Toshiro Mifune (三船 敏郎, Mifune Toshirō, 1 April 1920 – 24 December 1997) was a Japanese actor and producer. The recipient of numerous awards and accolades over a lengthy career, [1] [2] he is widely considered one of the greatest actors of all time.

Toshirô Mifune. Actor: Yojimbo. Toshiro Mifune achieved more worldwide fame than any other Japanese actor of his century. He was born in Tsingtao, China, to Japanese parents and grew up in Dalian. He did not set foot in Japan until he was 21.

May 24, 2023 · Toshiro Mifune was one of the most prolific and iconic Japanese film actors of all time. His best movies include Throne of Blood and Seven Samurai.

Jan 29, 2025 · Mifune Toshiro, leading actor in the post-World War II Japanese cinema, known internationally for his work in the films of Kurosawa Akira.

Toshirô Mifune. Actor: Yojimbo. Toshiro Mifune achieved more worldwide fame than any other Japanese actor of his century. He was born in Tsingtao, China, to Japanese parents and grew up in Dalian. He did not set foot in Japan until he was 21.

Aug 4, 2023 · In this month's Spotlight article, we're looking back at the life of Toshiro Mifune, the man widely regarded as Japan's greatest ever actor.

Nov 28, 2022 · Toshiro Mifune passed away 25 years ago this December (2022). He was the first non-white superstar of global cinema, the first actor to play a yakuza (in the 1948 Kurosawa movie Drunken Angel), the precursor of Clint Eastwood's "man with no name," and every other cool existential loner via his role in Yojimbo (1961, Akira Kurosawa).

Biography: Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese actor best known for his collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa, especially works such as Rashomon (1950) and Seven Samurai (1954). Mifune was born in Qingdao, to parents Tokuzo and Sen Mifune.

Mar 17, 2017 · Mifune’s Musashi is an update of this well-known figure that could provide viewers with a model for heroic identification at a time when, after war and defeat, the Japanese were coming to terms with shame and guilt and expressing anxieties about the future.

Nicknamed "The Wolf", Mifune was one of Japan's most charismatic actors, who helped create the golden age of Japanese cinema in the 1950s and 60s. He appeared in over 180 films, and is best known for his roles in Kurosawa Akira 's masterpieces.