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Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

01/04/1920- 24/12/1997
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Toshirō Mifune’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Toshirō Mifune.
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Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai
8.6/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 26/04/1954
  • Character: Kikuchiyo
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

Midway

Midway
6.7/10
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

1941

1941
5.8/10
  • Genre: ActionComedyWar
  • Release: 14/12/1979
  • Character: Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Red Sun

Red Sun
6.8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 15/09/1971
  • Character: Kuroda Jubei
In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their move…

Grand Prix

Grand Prix
7.2/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 21/12/1966
  • Character: Izo Yamura
The story tells about the confrontation of four first-class racers of Formula 1. Each of the competitors had their own additional motivation to become a champion. Their world is a risk and extreme, fast driving on the highway. The taste of adrenaline is what race lovers live. Outside of competition, they all experience personal dramas and upheavals, and the more important the desired title becomes for them.

Picture Bride

Picture Bride
6.6/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 05/05/1995
  • Character: The Benshi
Riyo, an orphaned 17-year old, sails from Yokohama to Hawaii in 1918 to marry Matsuji, a man she has never met. Hoping to escape a troubled past and start anew, Riyo is bitterly disappointed upon her arrival: her husband is twice her age. The miserable girl finds solace with her new friend Kana, a young mother who helps Riyo accept her new life.

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai
7.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 25/11/2016
  • Character: Himself (archive footage)
Nearly 20 years after his death and in the run-up to his centenary, Toshiro Mifune remains a true giant of Japanese cinema.

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