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Sep 20, 2024 · Mifune Toshirō (born April 1, 1920, Qingdao, Shandong province, China—died December 24, 1997, Mitaka, near Tokyo, Japan) was a leading actor in the post- World War II Japanese cinema, known internationally for his energetic, flamboyant portrayals of samurai characters, especially in films directed by Kurosawa Akira.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 day ago · Stephen Gaunson, RMIT University Directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura, 1954’s Seven Samurai (七人の侍, Shichinin no Samurai), is a technical and creative watershed of the action genre and world cinema. In 2021, Time Out magazine placed it at number three on its list of the best action movies of all time. The film was also named the greatest foreign-language film ever in BBC’s 2018 poll, which surveyed 209 critics across 43 countries.
1 day ago · Rashomon (Japanese: 羅生門, Hepburn: Rashōmon)[ a ] is a 1950 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shinobu Hashimoto. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, and Takashi Shimura, it follows various people who describe how a samurai was murdered in a forest.
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Sep 4, 2024 · Toshiro Mifune’s impact on both Japanese and global cinema is profound. In Japan, he is celebrated for his contributions to the samurai genre and for his role in defining the archetypal warrior hero.
2 days ago · Directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura, 1954’s Seven Samurai (七人の侍, Shichinin no Samurai), is a technical and creative watershed of the action genre and world cinema.
2 days ago · Directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura, 1954’s Seven Samurai (七人の侍, Shichinin no Samurai), is a technical and creative watershed of the action genre and world cinema. In 2021, Time Out magazine placed it at number three on its list of the best action ...
Sep 16, 2024 · The role Sanada plays in “Shogun” was first portrayed by Toshiro Mifune in the 1980s. Sanada, who also starred in Yoji Yamada ’s 2002 “Twilight Samurai,” alluded to those who went before him in...
