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.
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The Hidden Fortress
As General Rokurota Makabe
Rashomon
As Tajômaru
Red Beard
As Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Throne of Blood
As Taketori Washizu
Grand Prix
As Izō Yamura
Incident at Blood Pass
As Yojimbo
Stray Dog
As Det. Murakami
1941
As Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
I Live in Fear
As Kiichi Nakajima
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
As Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
As Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
As Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Midway
As Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Sanjuro
As Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
The Bad Sleep Well
As Kôichi Nishi
Red Sun
As Kuroda Jubei
The Idiot
As Denkichi Akama
Hell in the Pacific
As Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
Yojimbo
As Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
The Lower Depths
As Sutekichi the Thief
Drunken Angel
As Matsunaga
Scandal
As Ichirô Aoye
Samurai Rebellion
As Isaburo Sasahara
Death of a Tea Master
As Rikyu Sen-no
High and Low
As Kingo Gondo
Winter Kills
As Keith
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
As Yojimbo/Sasa
The Life of Oharu
As Katsunosuke
The Rickshaw Man
As Matsugorō Tomishima
The Quiet Duel
As Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
47 Ronin
As Genba Tawaraboshi
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
As Isami Kondo
Japan's Longest Day
As War Minister General Korechika Anami
The Challenge
As Toru Yoshida
Shadow of the Wolf
As Kroomak
Samurai Pirate
As Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
Samurai Banners
As Kansuke Yamamoto
Doburoku no Tatsu
As Tatsu
The Sword of Doom
As Toranosuke Shimada
The Fall of Ako Castle
As Tsuchiya Michinao
Attack Squadron
As Lt. Colonel Senda
Princess from the Moon
As Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
Adventure in Kigan Castle
As Osami
Samurai Assassin
As Tsuruchiyo Niiro
Yaji and Kita on the Road
As Toshinoshin Taya
Vendetta of a Samurai
As Mataemon Araki
cf Girl
As Shūichirō Hase
Red Lion
As Gonzo
Desperado Outpost
As Battalion Commander
Paper Tiger
As Ambassador Kagoyama
Battle of the Japan Sea
As Admiral Heihachiro Togo
Snow Trail
As Eijima
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
As Tasaburō Kasumi
The Important Man
As Ánimas Trujano
The Bushido Blade
As Shogun's Commander
Inchon
As Saito-San
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
As Tasaburo
Fort Graveyard
As Sergeant Kosugi
The Sands of Kurobe
As Kitagawa
The Last Gunfight
As Detective Saburo Fujioka
The Making of '1941'
As (archive)
Samurai Saga
As Heihachiro Komaki
Whirlwind
As Lord Akashi
Lowly Ronin
As Sanjuro Hinoki
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
As Sanjuro Hinoki
The Three Treasures
As Prince Yamato Takeru
Wedding Ring
As Takeshi Ema
Daredevil in the Castle
As Mohei
All About Marriage
As Acting teacher
Love and Faith
As Taiko Hideyoshi
The Ambitious
As Shojiro Goto
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
As Self
Rebels on the High Sea
As Matsuo Tokuzō
The Mad Atlantic
As Heihachirô Murakami
Settlement of Love
As Shuntarō Ōhira
A Man in the Storm
As Saburō Watari
A Dangerous Hero
As Kawada
The Masterless 47
As Kazuo Momoi
All is Well
As Daikichi Risshun
All is Well 2
As Daikichi Risshun
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
As Zhang Zhizhang
Proof of the Man
As Yohei Kori
A Holiday in Tokyo
As Tenkai's nephew Jirō
Journey of Honor
As Ieyasu Tokugawa
Shogun's Samurai
As Yoshinao Tokugawa
Escape from Prison
As Shinkichi
Safari 5000
As Yūichirō Takase
Sasaki Kojiro
As Miyamoto Musashi
Secret of the Forbidden Valley
Admiral Yamamoto
As Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
A Wife's Heart
As Kenkichi
Rise Against the Sword
As Abare Gōemon
The Retired Samurai
As Hikozaemon Ōkubo
Deep River
As Tsukada
Picture Bride
As The Benshi
The Demon Comes in Spring
As Kukkune no jî
Port Arthur
As Emperor Meiji
Shag
As Captain Takeo Murata
The Storm of the Pacific
As Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
The Day the Sun Rose
As Kumaza
Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
As Sanjuro Hinoki
Eagle of the Pacific
As 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga
Battle Anthem
As Admiral Heihachiro Togo
The Big Boss
As Kashimura
No More God, No More Love
As Kōzō Kanzaki
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
As Kyūbei Matsufuji
The Militarists
As Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
As Teisaku Nagasawa
The Gambling Samurai
As Kunisada Chuji
Domineering
As Masao Tadokoro
Saga of the Vagabonds
As Rokuro Kai
Mifune: The Last Samurai
As Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Tora-san Goes North
As Junkichi Ueno
The Women of Osaka Castle
As Tokugawa Ieyasu
Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire
As Shūsai Kondō
The Life of a Horse Trader
As Yonetaro Katayama
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
As Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô
The Shatterer
As Murai
Beyond Love and Hate
As Gorō Sakata
Foghorn
As Chiyokichi
The Last Embrace
As Shinkichi / Hayakawa
No Time for Tears
As Mitsuo Yano
The Underworld
As Chief Inspector Kumada
Man Against Man
As Kaji
The Retreat from Kiska
As Omura
Sword for Hire
As Sasa Hayatenosuke
Kurosawa
As Self (archive footage)
Theater Of Life
As Hyōtarō Aonari
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
As Self
The Youth and His Amulet
As Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
As Fisherman
Lord Mito
As Sakuzaemon Okumura
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
As Kosuke Oishi
Tokyo Sweetheart
As Kurokawa
Legacy of the 500,000
As Takeichi Matsuo
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
As Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
As Sadanobu Matsudaira
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
As Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô
Strawberry Road
As Taoka
Down Town
As Yoshio Tsuruishi
The Masterless 47 – Part II
The Man Who Came to Port
As Gorō Niinuma
Good Luck to These Two
As Toshio Maruyama
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
As Kosuke Oishi
Seven Samurai
As Kikuchiyo
Scoundrel
As Kanji
Theater of Life
Swift Current
As Shunsuke Kosugi
My Wonderful Yellow Car
As Matsumura
Sunflower Girl
As Ippei Hitachi
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode
As Nagao Tamekage
A Man Among Men
As "Buick" Maki
Sanshiro Sugata
As Shogoro Yano
These Foolish Times
As Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
As Self (archive footage)
The Walking Major
As Kinugasa Tadao
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
As Self (archive footage)
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
As Tamon Umei
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
As Tamon Umei
Pirates
As Tora
Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre
As Kenji Kawakami
Jakoman and Tetsu
As Tetsu
The Black Fury
As Eiichi Tsuda
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
As Mizuno
Rainy Night Duel
As Masahiko Koseki
The Surf
As Skipper of the Utashima-maru
Elegy
As Prosecutor Daisuke Toki
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
Sekigahara
As Sakon Shima
Shōgun
As Lord Yoshi Toranaga
Tuesday Suspense Theater
V.I.P. Schaukel
As Self
The 47 Ronins of Ako
As Tachibana Sakon
Falcons of Edo
As Kanbei Uchiyama
Epic Chushingura
As Oishi Kuranosuke
Ronin of the Wastelands
As Kujuro Toge
Ronin in a Lawless Town
As Mr. Danna
Burning Mountain River
As Otsuichi Amo