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- The son of Japanese expatriates in Manchuria, he was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army in 1939, tried to escape postwar poverty and, unable to find a work as a photographer or cameraman, participated in Tōhō’s “New Face” contest.
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Nenji Oyama, a friend of Mifune's who worked for the Photography Department of Toho Productions, sent Mifune's resume to the New Faces audition as the Photography Department was full, telling Mifune he could later transfer to the Photography Department if he wished. [23]
Aug 4, 2023 · During his teen years, Mifune often helped out at his father’s photography studio. In 1939, the then 19-year-old was drafted into the Japanese Imperial Army. Initially enthusiastic, he was often beaten and soon became disenchanted.
Mar 17, 2017 · The son of Japanese expatriates in Manchuria, he was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army in 1939, tried to escape postwar poverty and, unable to find a work as a photographer or cameraman, participated in Tōhō’s “New Face” contest.
- Andrea Grunert
Apr 3, 2020 · Mifune didn’t want to act; a photographer’s son, he was there for the job of photographer’s assistant. Somehow, his résumé ended up in a pile for a “New Faces Contest,” where he was judged by a panel of directors and actors who deemed him insubordinate and uncontrollable.
- He Worked for His Farther when he was a Youth. At his youthful age, he worked at his father’s photo studio. after the experience, he got from his father and after spending his first 19 years in China, he was recruited to the Imperial Japanese Army Division.
- His Debut in Film was in Shin Baka Jidai. One of Mifune’s friends who worked at Toho Production for the Photography Department sent him to the New Faces audition.
- He Married a Woman from a Respected Tokyo Family. During a performance, one woman from the 32 women who were chosen during the contest of the new faces won his heart.
- He was the most famous Japanese Actor. His bearing, acting range, and ability to act in foreign languages and his lengthy partnership with the director Akira Kurosawa, made him the most famous Japanese actor of his time.
He visted his senior Mr.Toshiharu Ohyama who worked for Toho Movie studio's photography division, to call on him for photographer's assistant job. His resume was received as one for the first audition in the studio's "New Face" talent hunt " by some mistake".He attracted the movie director Mr. Yamamoto's attention and passed the audition as a ...
Nov 2, 2015 · Mifune had originally visited the studio in hopes of landing a job as a cameraman, but finding that there were no openings in the filming department, he reluctantly agreed to an...
