasaburo
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
Mizuno
The Shatterer
Murai
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
Sanjuro Hinoki
The Last Embrace
Shinkichi / Hayakawa