Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

April 1, 1920 · 106 years old

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…

Known For

44 titles
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Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954 · 3h 27m · Movie

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.

8.6
2
Rashomon

Rashomon

1950 · 1h 28m · Movie

Three parties and a witness have four versions of a rape/murder in ninth-century Japan.

8.1
3
Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961 · 1h 50m · Movie

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

8.2
4
High and Low

High and Low

1963 · 2h 23m · Movie

An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.

8.4
5
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957 · 1h 50m · Movie

A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.

8.0
6
The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

1958 · 2h 6m · Movie

Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.

8.0
7
Sanjuro

Sanjuro

1962 · 1h 36m · Movie

A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen trying to save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.

8.0
8
1941

1941

1979 · 1h 58m · Movie

Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.

5.8
9
Midway

Midway

1976 · 2h 12m · Movie

A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.

6.8
10
Red Beard

Red Beard

1965 · 3h 5m · Movie

In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.

8.3
11
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949 · 2h 2m · Movie

During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective seeks advice from a seasoned colleague while trying to track down his stolen Colt pistol.

7.8
12
Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion

1967 · 2h 8m · Movie

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.

8.3
13
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960 · 2h 31m · Movie

A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.

8.0
14
Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

1948 · 1h 42m · Movie

A drunken doctor with a hot temper and a violence-prone gangster with tuberculosis form a quicksilver bond.

7.6
15
The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

1966 · 2h 0m · Movie

Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.

7.9
16
Grand Prix

Grand Prix

1966 · 2h 56m · Movie

American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard.

7.2
17
Red Sun

Red Sun

1971 · 1h 52m · Movie

In 1870, a gang robs a train and steals a ceremonial Japanese sword meant as a gift for the U.S. President, prompting a manhunt to retrieve it.

6.8
18
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954 · 1h 33m · Movie

Depicts the early life of the legendary warrior Musashi Miyamoto; his years as an aspiring warrior, an outlaw and finally a true samurai.

7.4
19
The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu

1952 · 2h 13m · Movie

Follows a woman's fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of society.

8.1
20
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955 · 1h 44m · Movie

Musashi Miyamoto returns to Kyoto after years of absence. After a series of fights against the Yoshioka School, he challenges its master to a duel.

7.3
21
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956 · 1h 45m · Movie

Musashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. He agrees to fight him in a year's time.

7.5
22
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

1957 · 2h 17m · Movie

In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family.

7.2
23
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

1955 · 1h 43m · Movie

An aging Japanese industrialist becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family.

7.3
24
The Idiot

The Idiot

1951 · 2h 46m · Movie

A Japanese veteran, driven partially mad from the war, travels to the snowy island of Hokkaido where he soon enters a love triangle with his best friend and a disgraced woman.

7.1
25
The Quiet Duel

The Quiet Duel

1949 · 1h 35m · Movie

A surgeon gets syphilis from a patient when he cuts himself during an operation. The doctor's life is destroyed, but unlike the patient, he doesn't destroy others along with him.

7.3
26
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970 · 1h 55m · Movie

Zatoichi tries to unrest the mob rule over a small village all while the gang leader's bodyguard is actually the Yojimbo, secretly taking the gang down from the inside. Will the two heroes realize in time that they are on the same...

7.0
27
The Challenge

The Challenge

1982 · 1h 48m · Movie

A down-and-out American boxer becomes involved in a feud between two Japanese brothers.

6.2
28
Chushingura

Chushingura

1962 · 3h 27m · Movie

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

7.6
29
Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

1978 · 2h 10m · Movie

After the Tokugawa shogun's death by poisoning, his sons Iemitsu and Tadanaga compete for the shogunate, dividing the land into warring factions. Iemitsu's mentor, betrays all to secure Iemitsu's power, leading to widespread confl...

7.1
30
The Rickshaw Man

The Rickshaw Man

1958 · 1h 43m · Movie

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.

7.5
31
Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

1967 · 2h 37m · Movie

A dramatization of the 24-hour period in which the Japanese government was deadlocked over the decision to accept or reject the Allies' demand for an unconditional surrender following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

7.7
32
Shadow of the Wolf

Shadow of the Wolf

1992 · 1h 52m · Movie

In Canada's North during the 1930s, a young Inuit kills a White trader and is pursued by the police but his father is determined to protect his fugitive son at any cost.

5.8
33
Samurai Banners

Samurai Banners

1969 · 2h 45m · Movie

A shrewd 16th Century samurai helps a daimyo expand his realm.

7.1
34
Paper Tiger

Paper Tiger

1975 · 1h 39m · Movie

A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.

5.8
35
Snow Trail

Snow Trail

1947 · 1h 29m · Movie

Three bank robbers on the run from the police hide out in a remote mountain lodge high up in the snowy Japanese Alps.

7.2
36
The Fall of Ako Castle

The Fall of Ako Castle

1978 · 2h 39m · Movie

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe.

7.2