Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

01/04/1920

Day of Death

24/12/1997
(77) years old

Place of Birth

Qingdao, China

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... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2016

Mifune: The Last Samurai

as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive fo...

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

1995

Picture Bride

as The Benshi

1995

Deep River

as Tsukada

1992

Shadow of the Wolf

as Kroomak

1991

Journey of Honor

as Ieyasu Tokugawa

1991

Strawberry Road

as Taoka

1990

Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode

as Nagao Tamekage

1989

Death of a Tea Master

as Rikyu Sen-no

1989

cf Girl

as Shūichirō Hase

1989

The Demon Comes in Spring

as Kukkune no jî

1987

Princess from the Moon

as Taketori-no-Miyatsuko

1987

The Retired Samurai

as Hikozaemon Ōkubo

1987

Tora-san Goes North

as Junkichi Ueno

1987

The Shatterer

as Murai

1986

The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai

as Kyūbei Matsufuji

1985

No More God, No More Love

as Kōzō Kanzaki

1984

Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire

as Shūsai Kondō

1983

The Women of Osaka Castle

as Tokugawa Ieyasu

1983

Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass

as Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô

1983

Battle Anthem

as Admiral Heihachiro Togo

1983

Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl

as Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô

1983

Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell

as Sanjuro Hinoki

1983

Theater Of Life

as Hyōtarō Aonari

1982

Domineering

as Masao Tadokoro

1982

The Challenge

as Toru Yoshida

1981

Lowly Ronin

as Sanjuro Hinoki

1981

The Bushido Blade

as Shogun's Commander

1981

Inchon

as Saito-San

1980

Port Arthur

as Emperor Meiji

1979

1941

as Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura

1979

Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police

as Sadanobu Matsudaira

1979

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

as Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Wom...

1979

Winter Kills

as Keith

1978

Lord Mito

as Sakuzaemon Okumura

1978

The Fall of Ako Castle

as Tsuchiya Michinao

1978

Love and Faith

as Taiko Hideyoshi

1978

Shag

as Captain Takeo Murata

1978

Shogun's Samurai

as Yoshinao Tokugawa

1977

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

as Kosuke Oishi

1977

Proof of the Man

as Yohei Kori

1976

Midway

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

1975

Paper Tiger

as Ambassador Kagoyama

1971

Red Sun

as Kuroda Jubei

1970

The Militarists

as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto

1970

The Walking Major

as Kinugasa Tadao

1970

The Ambitious

as Shojiro Goto

1970

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Yojimbo/Sasa

1969

Red Lion

as Gonzo

1969

Battle of the Japan Sea

as Admiral Heihachiro Togo

1969

Safari 5000

as Yūichirō Takase

1969

Samurai Banners

as Kansuke Yamamoto

1968

Hell in the Pacific

as Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda

1968

Admiral Yamamoto

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

1968

The Sands of Kurobe

as Kitagawa

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as War Minister General Korechika Anami

1967

Samurai Rebellion

as Isaburo Sasahara

1966

Grand Prix

as Izō Yamura

1966

The Mad Atlantic

as Heihachirô Murakami

1966

The Sword of Doom

as Toranosuke Shimada

1966

Rise Against the Sword

as Abare Gōemon

1965

Fort Graveyard

as Sergeant Kosugi

1965

Sanshiro Sugata

as Shogoro Yano

1965

Red Beard

as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")

1965

Samurai Assassin

as Tsuruchiyo Niiro

1964

Whirlwind

as Lord Akashi

1963

Samurai Pirate

as Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in...

1963

Legacy of the 500,000

as Takeichi Matsuo

1963

High and Low

as Kingo Gondo

1963

Attack Squadron

as Lt. Colonel Senda

1962

Chûshingura

as Genba Tawaraboshi

1962

Home-Brewed Tatsu

as Tatsu

1962

Sanjuro

as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin

1961

The Important Man

as Ánimas Trujano

1961

The Youth and His Amulet

as Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)

1961

Yojimbo

as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

1960

The Masterless 47

as Kazuo Momoi

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as Kôichi Nishi

1960

Man Against Man

as Kaji

1960

The Storm of the Pacific

as Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

1960

The Gambling Samurai

as Kunisada Chuji

1960

The Last Gunfight

as Detective Saburo Fujioka

1959

The Three Treasures

as Prince Yamato Takeru

1959

Desperado Outpost

as Battalion Commander

1959

Saga of the Vagabonds

as Rokuro Kai

1959

Samurai Saga

as Heihachiro Komaki

1959

The Big Boss

as Kashimura

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as General Rokurota Makabe

1958

All About Marriage

as Acting teacher

1958

Yaji and Kita on the Road

as Toshinoshin Taya

1958

The Rickshaw Man

as Matsugorō Tomishima

1958

Holiday in Tokyo

as Tenkai's nephew Jirō

1957

Down Town

as Yoshio Tsuruishi

1957

The Lower Depths

as Sutekichi the Thief

1957

A Dangerous Hero

as Kawada

1957

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

as Tasaburō Kasumi

1957

Good Luck to These Two

as Toshio Maruyama

1957

A Man in the Storm

as Saburō Watari

1957

Throne of Blood

as Taketoki Washizu

1956

Rebels on the High Sea

as Matsuo Tokuzō

1956

Scoundrel

as Kanji

1956

A Wife's Heart

as Kenkichi

1956

Settlement of Love

as Shuntarō Ōhira

1956

The Underworld

as Chief Inspector Kumada

1956

Rainy Night Duel

as Masahiko Koseki

1956

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

1955

I Live in Fear

as Kiichi Nakajima

1955

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

1955

No Time for Tears

as Mitsuo Yano

1955

All is Well 2

as Daikichi Risshun

1955

All is Well

as Daikichi Risshun

1955

A Man Among Men

as "Buick" Maki

1954

The Black Fury

as Eiichi Tsuda

1954

The Surf

as Skipper of the Utashima-maru

1954

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

1954

Seven Samurai

as Kikuchiyo

1953

The Eagle of the Pacific

as 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga

1953

Sunflower Girl

as Ippei Hitachi

1953

The Last Embrace

as Shinkichi / Hayakawa

1953

My Wonderful Yellow Car

as Matsumura

1952

The Man Who Came to Port

as Gorō Niinuma

1952

Swift Current

as Shunsuke Kosugi

1952

Tokyo Sweetheart

as Kurokawa

1952

Sword for Hire

as Sasa Hayatenosuke

1952

The Life of Oharu

as Katsunosuke

1952

Foghorn

as Chiyokichi

1952

Vendetta of a Samurai

as Mataemon Araki

1951

The Life of a Horse Trader

as Yonetaro Katayama

1951

Sasaki Kojiro

as Miyamoto Musashi

1951

Pirates

as Tora

1951

The Idiot

as Denkichi Akama

1951

Elegy

as Prosecutor Daisuke Toki

1951

Beyond Love and Hate

as Gorō Sakata

1950

Rashomon

as Tajômaru

1950

Wedding Ring

as Takeshi Ema

1950

Scandal

as Ichirô Aoye

1950

Escape from Prison

as Shinkichi

1949

Stray Dog

as Det. Murakami

1949

Jakoman and Tetsu

as Tetsu

1949

The Quiet Duel

as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki

1948

Drunken Angel

as Matsunaga

1947

These Foolish Times

as Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss

1947

Snow Trail

as Eijima

Crew

1979

Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police

as Associate Producer

1978

Shag

as Executive Producer

1971

Morning for Two

as Producer

1970

Incident at Blood Pass

as Producer

1969

Red Lion

as Producer

1969

Samurai Banners

as Producer

1967

Samurai Rebellion

as Producer

1966

The Mad Atlantic

as Executive Producer

1966

Adventure in Kigan Castle

as Associate Producer

1965

Fort Graveyard

as Associate Producer

1963

Legacy of the 500,000

as Director

1963

Legacy of the 500,000

as Associate Producer