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Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

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 samura

Born

Apr 01, 1920

Qingdao, China

Died

Dec 24, 1997

Known For

Acting

Movies

166 acting

13 crew

Popularity

2.9

Known For

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 as Kikuchiyo
★ 8.5
High and Low
High and Low
1963 as Kingo Gondo
★ 8.4
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 as Tajômaru
★ 8.0
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
★ 8.1
Midway
Midway
1976 as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
★ 6.6
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day
1967 as War Minister General Korechika Anami
★ 7.2
Red Beard
Red Beard
1965 as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
★ 8.1
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957 as Taketoki Washizu
★ 7.9
The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress
1958 as General Rokurota Makabe
★ 8.0
Sanjuro
Sanjuro
1962 as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
★ 7.9
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 as Izō Yamura
★ 7.2
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well
1960 as Kôichi Nishi
★ 7.7
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion
1967 as Isaburo Sasahara
★ 8.2
Red Sun
Red Sun
1971 as Kuroda Jubei
★ 6.8
The Challenge
The Challenge
1982 as Toru Yoshida
★ 5.8
Port Arthur
Port Arthur
1980 as Emperor Meiji
★ 7.3
Hell in the Pacific
Hell in the Pacific
1968 as Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
★ 7.0
1941
1941
1979 as Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
★ 5.8
Samurai Assassin
Samurai Assassin
1965 as Tsuruchiyo Niiro
★ 7.3
The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom
1966 as Toranosuke Shimada
★ 7.7
Chûshingura
Chûshingura
1962 as Genba Tawaraboshi
★ 7.1
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
1949 as Det. Murakami
★ 7.6
Shogun's Samurai
Shogun's Samurai
1978 as Yoshinao Tokugawa
★ 6.9
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear
1955 as Kiichi Nakajima
★ 7.3
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 as (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Proof of the Man
Proof of the Man
1977 as Yohei Kori
★ 7.6
Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel
1948 as Matsunaga
★ 7.6
The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures
1959 as Prince Yamato Takeru
★ 5.3
Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto
1968 as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
★ 8.3
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
★ 7.1
The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978 as Tsuchiya Michinao
★ 6.7
Scandal
Scandal
1950 as Ichirô Aoye
★ 6.9
Legacy of the 500,000
Legacy of the 500,000
1963 as Takeichi Matsuo
★ 6.8
The Idiot
The Idiot
1951 as Denkichi Akama
★ 7.0
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths
1957 as Sutekichi the Thief
★ 7.1
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu
1952 as Katsunosuke
★ 7.7
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970 as Yojimbo/Sasa
★ 6.7
The Eagle of the Pacific
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953 as 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga
★ 7.6
Samurai Banners
Samurai Banners
1969 as Kansuke Yamamoto
★ 7.3
The Quiet Duel
The Quiet Duel
1949 as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
★ 7.3
Attack Squadron
Attack Squadron
1963 as Lt. Colonel Senda
★ 6.0
Holiday in Tokyo
Holiday in Tokyo
1958 as Tenkai's nephew Jirō
The Last Gunfight
The Last Gunfight
1960 as Detective Saburo Fujioka
★ 6.1
Daredevil in the Castle
Daredevil in the Castle
1961 as Mohei
★ 7.1
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
★ 7.1
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
★ 7.2
Battle Anthem
Battle Anthem
1983 as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
★ 7.0
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978 as Kosuke Oishi
★ 7.0
The Rickshaw Man
The Rickshaw Man
1958 as Matsugorō Tomishima
★ 7.2
Shag
Shag
1978 as Captain Takeo Murata
★ 7.0
Strawberry Road
Strawberry Road
1991 as Taoka
★ 10.0
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969 as Isami Kondo
★ 6.8
The Retreat from Kiska
The Retreat from Kiska
1965 as Omura
★ 8.3
The Sands of Kurobe
The Sands of Kurobe
1968 as Kitagawa
★ 6.5
Love and Faith
Love and Faith
1978 as Taiko Hideyoshi
★ 6.3
The Bushido Blade
The Bushido Blade
1981 as Shogun's Commander
★ 5.4
Battle of the Japan Sea
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969 as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
★ 6.0
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952 as Mataemon Araki
★ 6.5
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1977 as Kosuke Oishi
★ 8.8
Samurai Pirate
Samurai Pirate
1963 as Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
★ 5.7
Desperado Outpost
Desperado Outpost
1959 as Battalion Commander
★ 6.1
No More God, No More Love
No More God, No More Love
1985 as Kōzō Kanzaki
★ 6.0
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966 as Osami
★ 5.6
Safari 5000
Safari 5000
1969 as Yūichirō Takase
★ 7.3
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958 as Toshinoshin Taya
The Storm of the Pacific
The Storm of the Pacific
1960 as Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
★ 5.6
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957 as Tasaburō Kasumi
★ 6.4
Rainy Night Duel
Rainy Night Duel
1956 as Masahiko Koseki
The Ambitious
The Ambitious
1970 as Shojiro Goto
★ 7.2
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
1965 as Shogoro Yano
★ 6.8
Red Lion
Red Lion
1969 as Gonzo
★ 6.4
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart
1956 as Kenkichi
★ 6.8
The Militarists
The Militarists
1970 as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
★ 8.0
Sword for Hire
Sword for Hire
1952 as Sasa Hayatenosuke
★ 6.7
Theater Of Life
Theater Of Life
1983 as Hyōtarō Aonari
Good Luck to These Two
Good Luck to These Two
1957 as Toshio Maruyama
★ 6.0
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016 as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
★ 7.1
Wedding Ring
Wedding Ring
1950 as Takeshi Ema
★ 6.5
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979 as Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"
★ 6.2
The Last Embrace
The Last Embrace
1953 as Shinkichi / Hayakawa
The Life of a Horse Trader
The Life of a Horse Trader
1951 as Yonetaro Katayama
★ 6.8
My Wonderful Yellow Car
My Wonderful Yellow Car
1953 as Matsumura
★ 6.0
Tokyo Sweetheart
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952 as Kurokawa
★ 7.6
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon
1987 as Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
★ 6.4
The Underworld
The Underworld
1956 as Chief Inspector Kumada
The Surf
The Surf
1954 as Skipper of the Utashima-maru
Deep River
Deep River
1995 as Tsukada
★ 7.0
Shadow of the Wolf
Shadow of the Wolf
1992 as Kroomak
★ 5.6
These Foolish Times
These Foolish Times
1947 as Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss
The Big Boss
The Big Boss
1959 as Kashimura
★ 6.3
Snow Trail
Snow Trail
1947 as Eijima
★ 6.9
Incident at Blood Pass
Incident at Blood Pass
1970 as Yojimbo
★ 6.8
Fort Graveyard
Fort Graveyard
1965 as Sergeant Kosugi
★ 6.0
Death of a Tea Master
Death of a Tea Master
1989 as Rikyu Sen-no
★ 5.4
Man Against Man
Man Against Man
1960 as Kaji
Jakoman and Tetsu
Jakoman and Tetsu
1949 as Tetsu
Elegy
Elegy
1951 as Prosecutor Daisuke Toki
The Masterless 47
The Masterless 47
1960 as Kazuo Momoi
Lord Mito
Lord Mito
1978 as Sakuzaemon Okumura
★ 9.5
A Dangerous Hero
A Dangerous Hero
1957 as Kawada
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears
1955 as Mitsuo Yano
Sunflower Girl
Sunflower Girl
1953 as Ippei Hitachi
The Walking Major
The Walking Major
1970 as Kinugasa Tadao
★ 2.0
Beyond Love and Hate
Beyond Love and Hate
1951 as Gorō Sakata
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950 as Teisaku Nagasawa
★ 6.5
Swift Current
Swift Current
1952 as Shunsuke Kosugi
Inchon
Inchon
1981 as Saito-San
★ 3.5
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode
1990 as Nagao Tamekage
★ 10.0
Rebels on the High Sea
Rebels on the High Sea
1956 as Matsuo Tokuzō
A Man in the Storm
A Man in the Storm
1957 as Saburō Watari
Journey of Honor
Journey of Honor
1991 as Ieyasu Tokugawa
★ 4.6
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
1984 as Fisherman
★ 6.0
The Youth and His Amulet
The Youth and His Amulet
1961 as Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)
Tora-san Goes North
Tora-san Goes North
1987 as Junkichi Ueno
★ 8.7
Down Town
Down Town
1957 as Yoshio Tsuruishi
The Mad Atlantic
The Mad Atlantic
1966 as Heihachirô Murakami
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962 as Zhang Zhizhang
★ 5.8
All About Marriage
All About Marriage
1958 as Acting teacher
Rise Against the Sword
Rise Against the Sword
1966 as Abare Gōemon
★ 6.2
A Man Among Men
A Man Among Men
1955 as "Buick" Maki
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
1986 as Kyūbei Matsufuji
★ 7.0
Escape from Prison
Escape from Prison
1950 as Shinkichi
movie
The Day the Sun Rose
1968 as Kumaza
★ 7.0
All is Well 2
All is Well 2
1955 as Daikichi Risshun
The Man Who Came to Port
The Man Who Came to Port
1952 as Gorō Niinuma
★ 10.0
Tatsu
Tatsu
1962 as Tatsu
All is Well
All is Well
1955 as Daikichi Risshun
Settlement of Love
Settlement of Love
1956 as Shuntarō Ōhira
The Important Man
The Important Man
1961 as Ánimas Trujano
★ 7.9
The Women of Osaka Castle
The Women of Osaka Castle
1983 as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Whirlwind
Whirlwind
1964 as Lord Akashi
★ 6.4
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
★ 3.5
Pirates
Pirates
1951 as Tora
Winter Kills
Winter Kills
1979 as Keith
★ 5.8
Samurai Saga
Samurai Saga
1959 as Heihachiro Komaki
★ 6.8
Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre
Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre
1951 as Kenji Kawakami
The Black Fury
The Black Fury
1954 as Eiichi Tsuda
Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire
Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire
1984 as Shūsai Kondō
Foghorn
Foghorn
1952 as Chiyokichi
Paper Tiger
Paper Tiger
1975 as Ambassador Kagoyama
★ 6.1
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
1979 as Sadanobu Matsudaira
★ 5.0
Scoundrel
Scoundrel
1956 as Kanji
Saga of the Vagabonds
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959 as Rokuro Kai
★ 6.2
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
1983 as Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô
The Retired Samurai
The Retired Samurai
1987 as Hikozaemon Ōkubo
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951 as Mizuno
Picture Bride
Picture Bride
1995 as The Benshi
★ 6.4
Lowly Ronin
Lowly Ronin
1981 as Sanjuro Hinoki
cf Girl
cf Girl
1989 as Shūichirō Hase
★ 7.0
The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai
1960 as Kunisada Chuji
★ 6.3
The Demon Comes in Spring
The Demon Comes in Spring
1989 as Kukkune no jî
Domineering
Domineering
1982 as Masao Tadokoro
★ 5.2
The Shatterer
The Shatterer
1987 as Murai
Sasaki Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro
1951 as Miyamoto Musashi
★ 5.0
Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
1983 as Sanjuro Hinoki
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
1982 as Sanjuro Hinoki
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
1983 as Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
★ 5.0