Toshirō Mifune

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-04-01 (77 years old)

Deathday

1997-12-24

Place of Birth

Qingdao, China

Toshirō Mifune

Biography

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 ...

Acting

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as General Rokurota Makabe

1950

Rashomon

as Tajômaru

1965

Red Beard

as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")

1957

Throne of Blood

as Taketoki Washizu

1966

Grand Prix

as Izō Yamura

1949

Stray Dog

as Det. Murakami

1979

1941

as Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura

1955

I Live in Fear

as Kiichi Nakajima

1955

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

1954

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

1956

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

1976

Midway

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

1962

Sanjuro

as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as Kôichi Nishi

1971

Red Sun

as Kuroda Jubei

1951

The Idiot

as Denkichi Akama

1968

Hell in the Pacific

as Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda

1961

Yojimbo

as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

1957

The Lower Depths

as Sutekichi the Thief

1948

Drunken Angel

as Matsunaga

1950

Scandal

as Ichirô Aoye

1967

Samurai Rebellion

as Isaburo Sasahara

1989

Death of a Tea Master

as Rikyu Sen-no

1963

High and Low

as Kingo Gondo

1979

Winter Kills

as Keith

1970

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Yojimbo/Sasa

1952

The Life of Oharu

as Katsunosuke

1958

The Rickshaw Man

as Matsugorō Tomishima

1949

The Quiet Duel

as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki

1962

Chûshingura

as Genba Tawaraboshi

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as War Minister General Korechika Anami

1982

The Challenge

as Toru Yoshida

1992

1963

Samurai Pirate

as Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]

1969

Samurai Banners

as Kansuke Yamamoto

1962

1966

The Sword of Doom

as Toranosuke Shimada

1978

The Fall of Ako Castle

as Tsuchiya Michinao

1963

Attack Squadron

as Lt. Colonel Senda

1987

Princess from the Moon

as Taketori-no-Miyatsuko

1965

Samurai Assassin

as Tsuruchiyo Niiro

1958

Yaji and Kita on the Road

as Toshinoshin Taya

1952

Vendetta of a Samurai

as Mataemon Araki

1989

cf Girl

as Shūichirō Hase

1969

Red Lion

as Gonzo

1959

Desperado Outpost

as Battalion Commander

1975

Paper Tiger

as Ambassador Kagoyama

1969

Battle of the Japan Sea

as Admiral Heihachiro Togo

1947

Snow Trail

as Eijima

1957

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

as Tasaburō Kasumi

1961

The Important Man

as Ánimas Trujano

1981

The Bushido Blade

as Shogun's Commander

1981

Inchon

as Saito-San

1965

Fort Graveyard

as Sergeant Kosugi

1968

1960

The Last Gunfight

as Detective Saburo Fujioka

1996

The Making of '1941'

as Self (archive footage)

1959

Samurai Saga

as Heihachiro Komaki

1964

Whirlwind

as Lord Akashi

1981

Lowly Ronin

as Sanjuro Hinoki

1959

The Three Treasures

as Prince Yamato Takeru

1950

Wedding Ring

as Takeshi Ema

1958

All About Marriage

as Acting teacher

1978

Love and Faith

as Taiko Hideyoshi

1970

The Ambitious

as Shojiro Goto

1956

Rebels on the High Sea

as Matsuo Tokuzō

1966

The Mad Atlantic

as Heihachirô Murakami

1956

Settlement of Love

as Shuntarō Ōhira

1957

A Man in the Storm

as Saburō Watari

1957

1960

The Masterless 47

as Kazuo Momoi

1955

All is Well

as Daikichi Risshun

1955

All is Well 2

as Daikichi Risshun

1977

Proof of the Man

as Yohei Kori

1958

A Holiday in Tokyo

as Tenkai's nephew Jirō

1991

Journey of Honor

as Ieyasu Tokugawa

1978

Shogun's Samurai

as Yoshinao Tokugawa

1950

Escape from Prison

as Shinkichi

1969

Safari 5000

as Yūichirō Takase

1951

Sasaki Kojiro

as Miyamoto Musashi

1968

Admiral Yamamoto

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

1956

A Wife's Heart

as Kenkichi

1966

Rise Against the Sword

as Abare Gōemon

1987

The Retired Samurai

as Hikozaemon Ōkubo

1995

Deep River

as Tsukada

1995

Picture Bride

as The Benshi

1989

The Demon Comes in Spring

as Kukkune no jî

1980

Port Arthur

as Emperor Meiji

1978

Shag

as Captain Takeo Murata

1960

The Storm of the Pacific

as Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

1983

1953

The Eagle of the Pacific

as 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga

1983

Battle Anthem

as Admiral Heihachiro Togo

1959

The Big Boss

as Kashimura

1985

No More God, No More Love

as Kōzō Kanzaki

1986

1970

The Militarists

as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto

1960

The Gambling Samurai

as Kunisada Chuji

1982

Domineering

as Masao Tadokoro

1959

2016

Mifune: The Last Samurai

as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

1987

Tora-san Goes North

as Junkichi Ueno

1983

The Women of Osaka Castle

as Tokugawa Ieyasu

1984

1951

The Life of a Horse Trader

as Yonetaro Katayama

1983

Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl

as Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô

1987

1951

Beyond Love and Hate

as Gorō Sakata

1952

Foghorn

as Chiyokichi

1953

The Last Embrace

as Shinkichi / Hayakawa

1955

No Time for Tears

as Mitsuo Yano

1956

The Underworld

as Chief Inspector Kumada

1960

1952

Sword for Hire

as Sasa Hayatenosuke

2000

Kurosawa

as Self (archive footage)

1983

Theater Of Life

as Hyōtarō Aonari

1961

The Youth and His Amulet

as Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)

1978

Lord Mito

as Sakuzaemon Okumura

1952

Tokyo Sweetheart

as Kurokawa

1963

Legacy of the 500,000

as Takeichi Matsuo

1979

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

as Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"

1979

1983

Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass

as Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô

1991

1957

Down Town

as Yoshio Tsuruishi

1952

The Man Who Came to Port

as Gorō Niinuma

1957

Good Luck to These Two

as Toshio Maruyama

1977

1954

Seven Samurai

as Kikuchiyo

1956

Scoundrel

as Kanji

1952

Swift Current

as Shunsuke Kosugi

1953

1953

Sunflower Girl

as Ippei Hitachi

1990

1955

A Man Among Men

as "Buick" Maki

1965

Sanshiro Sugata

as Shogoro Yano

1947

These Foolish Times

as Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss

2020

1970

The Walking Major

as Kinugasa Tadao

1951

Pirates

as Tora

1949

1954

The Black Fury

as Eiichi Tsuda

1956

Rainy Night Duel

as Masahiko Koseki

1954

The Surf

as Skipper of the Utashima-maru

1951

Elegy

as Prosecutor Daisuke Toki

1980

Shogun

as Lord Yoshi Toranaga

Production

1967

1966

The Mad Atlantic

as Executive Producer

1971

Morning for Two

as Producer

1966

Adventure in Kigan Castle

as Associate Producer

1969

Red Lion

as Producer

1970

1965

Fort Graveyard

as Associate Producer

1978

Shag

as Executive Producer

1963

1963

Legacy of the 500,000

as Associate Producer

1969

Samurai Banners

as Producer

1979

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