credits of
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 versatility as an actor. He played roles in various genres, including dramas, comedies, and war films. Some of his other notable films include "The Throne of Blood" (1957), "High and Low" (1963), and "Red Beard" (1965). Mifune's charismatic presence, powerful performances, and ability to convey complex emotions made him an iconic figure in Japanese cinema. He received international recognition and awards for his contributions to the film industry, including several honors at the Venice Film Festival and a lifetime achievement award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 2nd, 2016 | Mifune: The Last Samurai | Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) | 7.1 | |
February 4th, 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 7.5 | |
October 25th, 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' | Self | 8 | |
May 5th, 1995 | Picture Bride | The Benshi | 6.5 | |
April 1st, 1995 | Deep River | Tsukada | 7.3 | |
March 5th, 1992 | Shadow of the Wolf | Kroomak | 5.8 | |
April 27th, 1991 | Journey of Honor | Ieyasu Tokugawa | 5.1 | |
April 27th, 1991 | Strawberry Road | Taoka | 9.5 | |
April 20th, 1990 | Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode | Nagao Tamekage | 10 | |
October 7th, 1989 | Death of a Tea Master | Rikyu Sen-no | 5.6 | |
October 7th, 1989 | cf Girl | Shūichirō Hase | 7 | |
April 15th, 1989 | The Demon Comes in Spring | Kukkune no jî | 10 | |
September 26th, 1987 | Princess from the Moon | Taketori-no-Miyatsuko | 6.4 | |
September 10th, 1987 | The Retired Samurai | Hikozaemon Ōkubo | TBD | |
August 15th, 1987 | Tora-san Goes North | Junkichi Ueno | 9 | |
June 13th, 1987 | The Shatterer | Murai | 10 | |
January 15th, 1986 | The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai | Kyūbei Matsufuji | 7 | |
March 23rd, 1985 | No More God, No More Love | Kōzō Kanzaki | 7 | |
April 28th, 1984 | The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel | Fisherman | 6.7 | |
April 2nd, 1984 | Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire | Shūsai Kondō | TBD | |
November 10th, 1983 | Secret of the Forbidden Valley | TBD | 7 | |
November 3rd, 1983 | The Women of Osaka Castle | Tokugawa Ieyasu | TBD | |
August 5th, 1983 | Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass | Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô | TBD | |
June 4th, 1983 | Battle Anthem | Admiral Heihachiro Togo | 7.7 | |
April 8th, 1983 | Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl | Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô | 8 | |
February 18th, 1983 | Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell | Sanjuro Hinoki | TBD | |
January 29th, 1983 | Theater Of Life | Hyōtarō Aonari | 9 | |
October 29th, 1982 | Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood | Sanjuro Hinoki | 8 | |
October 29th, 1982 | Domineering | Masao Tadokoro | 6 | |
July 23rd, 1982 | The Challenge | Toru Yoshida | 5.9 | |
May 7th, 1982 | The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn | TBD | 9 | |
February 26th, 1982 | Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2 | Tamon Umei | 10 | |
October 30th, 1981 | Lowly Ronin | Sanjuro Hinoki | 8 | |
June 19th, 1981 | The Bushido Blade | Shogun's Commander | 5.8 | |
May 15th, 1981 | Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1 | Tamon Umei | 5.8 | |
May 4th, 1981 | Inchon | Saito-San | 3.9 | |
August 2nd, 1980 | Port Arthur | Emperor Meiji | 7.4 | |
December 14th, 1979 | 1941 | Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura | 5.8 | |
December 1st, 1979 | Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police | Sadanobu Matsudaira | 6 | |
July 14th, 1979 | The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi | Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye" | 6.3 | |
May 11th, 1979 | Winter Kills | Keith | 5.8 | |
December 23rd, 1978 | Lord Mito | Sakuzaemon Okumura | 9.8 | |
October 28th, 1978 | The Fall of Ako Castle | Tsuchiya Michinao | 6.7 | |
September 9th, 1978 | Japanese Godfather: Conclusion | Kosuke Oishi | 7.3 | |
June 3rd, 1978 | Love and Faith | Taiko Hideyoshi | 6.4 | |
March 31st, 1978 | Shag | Captain Takeo Murata | 7.5 | |
January 21st, 1978 | Shogun's Samurai | Yoshinao Tokugawa | 7 | |
October 29th, 1977 | Japanese Godfather: Ambition | Kosuke Oishi | 7.7 | |
October 8th, 1977 | Proof of the Man | Yohei Kori | 7.8 | |
June 18th, 1976 | Midway | Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto | 6.6 | |
November 5th, 1975 | Paper Tiger | Ambassador Kagoyama | 6.3 | |
September 15th, 1971 | Red Sun | Kuroda Jubei | 6.8 | |
September 11th, 1970 | The Militarists | Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto | 7.5 | |
June 6th, 1970 | The Walking Major | Kinugasa Tadao | 6 | |
April 21st, 1970 | Incident at Blood Pass | Yojimbo | 6.9 | |
February 14th, 1970 | The Ambitious | Shojiro Goto | 7.3 | |
January 15th, 1970 | Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo | Yojimbo/Sasa | 6.8 | |
December 5th, 1969 | Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor | Isami Kondo | 6.9 | |
October 10th, 1969 | Red Lion | Gonzo | 6.5 | |
August 1st, 1969 | Battle of the Japan Sea | Admiral Heihachiro Togo | 6.5 | |
July 19th, 1969 | Safari 5000 | Yūichirō Takase | 7.3 | |
March 1st, 1969 | Samurai Banners | Kansuke Yamamoto | 7.4 | |
December 19th, 1968 | Hell in the Pacific | Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda | 7 | |
November 23rd, 1968 | The Day the Sun Rose | Kumaza | 8.7 | |
August 14th, 1968 | Admiral Yamamoto | Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto | 8.5 | |
March 1st, 1968 | The Sands of Kurobe | Kitagawa | 7 | |
August 3rd, 1967 | Japan's Longest Day | War Minister General Korechika Anami | 7.3 | |
May 27th, 1967 | Samurai Rebellion | Isaburo Sasahara | 8.2 | |
December 21st, 1966 | Grand Prix | Izō Yamura | 7.2 | |
December 21st, 1966 | Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions | Self | 8 | |
July 13th, 1966 | The Mad Atlantic | Heihachirô Murakami | 9 | |
April 28th, 1966 | Adventure in Kigan Castle | Osami | 6.2 | |
February 25th, 1966 | The Sword of Doom | Toranosuke Shimada | 7.7 | |
January 15th, 1966 | Rise Against the Sword | Abare Gōemon | 6.3 | |
September 18th, 1965 | Fort Graveyard | Sergeant Kosugi | 6.1 | |
July 4th, 1965 | The Retreat from Kiska | Omura | 8.5 | |
May 29th, 1965 | Sanshiro Sugata | Shogoro Yano | 7.1 | |
March 4th, 1965 | Red Beard | Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard") | 8.1 | |
January 3rd, 1965 | Samurai Assassin | Tsuruchiyo Niiro | 7.4 | |
January 3rd, 1964 | Whirlwind | Lord Akashi | 6.6 | |
October 26th, 1963 | Samurai Pirate | Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version] | 5.9 | |
April 18th, 1963 | Legacy of the 500,000 | Takeichi Matsuo | 6.9 | |
March 1st, 1963 | High and Low | Kingo Gondo | 8.4 | |
January 3rd, 1963 | Attack Squadron | Lt. Colonel Senda | 7 | |
November 3rd, 1962 | Chûshingura | Genba Tawaraboshi | 7.2 | |
June 1st, 1962 | Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong | Zhang Zhizhang | 6.5 | |
April 29th, 1962 | Tatsu | Tatsu | 7 | |
January 1st, 1962 | Sanjuro | Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin | 8 | |
November 3rd, 1961 | The Important Man | Ánimas Trujano | 7.9 | |
September 17th, 1961 | The Youth and His Amulet | Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King) | 9 | |
April 25th, 1961 | Yojimbo | Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai | 8.1 | |
February 25th, 1961 | The Masterless 47 – Part II | TBD | 9 | |
January 3rd, 1961 | Daredevil in the Castle | Mohei | 7.3 | |
December 25th, 1960 | The Masterless 47 | Kazuo Momoi | 10 | |
September 19th, 1960 | The Bad Sleep Well | Kôichi Nishi | 7.7 | |
August 14th, 1960 | Man Against Man | Kaji | 7 | |
April 26th, 1960 | The Storm of the Pacific | Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi | 6 | |
March 28th, 1960 | The Gambling Samurai | Kunisada Chuji | 6.9 | |
January 3rd, 1960 | The Last Gunfight | Detective Saburo Fujioka | 6.2 | |
November 1st, 1959 | The Three Treasures | Prince Yamato Takeru | 5.5 | |
October 6th, 1959 | Desperado Outpost | Battalion Commander | 6.3 | |
August 9th, 1959 | Saga of the Vagabonds | Rokuro Kai | 6.8 | |
April 28th, 1959 | Samurai Saga | Heihachiro Komaki | 6.9 | |
January 15th, 1959 | The Big Boss | Kashimura | 6.5 | |
December 28th, 1958 | The Hidden Fortress | General Rokurota Makabe | 8 | |
November 23rd, 1958 | Theater of Life | TBD | 10 | |
May 26th, 1958 | All About Marriage | Acting teacher | 10 | |
April 29th, 1958 | Yaji and Kita on the Road | Toshinoshin Taya | TBD | |
April 21st, 1958 | The Rickshaw Man | Matsugorō Tomishima | 7.2 | |
April 15th, 1958 | Holiday in Tokyo | Tenkai's nephew Jirō | 9 | |
January 3rd, 1958 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II | Tasaburo | 5.4 | |
October 29th, 1957 | Down Town | Yoshio Tsuruishi | 9 | |
October 1st, 1957 | The Lower Depths | Sutekichi the Thief | 7.1 | |
July 30th, 1957 | A Dangerous Hero | Kawada | 9 | |
April 14th, 1957 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls | Tasaburō Kasumi | 6.5 | |
February 19th, 1957 | Good Luck to These Two | Toshio Maruyama | 8 | |
February 5th, 1957 | A Man in the Storm | Saburō Watari | 7 | |
January 15th, 1957 | Throne of Blood | Taketoki Washizu | 7.9 | |
August 8th, 1956 | Rebels on the High Sea | Matsuo Tokuzō | 9 | |
May 10th, 1956 | Scoundrel | Kanji | TBD | |
May 3rd, 1956 | A Wife's Heart | Kenkichi | 6.9 | |
March 28th, 1956 | Settlement of Love | Shuntarō Ōhira | 9 | |
February 26th, 1956 | The Underworld | Chief Inspector Kumada | 7 | |
January 29th, 1956 | Rainy Night Duel | Masahiko Koseki | 8 | |
January 3rd, 1956 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo | 7.2 | |
November 22nd, 1955 | I Live in Fear | Kiichi Nakajima | 7.3 | |
July 12th, 1955 | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo | 7.1 | |
May 10th, 1955 | No Time for Tears | Mitsuo Yano | 9 | |
February 20th, 1955 | All is Well 2 | Daikichi Risshun | 10 | |
January 29th, 1955 | All is Well | Daikichi Risshun | 10 | |
January 3rd, 1955 | A Man Among Men | "Buick" Maki | 8 | |
November 30th, 1954 | The Black Fury | Eiichi Tsuda | 8 | |
October 20th, 1954 | The Surf | Skipper of the Utashima-maru | 8 | |
September 25th, 1954 | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo | 7.2 | |
April 26th, 1954 | Seven Samurai | Kikuchiyo | 8.5 | |
October 21st, 1953 | The Eagle of the Pacific | 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga | 7.8 | |
March 26th, 1953 | Sunflower Girl | Ippei Hitachi | 10 | |
March 11th, 1953 | The Last Embrace | Shinkichi / Hayakawa | 10 | |
January 15th, 1953 | My Wonderful Yellow Car | Matsumura | 7 | |
November 27th, 1952 | The Man Who Came to Port | Gorō Niinuma | 10 | |
October 23rd, 1952 | Swift Current | Shunsuke Kosugi | 7 | |
July 15th, 1952 | Tokyo Sweetheart | Kurokawa | 8 | |
May 22nd, 1952 | Sword for Hire | Sasa Hayatenosuke | 6.7 | |
May 14th, 1952 | Kin no tamago: Golden Girl | TBD | 9 | |
April 17th, 1952 | The Life of Oharu | Katsunosuke | 7.7 | |
March 3rd, 1952 | Foghorn | Chiyokichi | 10 | |
January 3rd, 1952 | Vendetta of a Samurai | Mataemon Araki | 6.6 | |
December 21st, 1951 | Who Knows a Woman's Heart | Mizuno | 10 | |
December 7th, 1951 | The Life of a Horse Trader | Yonetaro Katayama | 6.8 | |
October 26th, 1951 | Sasaki Kojiro | Miyamoto Musashi | 6 | |
August 3rd, 1951 | Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre | Kenji Kawakami | 10 | |
July 13th, 1951 | Pirates | Tora | 10 | |
May 23rd, 1951 | The Idiot | Denkichi Akama | 7 | |
February 22nd, 1951 | Elegy | Prosecutor Daisuke Toki | 9 | |
January 11th, 1951 | Beyond Love and Hate | Gorō Sakata | 7 | |
August 26th, 1950 | Rashomon | Tajômaru | 8 | |
July 1st, 1950 | Wedding Ring | Takeshi Ema | 6.6 | |
April 26th, 1950 | Scandal | Ichirô Aoye | 6.9 | |
January 22nd, 1950 | Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka | Teisaku Nagasawa | 6.9 | |
January 4th, 1950 | Escape from Prison | Shinkichi | 10 | |
October 17th, 1949 | Stray Dog | Det. Murakami | 7.6 | |
July 11th, 1949 | Jakoman and Tetsu | Tetsu | 10 | |
March 19th, 1949 | The Quiet Duel | Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki | 7.3 | |
April 27th, 1948 | Drunken Angel | Matsunaga | 7.6 | |
October 12th, 1947 | These Foolish Times | Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss | 10 | |
August 5th, 1947 | Snow Trail | Eijima | 7 |