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Toshirō Mifune

Also known as Toshiro Mifune, Mifune Toshiro, Toshirou Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

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Toshirō Mifune was a Japanese actor who lived from 1920 to 1997 and became one of the most internationally recognized faces of Japanese cinema. He is widely remembered for his collaborations with acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa and for bringing intensity and charisma to both samurai films and other genres, helping to popularize Japanese film worldwide.

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Qingdao, China

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.…

Known for

Mifune: The Last Samurai — Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)2016
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen — (archive footage)2012
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' — Self2002
Deep River — Tsukada1995
Picture Bride — The Benshi1995
Shadow of the Wolf — Kroomak1992
Journey of Honor — Ieyasu Tokugawa1991
Strawberry Road — Taoka1991
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode — Nagao Tamekage1990
Death of a Tea Master — Rikyu Sen-no1989

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Japan
Place of birth: Qingdao
Place of death: Mitaka
Occupation: television actor
Languages spoken: Japanese
Native language: Japanese
Notable work: Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Conflict: World War II
Military branch: Imperial Japanese Air Force
Official website: www.mifuneproductions.co.jp
Image: Toshiro Mifune 1954 Scan10003 160913.jpg
Number of children: 3
Residence: Japan

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place of burial: Kawasaki
Commons category: Toshirō Mifune
date of birth: 1920-04-01
date of death: 1997-12-24
name in kana: みふねとしろう
name in native language: 三船敏郎
start of work period: 1948-00-00
cause of death: pancreatic cancer
medical condition: Alzheimer's disease
ethnic group: Japanese people
nickname: The Shogun
floruit: 1960-00-00
end of work period: 1995-00-00
writing language: Japanese
manner of death: natural causes
nominated for: Japan Academy Film Prize
significant person: Akira Kurosawa
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Encyclopedic overview

Toshiro Mifune (三船敏郎, Mifune Toshirō; 1 April 1920 – 24 December 1997) 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. He often played heroic characters and was noted for his commanding screen presence in the Japanese film industry.

Although he amassed more than 180 screen credits, Mifune is best known for his 16 collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa. These collaborations included Kurosawa's critically acclaimed jidaigeki films such as Rashomon (1950), for which Mifune won the San Marco Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957), The Hidden Fortress (1958), and Yojimbo (1961), for which Mifune won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival and was recognised at the Blue Ribbon Awards as Best Actor. He also portrayed Miyamoto Musashi in Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy (1954–1956), Lord Toranaga in the NBC television miniseries Shōgun, and Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in three different films.

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