Seven Samurai1954
As Kikuchiyo
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Toshirō Mifune
Born
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.
Filmography (167)
High and Low1963
As Kingo Gondo
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Midway1976
As Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Rashomon1950
As Tajômaru
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Yojimbo1961
As Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Red Beard1965
As Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
TMDb 8.2 / 10
19411979
As Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Red Sun1971
As Kuroda Jubei
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Throne of Blood1957
As Taketoki Washizu
TMDb 7.9 / 10
The Hidden Fortress1958
As General Rokurota Makabe
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Grand Prix1966
As Izō Yamura
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Drunken Angel1948
As Matsunaga
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Sanjuro1962
As Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Samurai Rebellion1967
As Isaburo Sasahara
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Shadow of the Wolf1992
As Kroomak
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Challenge1982
As Toru Yoshida
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Bushido Blade1981
As Shogun's Commander
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Bad Sleep Well1960
As Kôichi Nishi
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Mifune: The Last Samurai2016
As Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Sword of Doom1966
As Toranosuke Shimada
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Hell in the Pacific1968
As Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Important Man1961
As Ánimas Trujano
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Stray Dog1949
As Det. Murakami
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Sanshiro Sugata1965
As Shogoro Yano
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Picture Bride1995
As The Benshi
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto1954
As Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Chûshingura1962
As Genba Tawaraboshi
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Winter Kills1979
As Keith
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Port Arthur1980
As Emperor Meiji
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Inchon1981
As Saito-San
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Battle of the Japan Sea1969
As Admiral Heihachiro Togo
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Death of a Tea Master1989
As Rikyu Sen-no
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Life of Oharu1952
As Katsunosuke
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Idiot1951
As Denkichi Akama
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Shogun1980
As Lord Yoshi Toranaga
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956
As Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Journey of Honor1991
As Ieyasu Tokugawa
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Three Treasures1959
As Prince Yamato Takeru
TMDb 5.5 / 10
I Live in Fear1955
As Kiichi Nakajima
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Quiet Duel1949
As Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Japan's Longest Day1967
As War Minister General Korechika Anami
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo1970
As Yojimbo/Sasa
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Lower Depths1957
As Sutekichi the Thief
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy1978
As Yoshinao Tokugawa
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Samurai Banners1969
As Kansuke Yamamoto
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Proof of the Man1977
As Yohei Kori
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Theater Of Life1983
As Hyōtarō Aonari
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Fall of Ako Castle1978
As Tsuchiya Michinao
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple1955
As Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions1966
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Attack Squadron1963
As Lt. Colonel Senda
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Samurai Assassin1965
As Tsuruchiyo Niiro
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi1979
As Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Scandal1950
As Ichirô Aoye
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Tokyo Sweetheart1952
As Kurokawa
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Sasaki Kojiro1951
As Miyamoto Musashi
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Storm of the Pacific1960
As Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood1982
As Sanjuro Hinoki
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Paper Tiger1975
As Ambassador Kagoyama
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Japanese Godfather: Ambition1977
As Kosuke Oishi
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Red Lion1969
As Gonzo
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong1962
As Zhang Zhizhang
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Rickshaw Man1958
As Matsugorō Tomishima
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Sands of Kurobe1968
As Kitagawa
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion1978
As Kosuke Oishi
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Man Who Came to Port1952
As Gorō Niinuma
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Samurai Pirate1963
As Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Admiral Yamamoto1968
As Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
TMDb 8.5 / 10
The Shatterer1987
As Murai
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Strawberry Road1991
As Taoka
TMDb 9.5 / 10
Saga of the Vagabonds1959
As Rokuro Kai
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Pirates1951
As Tora
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Masterless 471960
As Kazuo Momoi
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Eagle of the Pacific1953
As 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Masterless 47 – Part II1961
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Princess from the Moon1987
As Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Tora-san Goes North1987
As Junkichi Ueno
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Fort Graveyard1965
As Sergeant Kosugi
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Militarists1970
As Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Last Embrace1953
As Shinkichi / Hayakawa
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Battle Anthem1983
As Admiral Heihachiro Togo
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Demon Comes in Spring1989
As Kukkune no jî
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Day the Sun Rose
The Day the Sun Rose1968
As Kumaza
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Foghorn1952
As Chiyokichi
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Walking Major1970
As Kinugasa Tadao
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Ambitious1970
As Shojiro Goto
TMDb 7.3 / 10
cf Girl1989
As Shūichirō Hase
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Who Knows a Woman's Heart1951
As Mizuno
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Retreat from Kiska1965
As Omura
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Scoundrel1956
As Kanji
Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell1983
As Sanjuro Hinoki
Snow Trail1947
As Eijima
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Legacy of the 500,0001963
As Takeichi Matsuo
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl1983
As Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II1958
As Tasaburo
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Daredevil in the Castle1961
As Mohei
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Safari 50001969
As Yūichirō Takase
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Deep River1995
As Tsukada
TMDb 7.3 / 10
My Wonderful Yellow Car1953
As Matsumura
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Big Boss1959
As Kashimura
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor1969
As Isami Kondo
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Whirlwind1964
As Lord Akashi
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Black Fury1954
As Eiichi Tsuda
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Desperado Outpost1959
As Battalion Commander
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Adventure in Kigan Castle1966
As Osami
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Domineering1982
As Masao Tadokoro
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Lowly Ronin1981
As Sanjuro Hinoki
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Gambling Samurai1960
As Kunisada Chuji
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Yagyu Secret Scrolls1957
As Tasaburō Kasumi
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai1986
As Kyūbei Matsufuji
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Wife's Heart1956
As Kenkichi
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 11981
As Tamon Umei
TMDb 5.8 / 10
No Time for Tears1955
As Mitsuo Yano
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Last Gunfight1960
As Detective Saburo Fujioka
TMDb 6.2 / 10
All About Marriage1958
As Acting teacher
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Swift Current1952
As Shunsuke Kosugi
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Settlement of Love1956
As Shuntarō Ōhira
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Sword for Hire1952
As Sasa Hayatenosuke
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Love and Faith1978
As Taiko Hideyoshi
TMDb 6.4 / 10
All is Well 21955
As Daikichi Risshun
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Rainy Night Duel1956
As Masahiko Koseki
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Theater of Life1958
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Samurai Saga1959
As Heihachiro Komaki
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Vendetta of a Samurai1952
As Mataemon Araki
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl1952
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Sunflower Girl1953
As Ippei Hitachi
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel1984
As Fisherman
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Incident at Blood Pass1970
As Yojimbo
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Surf1954
As Skipper of the Utashima-maru
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Youth and His Amulet1961
As Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Beyond Love and Hate1951
As Gorō Sakata
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Mad Atlantic1966
As Heihachirô Murakami
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Holiday in Tokyo1958
As Tenkai's nephew Jirō
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Elegy1951
As Prosecutor Daisuke Toki
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Tatsu1962
As Tatsu
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Underworld1956
As Chief Inspector Kumada
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Shag1978
As Captain Takeo Murata
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Downtown1957
As Yoshio Tsuruishi
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Man Against Man1960
As Kaji
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Escape from Prison1950
As Shinkichi
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Secret of the Forbidden Valley1983
TMDb 7.0 / 10
No More God, No More Love1985
As Kōzō Kanzaki
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 21982
As Tamon Umei
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Rise Against the Sword1966
As Abare Gōemon
TMDb 6.3 / 10
A Dangerous Hero1957
As Kawada
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Lord Mito1978
As Sakuzaemon Okumura
TMDb 9.8 / 10
The Life of a Horse Trader1951
As Yonetaro Katayama
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Rebels on the High Sea1956
As Matsuo Tokuzō
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Wedding Ring1950
As Takeshi Ema
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police1979
As Sadanobu Matsudaira
TMDb 6.0 / 10
A Man in the Storm1957
As Saburō Watari
TMDb 7.0 / 10
These Foolish Times1947
As Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre1951
As Kenji Kawakami
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Retired Samurai1987
As Hikozaemon Ōkubo
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'2002
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire1984
As Shūsai Kondō
Good Luck to These Two1957
As Toshio Maruyama
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode1990
As Nagao Tamekage
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Jakoman and Tetsu1949
As Tetsu
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Women of Osaka Castle1983
As Tokugawa Ieyasu
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka1950
As Teisaku Nagasawa
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Yaji and Kita on the Road1958
As Toshinoshin Taya
All is Well1955
As Daikichi Risshun
TMDb 10.0 / 10
A Man Among Men1955
As "Buick" Maki
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass1983
As Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn1982
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb