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
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
(1958) The Hidden Fortress
as General Rokurota Makabe
(1950) Rashomon
as Tajômaru
(1965) Red Beard
as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
(1957) Throne of Blood
as Taketori Washizu
(1966) Grand Prix
as Izō Yamura
(1970) Incident at Blood Pass
as Yojimbo
(1949) Stray Dog
as Det. Murakami
(1979) 1941
as Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
(1955) I Live in Fear
as Kiichi Nakajima
(1955) Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
(1954) Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
(1956) Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
(1976) Midway
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
(1962) Sanjuro
as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
(1960) The Bad Sleep Well
as Kôichi Nishi
(1971) Red Sun
as Kuroda Jubei
(1951) The Idiot
as Denkichi Akama
(1968) Hell in the Pacific
as Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
(1961) Yojimbo
as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
(1957) The Lower Depths
as Sutekichi the Thief
(1948) Drunken Angel
as Matsunaga
(1950) Scandal
as Ichirô Aoye
(1967) Samurai Rebellion
as Isaburo Sasahara
(1989) Death of a Tea Master
as Rikyu Sen-no
(1963) High and Low
as Kingo Gondo
(1979) Winter Kills
as Keith
(1970) Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as Yojimbo/Sasa
(1952) The Life of Oharu
as Katsunosuke
(1958) The Rickshaw Man
as Matsugorō Tomishima
(1949) The Quiet Duel
as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
(1962) Chûshingura
as Genba Tawaraboshi
(1969) Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
as Isami Kondo
(1967) Japan's Longest Day
as War Minister General Korechika Anami
(1982) The Challenge
as Toru Yoshida
(1992) Shadow of the Wolf
as Kroomak
(1963) Samurai Pirate
as Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
(1969) Samurai Banners
as Kansuke Yamamoto
(1962) Doburoku no Tatsu
as Tatsu
(1966) The Sword of Doom
as Toranosuke Shimada
(1978) The Fall of Ako Castle
as Tsuchiya Michinao
(1963) Attack Squadron
as Lt. Colonel Senda
(1987) Princess from the Moon
as Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
(1966) Adventure in Kigan Castle
as Osami
(1965) Samurai Assassin
as Tsuruchiyo Niiro
(1958) Yaji and Kita on the Road
as Toshinoshin Taya
(1952) Vendetta of a Samurai
as Mataemon Araki
(1989) cf Girl
as Shūichirō Hase
(1969) Red Lion
as Gonzo
(1959) Desperado Outpost
as Battalion Commander
(1975) Paper Tiger
as Ambassador Kagoyama
(1969) Battle of the Japan Sea
as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
(1947) Snow Trail
as Eijima
(1957) Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Tasaburō Kasumi
(1961) The Important Man
as Ánimas Trujano
(1981) The Bushido Blade
as Shogun's Commander
(1981) Inchon
as Saito-San
(1958) Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as Tasaburo
(1965) Fort Graveyard
as Sergeant Kosugi
(1968) The Sands of Kurobe
as Kitagawa
(1960) The Last Gunfight
as Detective Saburo Fujioka
(1996) The Making of '1941'
as (archive)
(1959) Samurai Saga
as Heihachiro Komaki
(1964) Whirlwind
as Lord Akashi
(1981) Lowly Ronin
as Sanjuro Hinoki
(1982) Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
as Sanjuro Hinoki
(1959) The Three Treasures
as Prince Yamato Takeru
(1950) Wedding Ring
as Takeshi Ema
(1961) Daredevil in the Castle
as Mohei
(1958) All About Marriage
as Acting teacher
(1978) Love and Faith
as Taiko Hideyoshi
(1970) The Ambitious
as Shojiro Goto
(1966) Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
as Self
(1956) Rebels on the High Sea
as Matsuo Tokuzō
(1966) The Mad Atlantic
as Heihachirô Murakami
(1956) Settlement of Love
as Shuntarō Ōhira
(1957) A Man in the Storm
as Saburō Watari
(1957) A Dangerous Hero
as Kawada
(1960) The Masterless 47
as Kazuo Momoi
(1955) All is Well
as Daikichi Risshun
(1955) All is Well 2
as Daikichi Risshun
(1962) Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
as Zhang Zhizhang
(1977) Proof of the Man
as Yohei Kori
(1958) A Holiday in Tokyo
as Tenkai's nephew Jirō
(1991) Journey of Honor
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
(1978) Shogun's Samurai
as Yoshinao Tokugawa
(1950) Escape from Prison
as Shinkichi
(1969) Safari 5000
as Yūichirō Takase
(1951) Sasaki Kojiro
as Miyamoto Musashi
(1983) Secret of the Forbidden Valley
as ---
(1968) Admiral Yamamoto
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
(1956) A Wife's Heart
as Kenkichi
(1966) Rise Against the Sword
as Abare Gōemon
(1987) The Retired Samurai
as Hikozaemon Ōkubo
(1995) Deep River
as Tsukada
(1995) Picture Bride
as The Benshi
(1989) The Demon Comes in Spring
as Kukkune no jî
(1980) Port Arthur
as Emperor Meiji
(1978) Shag
as Captain Takeo Murata
(1960) The Storm of the Pacific
as Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
(1968) The Day the Sun Rose
as Kumaza
(1983) Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
as Sanjuro Hinoki
(1953) The Eagle of the Pacific
as 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga
(1983) Battle Anthem
as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
(1959) The Big Boss
as Kashimura
(1985) No More God, No More Love
as Kōzō Kanzaki
(1986) The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
as Kyūbei Matsufuji
(1970) The Militarists
as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
(1950) Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
as Teisaku Nagasawa
(1960) The Gambling Samurai
as Kunisada Chuji
(1982) Domineering
as Masao Tadokoro
(1959) Saga of the Vagabonds
as Rokuro Kai
(2016) Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
(1987) Tora-san Goes North
as Junkichi Ueno
(1983) The Women of Osaka Castle
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
(1984) Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire
as Shūsai Kondō
(1951) The Life of a Horse Trader
as Yonetaro Katayama
(1983) Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
as Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô
(1987) The Shatterer
as Murai
(1951) Beyond Love and Hate
as Gorō Sakata
(1952) Foghorn
as Chiyokichi
(1953) The Last Embrace
as Shinkichi / Hayakawa
(1955) No Time for Tears
as Mitsuo Yano
(1956) The Underworld
as Chief Inspector Kumada
(1960) Man Against Man
as Kaji
(1965) The Retreat from Kiska
as Omura
(1952) Sword for Hire
as Sasa Hayatenosuke
(2000) Kurosawa
as Self (archive footage)
(1983) Theater Of Life
as Hyōtarō Aonari
(2002) Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
as Self
(1961) The Youth and His Amulet
as Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)
(1984) The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
as Fisherman
(1978) Lord Mito
as Sakuzaemon Okumura
(1978) Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
as Kosuke Oishi
(1952) Tokyo Sweetheart
as Kurokawa
(1963) Legacy of the 500,000
as Takeichi Matsuo
(1979) The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
as Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"
(1979) Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
as Sadanobu Matsudaira
(1982) The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
as ---
(1983) Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
as Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô
(1991) Strawberry Road
as Taoka
(1957) Down Town
as Yoshio Tsuruishi
(1961) The Masterless 47 – Part II
as ---
(1952) The Man Who Came to Port
as Gorō Niinuma
(1957) Good Luck to These Two
as Toshio Maruyama
(1977) Japanese Godfather: Ambition
as Kosuke Oishi
(1954) Seven Samurai
as Kikuchiyo
(1956) Scoundrel
as Kanji
(1958) Theater of Life
as ---
(1952) Swift Current
as Shunsuke Kosugi
(1953) My Wonderful Yellow Car
as Matsumura
(1953) Sunflower Girl
as Ippei Hitachi
(1990) Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode
as Nagao Tamekage
(1955) A Man Among Men
as "Buick" Maki
(1965) Sanshiro Sugata
as Shogoro Yano
(1947) These Foolish Times
as Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss
(2020) Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
as Self (archive footage)
(1970) The Walking Major
as Kinugasa Tadao
(1998) Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
as Self (archive footage)
(1981) Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
as Tamon Umei
(1982) Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
as Tamon Umei
(1951) Pirates
as Tora
(1951) Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre
as Kenji Kawakami
(1949) Jakoman and Tetsu
as Tetsu
(1954) The Black Fury
as Eiichi Tsuda
(1951) Who Knows a Woman's Heart
as Mizuno
(1956) Rainy Night Duel
as Masahiko Koseki
(1954) The Surf
as Skipper of the Utashima-maru
(1951) Elegy
as Prosecutor Daisuke Toki
(1952) Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
as ---
(1981) Sekigahara
as Sakon Shima
(1980) Shōgun
as Lord Yoshi Toranaga
(1981) Tuesday Suspense Theater
as ---
(1971) V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
(1979) The 47 Ronins of Ako
as Tachibana Sakon
(1978) Falcons of Edo
as Kanbei Uchiyama
(1971) Epic Chushingura
as Oishi Kuranosuke
(1972) Ronin of the Wastelands
as Kujuro Toge
(1976) Ronin in a Lawless Town
as Mr. Danna
(1984) Burning Mountain River
as Otsuichi Amo