Toshirō Mifune

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Seven Samurai1954
Rashomon1950
Yojimbo1961
High and Low1963

About Toshirō Mifune

Known for: Acting
Born: April 1, 1920
Died: December 24, 1997 (age 77)
Birthplace: Qingdao, China

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,…

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Toshiroh Mifune, Mifune Toshirō

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Filmography

Mifune: The Last Samurai2016as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012as (archive footage)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'2002as Self
Picture Bride1995as The Benshi
Deep River1995as Tsukada
Shadow of the Wolf1992as Kroomak
Journey of Honor1991as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Strawberry Road1991as Taoka
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode1990as Nagao Tamekage
cf Girl1989as Shūichirō Hase
Death of a Tea Master1989as Rikyu Sen-no
The Demon Comes in Spring1989as Kukkune no jî
Princess from the Moon1987as Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
The Retired Samurai1987as Hikozaemon Ōkubo
Tora-san Goes North1987as Junkichi Ueno
The Shatterer1987as Murai
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai1986as Kyūbei Matsufuji
No More God, No More Love1985as Kōzō Kanzaki
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel1984as Fisherman
Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire1984as Shūsai Kondō
Secret of the Forbidden Valley1983
The Women of Osaka Castle1983as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass1983as Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô
Battle Anthem1983as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl1983as Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô
Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell1983as Sanjuro Hinoki
Theater Of Life1983as Hyōtarō Aonari
Domineering1982as Masao Tadokoro
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood1982as Sanjuro Hinoki
The Challenge1982as Toru Yoshida
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn1982
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 21982as Tamon Umei
Lowly Ronin1981as Sanjuro Hinoki
The Bushido Blade1981as Shogun's Commander
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 11981as Tamon Umei
Inchon1981as Saito-San
Shogun1980as Lord Yoshi Toranaga
Port Arthur1980as Emperor Meiji
19411979as Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police1979as Sadanobu Matsudaira
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi1979as Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"
Winter Kills1979as Keith
Lord Mito1978as Sakuzaemon Okumura
The Fall of Ako Castle1978as Tsuchiya Michinao
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion1978as Kosuke Oishi
Love and Faith1978as Taiko Hideyoshi
Shag1978as Captain Takeo Murata
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy1978as Yoshinao Tokugawa
Japanese Godfather: Ambition1977as Kosuke Oishi
Proof of the Man1977as Yohei Kori
Midway1976as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Paper Tiger1975as Ambassador Kagoyama
Red Sun1971as Kuroda Jubei
The Militarists1970as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
The Walking Major1970as Kinugasa Tadao
Incident at Blood Pass1970as Yojimbo
The Ambitious1970as Shojiro Goto
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo1970as Yojimbo/Sasa
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor1969as Isami Kondo
Red Lion1969as Gonzo
Battle of the Japan Sea1969as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
Safari 50001969as Yūichirō Takase
Samurai Banners1969as Kansuke Yamamoto
Hell in the Pacific1968as Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
The Day the Sun Rose1968as Kumaza
Admiral Yamamoto1968as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
The Sands of Kurobe1968as Kitagawa
Japan's Longest Day1967as War Minister General Korechika Anami
Samurai Rebellion1967as Isaburo Sasahara
Grand Prix1966as Izō Yamura
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions1966as Self
The Mad Atlantic1966as Heihachirô Murakami
Adventure in Kigan Castle1966as Osami
The Sword of Doom1966as Toranosuke Shimada
Rise Against the Sword1966as Abare Gōemon
Fort Graveyard1965as Sergeant Kosugi
The Retreat from Kiska1965as Omura
Sanshiro Sugata1965as Shogoro Yano
Red Beard1965as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Samurai Assassin1965as Tsuruchiyo Niiro
Whirlwind1964as Lord Akashi
Samurai Pirate1963as Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
Legacy of the 500,0001963as Takeichi Matsuo
High and Low1963as Kingo Gondo
Attack Squadron1963as Lt. Colonel Senda
Chûshingura1962as Genba Tawaraboshi
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong1962as Zhang Zhizhang
Tatsu1962as Tatsu
Sanjuro1962as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
The Important Man1961as Ánimas Trujano
The Youth and His Amulet1961as Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)
Yojimbo1961as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
The Masterless 47 – Part II1961
Daredevil in the Castle1961as Mohei
The Masterless 471960as Kazuo Momoi
The Bad Sleep Well1960as Kôichi Nishi
Man Against Man1960as Kaji
The Storm of the Pacific1960as Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
The Gambling Samurai1960as Kunisada Chuji
The Last Gunfight1960as Detective Saburo Fujioka
The Three Treasures1959as Prince Yamato Takeru
Desperado Outpost1959as Battalion Commander
Saga of the Vagabonds1959as Rokuro Kai
Samurai Saga1959as Heihachiro Komaki
The Big Boss1959as Kashimura
The Hidden Fortress1958as General Rokurota Makabe
Theater of Life1958
All About Marriage1958as Acting teacher
Yaji and Kita on the Road1958as Toshinoshin Taya
The Rickshaw Man1958as Matsugorō Tomishima
Holiday in Tokyo1958as Tenkai's nephew Jirō
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II1958as Tasaburo
Downtown1957as Yoshio Tsuruishi
The Lower Depths1957as Sutekichi the Thief
A Dangerous Hero1957as Kawada
Yagyu Secret Scrolls1957as Tasaburō Kasumi
Good Luck to These Two1957as Toshio Maruyama
A Man in the Storm1957as Saburō Watari
Throne of Blood1957as Taketoki Washizu
Rebels on the High Sea1956as Matsuo Tokuzō
Scoundrel1956as Kanji
A Wife's Heart1956as Kenkichi
Settlement of Love1956as Shuntarō Ōhira
The Underworld1956as Chief Inspector Kumada
Rainy Night Duel1956as Masahiko Koseki
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
I Live in Fear1955as Kiichi Nakajima
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple1955as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
No Time for Tears1955as Mitsuo Yano
All is Well 21955as Daikichi Risshun
All is Well1955as Daikichi Risshun
A Man Among Men1955as "Buick" Maki
The Black Fury1954as Eiichi Tsuda
The Surf1954as Skipper of the Utashima-maru
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto1954as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Seven Samurai1954as Kikuchiyo
The Eagle of the Pacific1953as 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga
Sunflower Girl1953as Ippei Hitachi
The Last Embrace1953as Shinkichi / Hayakawa
My Wonderful Yellow Car1953as Matsumura
The Man Who Came to Port1952as Gorō Niinuma
Swift Current1952as Shunsuke Kosugi
Tokyo Sweetheart1952as Kurokawa
Sword for Hire1952as Sasa Hayatenosuke
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl1952
The Life of Oharu1952as Katsunosuke
Foghorn1952as Chiyokichi
Vendetta of a Samurai1952as Mataemon Araki
Who Knows a Woman's Heart1951as Mizuno
The Life of a Horse Trader1951as Yonetaro Katayama
Sasaki Kojiro1951as Miyamoto Musashi
Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre1951as Kenji Kawakami
Pirates1951as Tora
The Idiot1951as Denkichi Akama
Elegy1951as Prosecutor Daisuke Toki
Beyond Love and Hate1951as Gorō Sakata
Rashomon1950as Tajômaru
Wedding Ring1950as Takeshi Ema
Scandal1950as Ichirô Aoye
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka1950as Teisaku Nagasawa
Escape from Prison1950as Shinkichi
Stray Dog1949as Det. Murakami
Jakoman and Tetsu1949as Tetsu
The Quiet Duel1949as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Drunken Angel1948as Matsunaga
These Foolish Times1947as Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss
Snow Trail1947as Eijima