Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Acting

Birthday

1920/04/02

Day of death

1997/12/24 (77 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Qingdao, China

Also know as

Toshiroh Mifune, Mifune Toshirō

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...Read more

Acting
隠し砦の三悪人
8.0

(1958) The Hidden Fortress

as General Rokurota Makabe

羅生門
8.1

(1950) Rashomon

as Tajômaru

赤ひげ
8.1

(1965) Red Beard

as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")

蜘蛛巣城
7.9

(1957) Throne of Blood

as Taketori Washizu

Grand Prix
7.3

(1966) Grand Prix

as Izō Yamura

待ち伏せ
6.8

(1970) Incident at Blood Pass

as Yojimbo

野良犬
7.5

(1949) Stray Dog

as Det. Murakami

1941
5.8

(1979) 1941

as Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura

生きものの記録
7.3

(1955) I Live in Fear

as Kiichi Nakajima

続宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決闘
7.2

(1955) Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

宮本武蔵
7.2

(1954) Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島
7.3

(1956) Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

Midway
6.6

(1976) Midway

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

椿三十郎
7.9

(1962) Sanjuro

as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin

悪い奴ほどよく眠る
7.7

(1960) The Bad Sleep Well

as Kôichi Nishi

Soleil Rouge
6.9

(1971) Red Sun

as Kuroda Jubei

白痴
7.0

(1951) The Idiot

as Denkichi Akama

Hell in the Pacific
6.9

(1968) Hell in the Pacific

as Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda

用心棒
8.1

(1961) Yojimbo

as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

どん底
7.1

(1957) The Lower Depths

as Sutekichi the Thief

酔いどれ天使
7.6

(1948) Drunken Angel

as Matsunaga

醜聞
6.9

(1950) Scandal

as Ichirô Aoye

上意討ち 拝領妻始末
8.2

(1967) Samurai Rebellion

as Isaburo Sasahara

千利休 本覺坊遺文
5.3

(1989) Death of a Tea Master

as Rikyu Sen-no

天国と地獄
8.3

(1963) High and Low

as Kingo Gondo

Winter Kills
5.8

(1979) Winter Kills

as Keith

座頭市と用心棒
6.7

(1970) Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Yojimbo/Sasa

西鶴一代女
7.8

(1952) The Life of Oharu

as Katsunosuke

無法松の一生
7.2

(1958) The Rickshaw Man

as Matsugorō Tomishima

静かなる決闘
7.3

(1949) The Quiet Duel

as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki

忠臣蔵 花の巻・雪の巻
7.3

(1962) Chûshingura

as Genba Tawaraboshi

新選組
6.9

(1969) Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

as Isami Kondo

日本のいちばん長い日
7.1

(1967) Japan's Longest Day

as War Minister General Korechika Anami

The Challenge
5.9

(1982) The Challenge

as Toru Yoshida

Shadow of the Wolf
5.6

(1992) Shadow of the Wolf

as Kroomak

大盗賊
5.5

(1963) Samurai Pirate

as Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]

風林火山
7.4

(1969) Samurai Banners

as Kansuke Yamamoto

どぶろくの辰
0.0

(1962) Doburoku no Tatsu

as Tatsu

大菩薩峠
7.7

(1966) The Sword of Doom

as Toranosuke Shimada

赤穂城断絶
6.6

(1978) The Fall of Ako Castle

as Tsuchiya Michinao

太平洋の翼
6.0

(1963) Attack Squadron

as Lt. Colonel Senda

竹取物語
6.4

(1987) Princess from the Moon

as Taketori-no-Miyatsuko

奇巌城の冒険
5.7

(1966) Adventure in Kigan Castle

as Osami

侍
7.3

(1965) Samurai Assassin

as Tsuruchiyo Niiro

弥次喜多道中記
0.0

(1958) Yaji and Kita on the Road

as Toshinoshin Taya

荒木又右衛門 決闘鍵屋の辻
6.8

(1952) Vendetta of a Samurai

as Mataemon Araki

cfガール
7.0

(1989) cf Girl

as Shūichirō Hase

赤毛
6.4

(1969) Red Lion

as Gonzo

独立愚連隊
6.1

(1959) Desperado Outpost

as Battalion Commander

Paper Tiger
5.7

(1975) Paper Tiger

as Ambassador Kagoyama

日本海大海戦
6.0

(1969) Battle of the Japan Sea

as Admiral Heihachiro Togo

銀嶺の果て
7.1

(1947) Snow Trail

as Eijima

柳生武芸帳
7.0

(1957) Yagyu Secret Scrolls

as Tasaburō Kasumi

Ánimas Trujano
7.8

(1961) The Important Man

as Ánimas Trujano

The Bushido Blade
5.4

(1981) The Bushido Blade

as Shogun's Commander

Inchon
3.8

(1981) Inchon

as Saito-San

柳生武芸帳 双龍秘剣
5.3

(1958) Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

as Tasaburo

血と砂
6.7

(1965) Fort Graveyard

as Sergeant Kosugi

黒部の太陽
6.2

(1968) The Sands of Kurobe

as Kitagawa

暗黒街の対決
6.6

(1960) The Last Gunfight

as Detective Saburo Fujioka

The Making of '1941'
6.6

(1996) The Making of '1941'

as (archive)

或る剣豪の生涯
6.7

(1959) Samurai Saga

as Heihachiro Komaki

士魂魔道 大龍巻
6.8

(1964) Whirlwind

as Lord Akashi

素浪人罷り通る
0.0

(1981) Lowly Ronin

as Sanjuro Hinoki

素浪人罷り通る 暁の死闘
0.0

(1982) Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood

as Sanjuro Hinoki

日本誕生
5.4

(1959) The Three Treasures

as Prince Yamato Takeru

婚約指輪
6.6

(1950) Wedding Ring

as Takeshi Ema

大阪城物語
7.4

(1961) Daredevil in the Castle

as Mohei

結婚のすべて
0.0

(1958) All About Marriage

as Acting teacher

お吟さま
6.3

(1978) Love and Faith

as Taiko Hideyoshi

幕末
7.0

(1970) The Ambitious

as Shojiro Goto

0.0

(1966) Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions

as Self

囚人船
0.0

(1956) Rebels on the High Sea

as Matsuo Tokuzō

怒涛一万浬
0.0

(1966) The Mad Atlantic

as Heihachirô Murakami

愛情の決算
0.0

(1956) Settlement of Love

as Shuntarō Ōhira

嵐の中の男
0.0

(1957) A Man in the Storm

as Saburō Watari

危険な英雄
0.0

(1957) A Dangerous Hero

as Kawada

サラリーマン忠臣蔵
0.0

(1960) The Masterless 47

as Kazuo Momoi

天下泰平
0.0

(1955) All is Well

as Daikichi Risshun

続天下泰平
0.0

(1955) All is Well 2

as Daikichi Risshun

続社長洋行記
5.8

(1962) Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

as Zhang Zhizhang

人間の証明
7.4

(1977) Proof of the Man

as Yohei Kori

東京の休日
0.0

(1958) A Holiday in Tokyo

as Tenkai's nephew Jirō

Journey of Honor
4.9

(1991) Journey of Honor

as Ieyasu Tokugawa

柳生一族の陰謀
7.1

(1978) Shogun's Samurai

as Yoshinao Tokugawa

脱獄
0.0

(1950) Escape from Prison

as Shinkichi

栄光への5000キロ
7.3

(1969) Safari 5000

as Yūichirō Takase

佐々木小次郎
5.0

(1951) Sasaki Kojiro

as Miyamoto Musashi

魔境 殺生谷の秘密
0.0

(1983) Secret of the Forbidden Valley

as ---

連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六
8.3

(1968) Admiral Yamamoto

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Tsuma no kokoro
6.8

(1956) A Wife's Heart

as Kenkichi

暴れ豪右衛門
6.5

(1966) Rise Against the Sword

as Abare Gōemon

傑作時代劇 天下の御意見番罷り通る!彦左衛門外記
0.0

(1987) The Retired Samurai

as Hikozaemon Ōkubo

深い河
7.2

(1995) Deep River

as Tsukada

Picture Bride
6.3

(1995) Picture Bride

as The Benshi

春来る鬼
0.0

(1989) The Demon Comes in Spring

as Kukkune no jî

二百三高地
7.6

(1980) Port Arthur

as Emperor Meiji

犬笛
7.0

(1978) Shag

as Captain Takeo Murata

ハワイ・ミッドウェイ大海空戦 太平洋の嵐
5.6

(1960) The Storm of the Pacific

as Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

7.0

(1968) The Day the Sun Rose

as Kumaza

Suronin Makari Toru 4 Sarumo Jigoku Nokorumo Jigoku
0.0

(1983) Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell

as Sanjuro Hinoki

太平洋の鷲
7.8

(1953) The Eagle of the Pacific

as 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga

日本海大海戦 海ゆかば
7.0

(1983) Battle Anthem

as Admiral Heihachiro Togo

暗黒街の顔役
6.3

(1959) The Big Boss

as Kashimura

聖女伝説
6.0

(1985) No More God, No More Love

as Kōzō Kanzaki

玄海つれづれ節
7.0

(1986) The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai

as Kyūbei Matsufuji

激動の昭和史 軍閥
8.0

(1970) The Militarists

as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto

Ishinaka sensei gyojoki
6.4

(1950) Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

as Teisaku Nagasawa

国定忠治
6.3

(1960) The Gambling Samurai

as Kunisada Chuji

制覇
5.0

(1982) Domineering

as Masao Tadokoro

戦国群盗傳
6.3

(1959) Saga of the Vagabonds

as Rokuro Kai

Mifune: The Last Samurai
7.1

(2016) Mifune: The Last Samurai

as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

男はつらいよ 知床慕情
8.7

(1987) Tora-san Goes North

as Junkichi Ueno

女たちの大坂城
0.0

(1983) The Women of Osaka Castle

as Tokugawa Ieyasu

燃えて、散る 炎の剣士 沖田総司
0.0

(1984) Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire

as Shūsai Kondō

馬喰一代
7.0

(1951) The Life of a Horse Trader

as Yonetaro Katayama

素浪人罷り通る 涙に消えた三日極楽
0.0

(1983) Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl

as Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô

The Shatterer
0.0

(1987) The Shatterer

as Murai

愛と憎しみの彼方へ
0.0

(1951) Beyond Love and Hate

as Gorō Sakata

霧笛
0.0

(1952) Foghorn

as Chiyokichi

抱擁
0.0

(1953) The Last Embrace

as Shinkichi / Hayakawa

男ありて
0.0

(1955) No Time for Tears

as Mitsuo Yano

暗黒街
0.0

(1956) The Underworld

as Chief Inspector Kumada

男対男
0.0

(1960) Man Against Man

as Kaji

太平洋奇跡の作戦 キスカ
8.3

(1965) The Retreat from Kiska

as Omura

戦国無頼
7.0

(1952) Sword for Hire

as Sasa Hayatenosuke

Kurosawa
6.7

(2000) Kurosawa

as Self (archive footage)

人生劇場
0.0

(1983) Theater Of Life

as Hyōtarō Aonari

黒澤明~創ると云う事は素晴らしい~隠し砦の三悪人
8.0

(2002) Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

as Self

ゲンと不動明王
0.0

(1961) The Youth and His Amulet

as Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)

海燕ジョーの奇跡
6.0

(1984) The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

as Fisherman

水戸黄門
9.5

(1978) Lord Mito

as Sakuzaemon Okumura

日本の首領 完結篇
7.0

(1978) Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

as Kosuke Oishi

東京の恋人
7.0

(1952) Tokyo Sweetheart

as Kurokawa

五十万人の遺産
7.1

(1963) Legacy of the 500,000

as Takeichi Matsuo

金田一耕助の冒険
6.4

(1979) The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

as Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"

隠密同心・大江戸捜査網
5.0

(1979) Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police

as Sadanobu Matsudaira

素浪人罷り通る 血煙りの宿
0.0

(1982) The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn

as ---

素浪人罷り通る 矢立峠に裏切りを見た
0.0

(1983) Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass

as Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô

ストロベリーロード
10.0

(1991) Strawberry Road

as Taoka

下町
0.0

(1957) Down Town

as Yoshio Tsuruishi

続 サラリーマン忠臣蔵
0.0

(1961) The Masterless 47 – Part II

as ---

港へ来た男
10.0

(1952) The Man Who Came to Port

as Gorō Niinuma

この二人に幸あれ
6.0

(1957) Good Luck to These Two

as Toshio Maruyama

日本の首領 野望篇
8.8

(1977) Japanese Godfather: Ambition

as Kosuke Oishi

七人の侍
8.5

(1954) Seven Samurai

as Kikuchiyo

ならず者
0.0

(1956) Scoundrel

as Kanji

人生劇場 青春篇
0.0

(1958) Theater of Life

as ---

激流
0.0

(1952) Swift Current

as Shunsuke Kosugi

吹けよ春風
6.0

(1953) My Wonderful Yellow Car

as Matsumura

ひまわり娘
0.0

(1953) Sunflower Girl

as Ippei Hitachi

天と地と〜黎明編
10.0

(1990) Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode

as Nagao Tamekage

男性NO.1
0.0

(1955) A Man Among Men

as "Buick" Maki

姿三四郎
7.0

(1965) Sanshiro Sugata

as Shogoro Yano

新馬鹿時代
0.0

(1947) These Foolish Times

as Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss

Charles Bronson, le génie du mâle
7.9

(2020) Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

as Self (archive footage)

ある兵士の賭け
2.0

(1970) The Walking Major

as Kinugasa Tadao

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
0.0

(1998) Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

as Self (archive footage)

新吾十番勝負1
3.5

(1981) Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1

as Tamon Umei

新吾十番勝負2
0.0

(1982) Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2

as Tamon Umei

海賊船
0.0

(1951) Pirates

as Tora

戦後派お化け大会
0.0

(1951) Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre

as Kenji Kawakami

ジャコ萬と鉄
0.0

(1949) Jakoman and Tetsu

as Tetsu

密輸船
0.0

(1954) The Black Fury

as Eiichi Tsuda

女ごころ誰が知る
0.0

(1951) Who Knows a Woman's Heart

as Mizuno

黒帯三国志
0.0

(1956) Rainy Night Duel

as Masahiko Koseki

潮騒
0.0

(1954) The Surf

as Skipper of the Utashima-maru

悲歌
0.0

(1951) Elegy

as Prosecutor Daisuke Toki

金の卵
0.0

(1952) Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

as ---

関ヶ原
7.0

(1981) Sekigahara

as Sakon Shima

Shōgun
7.7

(1980) Shōgun

as Lord Yoshi Toranaga

火曜サスペンス劇場
0.0

(1981) Tuesday Suspense Theater

as ---

6.0

(1971) V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

0.0

(1979) The 47 Ronins of Ako

as Tachibana Sakon

江戸の鷹 御用部屋犯科帖
0.0

(1978) Falcons of Edo

as Kanbei Uchiyama

大忠臣蔵
0.0

(1971) Epic Chushingura

as Oishi Kuranosuke

荒野の素浪人
0.0

(1972) Ronin of the Wastelands

as Kujuro Toge

人魚亭異聞 無法街の素浪人
0.0

(1976) Ronin in a Lawless Town

as Mr. Danna

山河燃ゆ
0.0

(1984) Burning Mountain River

as Otsuichi Amo