Cast

Toshirō Mifune

1920 – 1997

Active years (films on this site)

1948–1967

Genres

DramaActionCrimeAdventureBiography

Schools and movements

Japanese Golden Age

Directors worked with

Akira Kurosawa12 filmsHiroshi Inagaki6 filmsKenji Mizoguchi1 filmMasaki Kobayashi1 film

Biography

Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese actor and producer. The recipient of numerous awards and accolades over a lengthy career, he is widely considered one of the greatest actors of all time. Noted for his commanding screen presence in the Japanese film industry, he typically played hypermasculine or heroic characters.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Volpi Cup for Best Actor 1961
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor 1965
• Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 1989
• Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class 1993
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

National / local

• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor 1952
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor 1962
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor 1966
• Medal with Purple Ribbon 1986
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor 1988
• Golden Arrow Award
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor

20 films on this site

1. Drunken Angel 1948 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. Stray Dog 1949 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
3. Rashomon 1950 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
4. The Life of Oharu 1952 · Kenji Mizoguchi · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
5. Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 1954 · Hiroshi Inagaki · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
6. Seven Samurai 1954 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 8.6 · Cast
7. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple 1955 · Hiroshi Inagaki · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
8. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island 1956 · Hiroshi Inagaki · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
9. The Lower Depths (1957) 1957 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
10. Throne of Blood 1957 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
11. Rickshaw Man 1958 · Hiroshi Inagaki · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
12. The Hidden Fortress 1958 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
13. The Three Treasures 1959 · Hiroshi Inagaki · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
14. The Bad Sleep Well 1960 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
15. Yojimbo 1961 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
16. Chushingura 1962 · Hiroshi Inagaki · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
17. Sanjuro 1962 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
18. High and Low 1963 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 8.4 · Cast
19. Red Beard 1965 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
20. Samurai Rebellion 1967 · Masaki Kobayashi · IMDb 8.3 · Cast