Toshiro Mifune

Nationality:
Japanese
Birthdate:
04/01/1920
Birthplace:
Tsingtao, China
Death Date:
12/24/1997
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biography
Although he had originally planned to work in films as an assistant cameraman, Toshiro Mifune was auditioned as an actor, a fortuitous career shift that helped change the course of Japanese cinematic history. He appeared in many of the great post-war Japanese films, most notably those of director Akira Kurosawa.

The collaboration between Kurosawa and Mifune began with the film "Drunken Angel" (1948) and continued with such notable works as "Rashomon" (1950), "Seven Samurai" (1954), "Throne of Blood" (1957), "Yojimbo" (1961) and "Red Beard" (1965). The actor also appeared in such varied Japanese Continued

Credits
Commander Mitamura
1979
Keith
1977
Kingo Gondo
1963
Sanjuro Tsubaki
1962
General Rokurota Makabe
1958
Kiichi Nakajima
1955
Kikuchiyo
1954
Tajomaru--the Bandit
1951
Matsunaga--the Gangster
1948
Lord Takugawa Ieyasu
Shogun's Commander
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
The Benshi
Actor
Izo Yamura
Grenba Tawaraboshi
Saito-San
Kuroda
Taiko Hideyoshi
Sensei Yoshida
Taketori-no-Miyatsuko--the Bamboo Cutter
Akama
Ambassador Kagoyama
Japanese Naval Officer
1968
Isami Kondo
Actor
Yojimbo
Isaburo Sasahara
Takeso
Sanjuro Kuwabatake
Doctor Kyojio Niide (Akahige)
Taketoki Washizu
Sutekichi--the Thief
Producer
Executive Producer
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Born in China to Japanese parents
 
Raised outside of Japan
1939 
Joined the Japanese Imperial Air Force as an aerial photographer
 
After WWII, settled in Tokyo
 
Participated in a nationwide talent search sponsored by Toho Studios
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