- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 1, 1920
- Place of Birth
- Qingdao, China
- Died
- December 24, 1997
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 samurai films. He portrayed strong, dynamic, and often rebellious characters, bringing a raw intensity to his roles. Some of his notable collaborations with Kurosawa include "Rashomon" (1950), "Seven Samurai" (1954), "Yojimbo" (1961), and "The Hidden Fortress" (1958), which inspired George Lucas's "Star Wars." Apart from his work with Kurosawa, Mifune appeared in numerous other films, showcasing his ver…
Filmography
movieMifune: The Last Samurai
2016 · Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · (archive footage)
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
2002 · Self
moviePicture Bride
1995 · The Benshi
movieDeep River
1995 · Tsukada
movieShadow of the Wolf
1992 · Kroomak
movieJourney of Honor
1991 · Ieyasu Tokugawa
movieStrawberry Road
1991 · Taoka
movieHeaven and Earth: Dawn Episode
1990 · Nagao Tamekage
movieDeath of a Tea Master
1989 · Rikyu Sen-no
moviecf Girl
1989 · Shūichirō Hase
movieThe Demon Comes in Spring
1989 · Kukkune no jî
moviePrincess from the Moon
1987 · Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
movieThe Retired Samurai
1987 · Hikozaemon Ōkubo
movieTora-san Goes North
1987 · Junkichi Ueno
movieThe Shatterer
1987 · Murai
movieThe Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
1986 · Kyūbei Matsufuji
movieNo More God, No More Love
1985 · Kōzō Kanzaki
movieThe Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
1984 · Fisherman
movieOkita Soji: Swordsman of Fire
1984 · Shūsai Kondō
tvBurning Mountain River
1984 · Otsuichi Amo
movieSecret of the Forbidden Valley
1983
movieThe Women of Osaka Castle
1983 · Tokugawa Ieyasu
movieLowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
1983 · Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô
movieBattle Anthem
1983 · Admiral Heihachiro Togo
movieLowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
1983 · Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô
movieLowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
1983 · Sanjuro Hinoki
tvThe Brave Man Says Little
1983
movieTheater Of Life
1983 · Hyōtarō Aonari
movieLowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
1982 · Sanjuro Hinoki
movieDomineering
1982 · Masao Tadokoro
movieThe Challenge
1982 · Toru Yoshida
movieThe Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
1982
movieTen Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
1982 · Tamon Umei
movieLowly Ronin
1981 · Sanjuro Hinoki
tvTuesday Suspense Theater
1981
movieThe Bushido Blade
1981 · Shogun's Commander
movieTen Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
1981 · Tamon Umei
movieInchon
1981 · Saito-San
tvSekigahara
1981 · Sakon Shima
movieShogun
1980 · Lord Yoshi Toranaga
tvShōgun
1980 · Lord Yoshi Toranaga
moviePort Arthur
1980 · Emperor Meiji
movie1941
1979 · Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
movieOnmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
1979 · Sadanobu Matsudaira, Associate Producer
movieThe Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979 · Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"
movieWinter Kills
1979 · Keith
The 47 Ronins of Ako
1979 · Tachibana Sakon
movieLord Mito
1978 · Sakuzaemon Okumura
movieThe Fall of Ako Castle
1978 · Tsuchiya Michinao
movieJapanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978 · Kosuke Oishi
movieLove and Faith
1978 · Taiko Hideyoshi
movieShag
1978 · Captain Takeo Murata, Executive Producer
movieShogun's Samurai
1978 · Yoshinao Tokugawa
tvFalcons of Edo
1978 · Kanbei Uchiyama
movieJapanese Godfather: Ambition
1977 · Kosuke Oishi
movieProof of the Man
1977 · Yohei Kori
movieMidway
1976 · Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
tvRonin in a Lawless Town
1976 · Mr. Danna
moviePaper Tiger
1975 · Ambassador Kagoyama
tvRonin of the Wastelands
1972 · Kujuro Toge, Associate Producer
movieRed Sun
1971 · Kuroda Jubei
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971 · Self
movieMorning for Two
1971 · Producer
tvEpic Chushingura
1971 · Oishi Kuranosuke
movieThe Militarists
1970 · Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
movieThe Walking Major
1970 · Kinugasa Tadao
movieIncident at Blood Pass
1970 · Yojimbo, Producer
movieThe Ambitious
1970 · Shojiro Goto
movieZatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970 · Yojimbo/Sasa
movieShinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969 · Isami Kondo, Producer
movieRed Lion
1969 · Gonzo, Producer
movieBattle of the Japan Sea
1969 · Admiral Heihachiro Togo
movieSafari 5000
1969 · Yūichirō Takase
movieSamurai Banners
1969 · Kansuke Yamamoto, Producer
movieHell in the Pacific
1968 · Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
The Day the Sun Rose
1968 · Kumaza
movieAdmiral Yamamoto
1968 · Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
movieThe Sands of Kurobe
1968 · Kitagawa
movieJapan's Longest Day
1967 · War Minister General Korechika Anami
movieSamurai Rebellion
1967 · Isaburo Sasahara, Producer
movieGrand Prix
1966 · Izō Yamura
movieGrand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
1966 · Self
movieThe Mad Atlantic
1966 · Heihachirô Murakami, Executive Producer
movieAdventure in Kigan Castle
1966 · Osami, Associate Producer
movieThe Sword of Doom
1966 · Toranosuke Shimada
movieRise Against the Sword
1966 · Abare Gōemon
movieFort Graveyard
1965 · Sergeant Kosugi, Associate Producer
movieThe Retreat from Kiska
1965 · Omura
movieSanshiro Sugata
1965 · Shogoro Yano
movieRed Beard
1965 · Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
movieSamurai Assassin
1965 · Tsuruchiyo Niiro
movieWhirlwind
1964 · Lord Akashi
movieSamurai Pirate
1963 · Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
movieLegacy of the 500,000
1963 · Takeichi Matsuo, Director, Associate Producer
movieHigh and Low
1963 · Kingo Gondo
movieAttack Squadron
1963 · Lt. Colonel Senda
movieChûshingura
1962 · Genba Tawaraboshi
movieThree Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962 · Zhang Zhizhang
movieTatsu
1962 · Tatsu
movieSanjuro
1962 · Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
movieThe Important Man
1961 · Ánimas Trujano
movieThe Youth and His Amulet
1961 · Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)
movieYojimbo
1961 · Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
movieThe Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
movieDaredevil in the Castle
1961 · Mohei
movieThe Masterless 47
1960 · Kazuo Momoi
movieThe Bad Sleep Well
1960 · Kôichi Nishi
movieMan Against Man
1960 · Kaji
movieThe Storm of the Pacific
1960 · Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
movieThe Gambling Samurai
1960 · Kunisada Chuji
movieThe Last Gunfight
1960 · Detective Saburo Fujioka
movieThe Three Treasures
1959 · Prince Yamato Takeru
movieDesperado Outpost
1959 · Battalion Commander
movieSaga of the Vagabonds
1959 · Rokuro Kai
movieSamurai Saga
1959 · Heihachiro Komaki
movieThe Big Boss
1959 · Kashimura
movieThe Hidden Fortress
1958 · General Rokurota Makabe
movieTheater of Life
1958
movieAll About Marriage
1958 · Acting teacher
movieYaji and Kita on the Road
1958 · Toshinoshin Taya
movieThe Rickshaw Man
1958 · Matsugorō Tomishima
movieHoliday in Tokyo
1958 · Tenkai's nephew Jirō
movieYagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958 · Tasaburo
movieDown Town
1957 · Yoshio Tsuruishi
movieThe Lower Depths
1957 · Sutekichi the Thief
movieA Dangerous Hero
1957 · Kawada
movieYagyu Secret Scrolls
1957 · Tasaburō Kasumi
movieGood Luck to These Two
1957 · Toshio Maruyama
movieA Man in the Storm
1957 · Saburō Watari
movieThrone of Blood
1957 · Taketoki Washizu
movieRebels on the High Sea
1956 · Matsuo Tokuzō
movieScoundrel
1956 · Kanji
movieA Wife's Heart
1956 · Kenkichi
movieSettlement of Love
1956 · Shuntarō Ōhira
movieThe Underworld
1956 · Chief Inspector Kumada
movieRainy Night Duel
1956 · Masahiko Koseki
movieSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 · Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
movieI Live in Fear
1955 · Kiichi Nakajima
movieSamurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 · Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
movieNo Time for Tears
1955 · Mitsuo Yano
movieAll is Well 2
1955 · Daikichi Risshun
movieAll is Well
1955 · Daikichi Risshun
movieA Man Among Men
1955 · "Buick" Maki
movieThe Black Fury
1954 · Eiichi Tsuda
movieThe Surf
1954 · Skipper of the Utashima-maru
movieSamurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 · Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
movieSeven Samurai
1954 · Kikuchiyo
movieThe Eagle of the Pacific
1953 · 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga
movieSunflower Girl
1953 · Ippei Hitachi
movieThe Last Embrace
1953 · Shinkichi / Hayakawa
movieMy Wonderful Yellow Car
1953 · Matsumura
movieThe Man Who Came to Port
1952 · Gorō Niinuma
movieSwift Current
1952 · Shunsuke Kosugi
movieTokyo Sweetheart
1952 · Kurokawa
movieSword for Hire
1952 · Sasa Hayatenosuke
movieKin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
movieThe Life of Oharu
1952 · Katsunosuke
movieFoghorn
1952 · Chiyokichi
movieVendetta of a Samurai
1952 · Mataemon Araki
movieWho Knows a Woman's Heart
1951 · Mizuno
movieThe Life of a Horse Trader
1951 · Yonetaro Katayama
movieSasaki Kojiro
1951 · Miyamoto Musashi
movieMeeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre
1951 · Kenji Kawakami
moviePirates
1951 · Tora
movieThe Idiot
1951 · Denkichi Akama
movieElegy
1951 · Prosecutor Daisuke Toki
movieBeyond Love and Hate
1951 · Gorō Sakata
movieRashomon
1950 · Tajômaru
movieWedding Ring
1950 · Takeshi Ema
movieScandal
1950 · Ichirô Aoye
movieConduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950 · Teisaku Nagasawa
movieEscape from Prison
1950 · Shinkichi
movieStray Dog
1949 · Det. Murakami
movieJakoman and Tetsu
1949 · Tetsu
movieThe Quiet Duel
1949 · Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
movieDrunken Angel
1948 · Matsunaga
movieThese Foolish Times
1947 · Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss
movieSnow Trail
1947 · Eijima