Toshiro Mifune

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Toshiro Mifune (三船敏郎, Mifune Toshirō, April 1, 1920 – December 24, 1997) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948–65) with Akira Kurosawa in such works as Rashomon, Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo. He also portrayed Miyamoto Musashi in Hiroshi Inagaki’s Samurai Trilogy and one earlier Inagaki film, Lord Toranaga in the NBC television miniseries Shōgun, and Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in three different films.

Other notable films include John Boorman‘s Hell in the Pacific (1968), with Lee Marvin; Steven Spielberg‘s ensemble epic WWII comedy 1941 (1979), where he shared scenes with Christopher Lee and Slim Pickens.

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(*seen originally in theaters)

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Snow Trail (1947) – directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
These Foolish Times (1947) – directed by Kajirô Yamamoto
These Foolish Times Part 2 (1947) – directed by Kajirô Yamamoto
Drunken Angel (1948) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
The Quiet Duel (1949) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
Jakoman and Tetsu (1949) – directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
Stray Dog (1949) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
Conduct and Report on Professor Ishinaka (1950) – directed by Mikio Naruse
Scandal (1950) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
Wedding Ring (1950) – directed by Keisuke Kinoshita
Rashomon (1950) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
Escape from Prison (1950) – directed by Kajirô Yamamoto
Beyond Love and Hate (1951) – directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
Elegy (1951) – directed by Kajirô Yamamoto
The Idiot (1951) – directed Akira Kurosawa
Pirates (1951) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Meeting of the Ghost Après-Guerra (1951) – directed by Kiyoshi Saeki
Conclusion of Kojiro Sasaki: Duel at Ganryu Island (1951) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
The Life of a Horsetrader (1951) – directed by Keigo Kimura
Who Knows a Woman’s Heart (1951) – directed by Kajirô Yamamoto
Vendetta for a Samurai (1952) – directed by Kazuo Mori
Foghorn (1952) – directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
The Life of Oharu (1952) – directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Golden Girl (1952) – directed by Yasuki Chiba
Sword for Hire (1952) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Tokyo Sweetheart (1952) – directed by Yasuki Chiba
Swift Current (1952) – directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
The Man Who Came to Port (1952) – directed by Ishirô Honda
My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953) – directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
The Last Embrace (1953) – directed by Masahiro Makino
Love in a Teacup (1953) – directed by Yasuki Chiba
Eagle of the Pacific (1953) – directed by Ishirô Honda
Seven Samurai (1954) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
The Sound of Waves (1954) – directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
Samurai I: Musashi Myamoto (1954) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
The Black Fury (1954) – directed by Toshio Sugie
The Merciless Boss: A Man Among Men (1955) – directed by Kajirô Yamamoto
All Is Well (1955) – directed by Toshio Sugie
All Is Well Part 2 (1955) – directed by Toshio Sugie
No Time for Tears (1955) – directed by Seiji Maruyama
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
I Live in Fear (1955) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Rainy Night Duel (1956) – directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
The Underworld (1956) – directed by Kajirô Yamamoto
Settlement of Love (1956) – directed by Shin Saburi
A Wife’s Heart (1956) – directed by Mikio Naruse
Scoundrel (1956) – directed by Nobuo Aoyagi
Rebels on the High Seas (1956) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Throne of Blood (1957) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
A Man in the Storm (1957) – directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
Be Happy, These Two Lovers (1957) – directed by Ishirô Honda
Yagyu Secret Scrolls Part 1 (1957) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
A Dangerous Hero (1957) – directed by Hideo Suzuki
The Lower Depths (1957) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
Downtown (1957) – directed by Yasuki Chiba
Yagyu Secret Scrolls Part 2 (1958) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Holiday in Tokyo (1958) – directed by Kajirô Yamamoto
Muhomatsu, the Rickshaw Man (1958) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958) – directed by Yasuki Chiba
All About Marriage (1958) – directed by Kihachi Okamoto – uncredited
Theater of Life (1958) – directed by Toshio Sugie
The Hidden Fortress (1958) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
Boss of the Underworld (1959) – directed by Kihachi Okamoto
Samurai Saga (1959) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
The Saga of Vagabonds (1959) – directed by Toshio Sugie
Desperado Outpost (1959) – directed by Kihachi Okamoto
The Three Treasures (1959) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
The Last Gunfight (1960) – directed by Kihachi Okamoto
The Gambling Samurai (1960) – directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
Storm Over the Pacific (1960) – directed by Shûe Matsubayashi
Man Against Man (1960) – directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
Salaryman Chushingura Part 1 (1960) – directed by Toshio Sugie
The Story of Osaka Castle (1961) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Salaryman Chushingura Part 2 (1961) – directed by Toshio Sugie
Yōjimbō (1961) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
The Youth and His Amulet (1961) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Ánimas Trujano, the Important Man (1961) – directed by Ismael Rodríguez
Sanjūrō (1962) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
Tatsu (1962) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong (1962) – directed by Toshio Sugie
Chushingura: Story of Flower, Story of Snow (1962) – directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Attack Squadron! (1963) – directed by Shûe Matsubayashi
High and Low (1963) – directed by Akira Kurosawa
Legacy of the 500,000 (1963) – also director
The Great Bandit (1963) – directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
Whirlwind (1964) – Japan
Samurai Assassin (1965) – Japan
Red Beard (1965) – Japan
Sanshiro Sugata (1965) – Japan
Rise Against the Sword (1966) – Japan
The Sword of Doom (1966) – Japan
The Adventure of Kigan Castle (1966) – Japan
The Mad Atlantic (1966) – Japan
Grand Prix (1966) – US
Samurai Rebellion (1967) – Japan
Japan’s Longest Day (1967) – Japan
The Sands of Kurobe (1968) – Japan
Admiral Yamamoto (1968) – Japan
The Day the Sun Rose (1968) – Japan
Hell in the Pacific (1968) – directed by John Boorman
Samurai Banners (1969) – Japan
Safari 5000 (1969) – Japan
The Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) – Japan
Red Lion (1969) – Japan
Shinsengumi (1969) – Japan
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) – Japan
Bakumatsu (1970) – Japan
Incident at Blood Pass (1970) – Japan
The Walking Major (1970) – Japan
The Militarists (1970) – Japan
Red Sun (1971) – France/Italy/Spain
Paper Tiger (1975) – UK
The New Spartans (1975) – UK/West Germany
Midway (1976) – US
Proof of the Man (1977) – Japan
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977) – Japan
Shogun’s Samurai (1978) – Japan
Shag (1978) – Japan
Lady Ogin (1978) – Japan
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) – Japan
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (1978) – Japan
Lord Incognito (1978) – Japan
Winter Kills (1979) – US
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979) – Japan
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police (1979) – Japan
1941 (1979) – directed by Steven Spielberg
The Battle of Port Arthur (1980) – Japan
Shogun (1980) – TV mini-series; US/Japan
Inchon! (1981) – US
The Bushido Blade (1981) – US/UK/Japan
The Challenge (1982) – US
Conquest (1982) – Japan
Battle Anthem (1983) – Japan
Theater of Life (1983) – Japan
The Miracle of Joe Petrel (1984) – Japan
Legend of the Holy Woman (1985) – Japan
Song of the Genkai Sea (1986) – Japan
Shatterer (1987) – Italy/Japan
Tora-San Goes North (1987) – Japan
Princess from the Moon (1987) – Japan
Death of a Tea Master (1989) – Japan
The Demon Comes in Spring (1989) – Japan
CF Girl (1989) – Japan
Strawberry Road (1991) – Japan
Journey of Honor (1991) – US/UK/Japan
Shadow of the Wolf (1992) – Canada/France
Picture Bride (1994) – US
Deep River (1995) – Japan

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