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  1. Toshiro Mifune (三船 敏郎, Mifune Toshirō, April 1, 1920 – December 24, 1997) was a Japanese actor and producer. A winner of numerous awards and accolades over a lengthy career, [1] [2] Mifune is best known for starring in Akira Kurosawa 's critically acclaimed jidaigeki films such as Rashomon (1950), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of ...

  2. Mifune (ミフネ) is a samurai warrior, and the General (大将, Taishō) of the Land of Iron. At some point, Mifune and other samurai were pitted against Hanzō. While everyone escaped in fear, Mifune stood...

  3. Toshirô Mifune was a Japanese actor, producer and director, best known for his collaborations with Akira Kurosawa. He starred in classics such as Yojimbo, Seven Samurai and Rashomon, and won two Venice Film Festival awards.

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  5. Nov 28, 2022 · Learn about the life and career of Toshiro Mifune, the first non-white superstar of global cinema and the icon of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. Discover his most memorable works, from his legendary collaborations with Akira Kurosawa to his post-Kurosawa films.

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    • 'Seven Samurai' (1954) At the end of the day, Seven Samurai is the best movie Akira Kurosawa ever made, and it's the best movie Toshiro Mifune ever starred in.
    • 'High and Low' (1963) Showing that Akira Kurosawa could make a great crime movie the same way he could make a great samurai movie, High and Low proves to be up there with his best.
    • 'Yojimbo' (1961) Yojimbo is another film featuring both Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai, though here, Mifune is certainly the lead. It's a classic Akira Kurosawa movie in every sense of the word, telling the story of a lone wanderer who comes into a small town, sees it's plagued by gang warfare, and then sets about with a scheme that will see both gangs take each other out, all the while he remains in the middle as the last man standing.
    • 'The Sword of Doom' (1966) Befitting the morbid title, The Sword of Doom is one of the darkest samurai movies of all time. It follows a swordsman named Ryunosuke, who's notorious for being a cold-blooded, seemingly invincible, and immoral killing machine.
  6. Nov 2, 2015 · This year the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced the selection of Japanese film legend Mifune Toshirō (1920–1997) to receive a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Almost two decades after ...

  7. Feb 11, 2022 · The 27-year-old Mifune had been discovered in a Toho cattle call for actors, and he’s shockingly handsome, with a wild lock of hair hanging down over his face. He also knew...