Personal Info
Known Credits
169
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1920-04-02 (105 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Qingdao, China
Also Known For
Toshiroh MifuneMifune Toshirō
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2020 --
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
| Self (archive footage)
2016 --
Mifune: The Last Samurai
| Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2002 --
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
| Self
2000 --
Kurosawa
| Self (archive footage)
1998 --
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
| Self (archive footage)
1996 --
The Making of '1941'
| (archive)
1995 --
Picture Bride
| The Benshi
1995 --
Deep River
| Tsukada
1992 --
Shadow of the Wolf
| Kroomak
1991 --
Strawberry Road
| Taoka
1991 --
Journey of Honor
| Ieyasu Tokugawa
1990 --
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode
| Nagao Tamekage
1989 --
cf Girl
| Shūichirō Hase
1989 --
Death of a Tea Master
| Rikyu Sen-no
1989 --
The Demon Comes in Spring
| Kukkune no jî
1987 --
Princess from the Moon
| Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
1987 --
The Retired Samurai
| Hikozaemon Ōkubo
1987 --
Tora-san Goes North
| Junkichi Ueno
1987 --
The Shatterer
| Murai
1986 --
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
| Kyūbei Matsufuji
1985 --
No More God, No More Love
| Kōzō Kanzaki
1984 --
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
| Fisherman
1984 --
Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire
| Shūsai Kondō
1983 --
Secret of the Forbidden Valley
|
1983 --
The Women of Osaka Castle
| Tokugawa Ieyasu
1983 --
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
| Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô
1983 --
Battle Anthem
| Admiral Heihachiro Togo
1983 --
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
| Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô
1983 --
Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
| Sanjuro Hinoki
1983 --
Theater Of Life
| Hyōtarō Aonari
1982 --
Domineering
| Masao Tadokoro
1982 --
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
| Sanjuro Hinoki
1982 --
The Challenge
| Toru Yoshida
1982 --
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
|
1982 --
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
| Tamon Umei
1981 --
Lowly Ronin
| Sanjuro Hinoki
1981 --
The Bushido Blade
| Shogun's Commander
1981 --
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
| Tamon Umei
1981 --
Inchon
| Saito-San
1980 --
Port Arthur
| Emperor Meiji
1979 --
1941
| Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
1979 --
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
| Sadanobu Matsudaira
1979 --
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
| Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"
1979 --
Winter Kills
| Keith
1978 --
Lord Mito
| Sakuzaemon Okumura
1978 --
The Fall of Ako Castle
| Tsuchiya Michinao
1978 --
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
| Kosuke Oishi
1978 --
Love and Faith
| Taiko Hideyoshi
1978 --
Shag
| Captain Takeo Murata
1978 --
Shogun's Samurai
| Yoshinao Tokugawa
1977 --
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
| Kosuke Oishi
1977 --
Proof of the Man
| Yohei Kori
1976 --
Midway
| Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
1975 --
Paper Tiger
| Ambassador Kagoyama
1971 --
Red Sun
| Kuroda Jubei
1970 --
The Militarists
| Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
1970 --
The Walking Major
| Kinugasa Tadao
1970 --
Incident at Blood Pass
| Yojimbo
1970 --
The Ambitious
| Shojiro Goto
1970 --
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
| Yojimbo/Sasa
1969 --
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
| Isami Kondo
1969 --
Red Lion
| Gonzo
1969 --
Battle of the Japan Sea
| Admiral Heihachiro Togo
1969 --
Safari 5000
| Yūichirō Takase
1969 --
Samurai Banners
| Kansuke Yamamoto
1968 --
Hell in the Pacific
| Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
1968 --
The Day the Sun Rose
| Kumaza
1968 --
Admiral Yamamoto
| Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
1968 --
The Sands of Kurobe
| Kitagawa
1967 --
Japan's Longest Day
| War Minister General Korechika Anami
1967 --
Samurai Rebellion
| Isaburo Sasahara
1966 --
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
| Self
1966 --
Grand Prix
| Izō Yamura
1966 --
Rise Against the Sword
| Abare Gōemon
1966 --
The Mad Atlantic
| Heihachirô Murakami
1966 --
Adventure in Kigan Castle
| Osami
1966 --
The Sword of Doom
| Toranosuke Shimada
1965 --
Fort Graveyard
| Sergeant Kosugi
1965 --
The Retreat from Kiska
| Omura
1965 --
Sanshiro Sugata
| Shogoro Yano
1965 --
Red Beard
| Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
1965 --
Samurai Assassin
| Tsuruchiyo Niiro
1964 --
Whirlwind
| Lord Akashi
1963 --
Samurai Pirate
| Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
1963 --
Legacy of the 500,000
| Takeichi Matsuo
1963 --
High and Low
| Kingo Gondo
1963 --
Attack Squadron
| Lt. Colonel Senda
1962 --
Chûshingura
| Genba Tawaraboshi
1962 --
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
| Zhang Zhizhang
1962 --
Doburoku no Tatsu
| Tatsu
1962 --
Sanjuro
| Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
1961 --
The Important Man
| Ánimas Trujano
1961 --
The Youth and His Amulet
| Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)
1961 --
Yojimbo
| Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
1961 --
The Masterless 47 – Part II
|
1961 --
Daredevil in the Castle
| Mohei
1960 --
The Masterless 47
| Kazuo Momoi
1960 --
The Bad Sleep Well
| Kôichi Nishi
1960 --
Man Against Man
| Kaji
1960 --
The Storm of the Pacific
| Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
1960 --
The Gambling Samurai
| Kunisada Chuji
1960 --
The Last Gunfight
| Detective Saburo Fujioka
1959 --
The Three Treasures
| Prince Yamato Takeru
1959 --
Desperado Outpost
| Battalion Commander
1959 --
Saga of the Vagabonds
| Rokuro Kai
1959 --
Samurai Saga
| Heihachiro Komaki
1959 --
The Big Boss
| Kashimura
1958 --
The Hidden Fortress
| General Rokurota Makabe
1958 --
Theater of Life
|
1958 --
All About Marriage
| Acting teacher
1958 --
Yaji and Kita on the Road
| Toshinoshin Taya
1958 --
The Rickshaw Man
| Matsugorō Tomishima
1958 --
A Holiday in Tokyo
| Tenkai's nephew Jirō
1958 --
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
| Tasaburo
1957 --
Down Town
| Yoshio Tsuruishi
1957 --
The Lower Depths
| Sutekichi the Thief
1957 --
A Dangerous Hero
| Kawada
1957 --
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
| Tasaburō Kasumi
1957 --
Good Luck to These Two
| Toshio Maruyama
1957 --
A Man in the Storm
| Saburō Watari
1957 --
Throne of Blood
| Taketori Washizu
1956 --
Rebels on the High Sea
| Matsuo Tokuzō
1956 --
Scoundrel
| Kanji
1956 --
A Wife's Heart
| Kenkichi
1956 --
Settlement of Love
| Shuntarō Ōhira
1956 --
The Underworld
| Chief Inspector Kumada
1956 --
Rainy Night Duel
| Masahiko Koseki
1956 --
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
| Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
1955 --
I Live in Fear
| Kiichi Nakajima
1955 --
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
| Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
1955 --
No Time for Tears
| Mitsuo Yano
1955 --
All is Well 2
| Daikichi Risshun
1955 --
All is Well
| Daikichi Risshun
1955 --
A Man Among Men
| "Buick" Maki
1954 --
The Black Fury
| Eiichi Tsuda
1954 --
The Surf
| Skipper of the Utashima-maru
1954 --
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
| Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
1954 --
Seven Samurai
| Kikuchiyo
1953 --
The Eagle of the Pacific
| 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga
1953 --
Sunflower Girl
| Ippei Hitachi
1953 --
The Last Embrace
| Shinkichi / Hayakawa
1953 --
My Wonderful Yellow Car
| Matsumura
1952 --
The Man Who Came to Port
| Gorō Niinuma
1952 --
Swift Current
| Shunsuke Kosugi
1952 --
Tokyo Sweetheart
| Kurokawa
1952 --
Sword for Hire
| Sasa Hayatenosuke
1952 --
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
|
1952 --
The Life of Oharu
| Katsunosuke
1952 --
Foghorn
| Chiyokichi
1952 --
Vendetta of a Samurai
| Mataemon Araki
1951 --
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
| Mizuno
1951 --
The Life of a Horse Trader
| Yonetaro Katayama
1951 --
Sasaki Kojiro
| Miyamoto Musashi
1951 --
Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre
| Kenji Kawakami
1951 --
Pirates
| Tora
1951 --
The Idiot
| Denkichi Akama
1951 --
Elegy
| Prosecutor Daisuke Toki
1951 --
Beyond Love and Hate
| Gorō Sakata
1950 --
Rashomon
| Tajômaru
1950 --
Wedding Ring
| Takeshi Ema
1950 --
Scandal
| Ichirô Aoye
1950 --
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
| Teisaku Nagasawa
1950 --
Escape from Prison
| Shinkichi
1949 --
Stray Dog
| Det. Murakami
1949 --
Jakoman and Tetsu
| Tetsu
1949 --
The Quiet Duel
| Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
1948 --
Drunken Angel
| Matsunaga
1947 --
These Foolish Times
| Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss
1947 --
Snow Trail
| Eijima