Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

1920-04-01 Qingdao, China 182 Credits

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...

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Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.8
Acting

With his grizzled moustache and chiselled features, Charles Bronson is the embodiment of a slightly archaic, brooding and almost reactionary virility....

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016

as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

7.1
Acting

An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.

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

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

2002

as Self

8.0
Acting

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Hidden Fortress" (1958).

Kurosawa

Kurosawa

2000

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
Acting

Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

1998

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up a friendship. Shortly afterwards they ...

The Making of '1941'

The Making of '1941'

1996

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

A non-narrated documentary, told mainly in interviews with the filmmakers, on the making of the cult comedy classic, featuring outtakes, rare behind-t...

Picture Bride

Picture Bride

1995

as The Benshi

6.3
Acting

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 s...

Deep River

Deep River

1995

as Tsukada

7.2
Acting

A group of Japanese tourists try to forget their pasts and find themselves in India.

Shadow of the Wolf

Shadow of the Wolf

1992

as Kroomak

5.8
Acting

In the 1930s, Agaguk lives his traditional Inuit life. But one day, there is a murder in the tribe and Agaguk becomes a suspect. Soon he becomes perse...

Journey of Honor

Journey of Honor

1991

as Ieyasu Tokugawa

4.9
Acting

The son of a besieged Shogun in war-torn 17th century Japan travels to Spain to buy weaponry from the king.

Strawberry Road

Strawberry Road

1991

as Taoka

10.0
Acting

Hisa Ishii and his brother Akira emigrate from Japan to the United States. They settle in rural California and start a strawberry farm, slowly integra...

Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode

Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode

1990

as Nagao Tamekage

10.0
Acting

Some of the greatest battles during the Age of Civil Wars were fought between the Uesugi and Takeda clans. Leading up to them was the incredible life ...

Death of a Tea Master

Death of a Tea Master

1989

as Rikyu Sen-no

5.4
Acting

Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death.

cf Girl

cf Girl

1989

as Shūichirō Hase

7.0
Acting

The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Takashi Kitajima.

The Demon Comes in Spring

The Demon Comes in Spring

1989

as Kukkune no jî

Acting

Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in northeastern Japan. The two have tried to escape the girl'...

Princess from the Moon

Princess from the Moon

1987

as Taketori-no-Miyatsuko

6.4
Acting

Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they pry open an alien cocoon to greet their new daughter.

The Retired Samurai

The Retired Samurai

1987

as Hikozaemon Ōkubo

Acting

Japan's greatest jidaigeki star, Mifune Toshiro is Shogun's Advisor Okubo Hikozaemon who must be coaxed out of retirement to save Shogun Iemitsu from ...

Tora-san Goes North

Tora-san Goes North

1987

as Junkichi Ueno

8.7
Acting

When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune) in his relationships with his estranged daughter,...

The Shatterer

The Shatterer

1987

as Murai

Acting

Following the opening of a Japanese auto factory in Sicily, the head of the company is kidnapped by Sicilian mobsters. This was a co-production betwee...

The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai

The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai

1986

as Kyūbei Matsufuji

7.0
Acting

A young woman's life is turned upside down when her husband suddenly disappears, leaving behind numerous debts and his illegitimate child. Desperate t...

No More God, No More Love

No More God, No More Love

1985

as Kōzō Kanzaki

6.0
Acting

Released after seven years in prison, an inveterate thug goes from strength to ruthless strength as he makes his way through a succession of dubious j...

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

1984

as Fisherman

6.0
Acting

In Okinawa, a Japanese-Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster. Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, ...

Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire

Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire

1984

as Shūsai Kondō

Acting
Secret of the Forbidden Valley

Secret of the Forbidden Valley

1983

Acting

A thrilling historical drama in which a ronin played plays an active role in redeeming the name of a man who was put to death for a crime, despite be...

The Women of Osaka Castle

The Women of Osaka Castle

1983

as Tokugawa Ieyasu

Acting

A television drama aired on November 3, 1983 as a special project to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of Yomiuri Television and the 30th...

Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass

Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass

1983

as Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô

Acting

Accused of being a spy for a rival clan by Nanbu Clan samurai who then attack him, the 'Lowly Ronin' barely escapes with his life after being shot. N...

Battle Anthem

Battle Anthem

1983

as Admiral Heihachiro Togo

7.0
Acting

The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.

Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl

Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl

1983

as Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô

Acting

When the 'Lowly Ronin' helps an orphaned teenage girl avoid being turned into a prostitute, she then claims he is her father and they start a farm as ...

Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell

Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell

1983

as Sanjuro Hinoki

Acting

The "lowly ronin" meets a child who is being chased by men that killed his father before his eyes. Feeling indebted to the child for buying him dinner...

Theater Of Life

Theater Of Life

1983

as Hyōtarō Aonari

Acting

Adaptation of Shiro Ozaki's novel.

Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood

Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood

1982

as Sanjuro Hinoki

Acting

Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV ...

Domineering

Domineering

1982

as Masao Tadokoro

5.0
Acting

When the patriarch of Japan's most powerful yakuza family is shot, his wife is left to pick up the pieces and carry on the legacy.

The Challenge

The Challenge

1982

as Toru Yoshida

6.0
Acting

Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between t...

The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn

The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn

1982

Acting

After saving a young Lord from an assassination attempt the Lowly Ronin finds that he is now a wanted man! Accused of being a thief by those that trie...

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2

1982

as Tamon Umei

Acting

Brings Shingo face to face against Yagyu Tajima, the Shogun’s fencing instructor in a match that could save a domain near Osaka.  Meanwhile Shogun Yos...

Lowly Ronin

Lowly Ronin

1981

as Sanjuro Hinoki

Acting

Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV ...

The Bushido Blade

The Bushido Blade

1981

as Shogun's Commander

5.4
Acting

A steel samurai blade that was to be given to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan is stolen. American sailors and Japanese samurai are sen...

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1

1981

as Tamon Umei

3.5
Acting

The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his fa...

Inchon

Inchon

1981

as Saito-San

3.4
Acting

Gen. Douglas MacArthur leads a Korean War campaign, and the war tests a married couple's relationship.

Shogun

Shogun

1980

as Lord Yoshi Toranaga

7.8
Acting

In the seventeenth century, a Dutch ship sails the Pacific from the Americas in order to escape the Spanish. Pilot-Major John Blackthorne (Richard Cha...

Port Arthur

Port Arthur

1980

as Emperor Meiji

7.3
Acting

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (...

1941

1941

1979

as Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura

5.8
Acting

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police

Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police

1979

as Sadanobu Matsudaira

5.0
Acting

A group of warriors decide to unite to help the oppressed masses. Disguised as ordinary people, they are dedicated to fighting evil till the end.

Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police

Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police

1979

Associate Producer

5.0
Producing

A group of warriors decide to unite to help the oppressed masses. Disguised as ordinary people, they are dedicated to fighting evil till the end.

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

1979

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

6.4
Acting

Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known bein...

Winter Kills

Winter Kills

1979

as Keith

5.9
Acting

The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the...

Lord Mito

Lord Mito

1978

as Sakuzaemon Okumura

9.5
Acting

One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose travels around the nation are legendary has made it to...

The Fall of Ako Castle

The Fall of Ako Castle

1978

as Tsuchiya Michinao

6.6
Acting

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the reve...

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

1978

as Kosuke Oishi

7.0
Acting

The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determine who will become Don of Japan.

Love and Faith

Love and Faith

1978

as Taiko Hideyoshi

6.3
Acting

Sen Rikyu is a ceremonial tea master who advises warlord Hideyoshi in sixteenth-century feudal Japan. His daughter, the beautiful Lady Ogin, has an un...

Shag

Shag

1978

as Captain Takeo Murata

7.0
Acting

Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year-old daughter, with the aid of an Ainu dog summoned by a whistle she gave him.

Shag

Shag

1978

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year-old daughter, with the aid of an Ainu dog summoned by a whistle she gave him.

Shogun's Samurai

Shogun's Samurai

1978

as Yoshinao Tokugawa

7.0
Acting

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the sho...

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

1977

as Kosuke Oishi

8.8
Acting

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.

Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man

1977

as Yohei Kori

7.4
Acting

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a Ne...

Midway

Midway

1976

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

6.6
Acting

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.

Paper Tiger

Paper Tiger

1975

as Ambassador Kagoyama

5.7
Acting

A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped ...

Red Sun

Red Sun

1971

as Kuroda Jubei

6.9
Acting

In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United Stat...

Morning for Two

Morning for Two

1971

Producer

Producing

While Keisuke and Jiro were brothers, the characters of the two were opposite. My older brother Keisuke was a sophomore college graduate, a honest and...

The Militarists

The Militarists

1970

as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto

8.0
Acting
The Walking Major

The Walking Major

1970

as Kinugasa Tadao

2.0
Acting

U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambling with U.S. servicemen in order to raise funds to...

Incident at Blood Pass

Incident at Blood Pass

1970

as Yojimbo

6.8
Acting

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of ch...

Incident at Blood Pass

Incident at Blood Pass

1970

Producer

6.8
Producing

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of ch...

The Ambitious

The Ambitious

1970

as Shojiro Goto

7.2
Acting

The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan...

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970

as Yojimbo/Sasa

6.8
Acting

With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a merch...

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

1969

as Isami Kondo

6.8
Acting

Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a ne...

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

1969

Producer

6.8
Producing

Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a ne...

Red Lion

Red Lion

1969

as Gonzo

6.4
Acting

Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sa...

Red Lion

Red Lion

1969

Producer

6.4
Producing

Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sa...

Battle of the Japan Sea

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969

as Admiral Heihachiro Togo

6.0
Acting

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a...

Safari 5000

Safari 5000

1969

as Yūichirō Takase

7.3
Acting

A Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) have a rivalry with a French driver named Pierre (Jean-Claude Drouot). Godai is enl...

Samurai Banners

Samurai Banners

1969

as Kansuke Yamamoto

7.6
Acting

Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He co...

Samurai Banners

Samurai Banners

1969

Producer

7.6
Producing

Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He co...

Hell in the Pacific

Hell in the Pacific

1968

as Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda

6.9
Acting

During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in ...

The Day the Sun Rose

1968

as Kumaza

7.0
Acting

Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned cust...

Admiral Yamamoto

Admiral Yamamoto

1968

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

8.3
Acting

As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet....

The Sands of Kurobe

The Sands of Kurobe

1968

as Kitagawa

6.2
Acting

Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of t...

Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

1967

as War Minister General Korechika Anami

7.1
Acting

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies...

Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion

1967

as Isaburo Sasahara

8.2
Acting

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to acce...

Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion

1967

Producer

8.2
Producing

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to acce...

Grand Prix

Grand Prix

1966

as Izō Yamura

7.2
Acting

The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a serie...

Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions

1966

as Self

Acting

A short making of feature about the 1966 John Frankenheimer movie Grande Prix

Rise Against the Sword

Rise Against the Sword

1966

as Abare Gōemon

6.5
Acting

Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees ...

The Mad Atlantic

The Mad Atlantic

1966

as Heihachirô Murakami

Acting

Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they e...

The Mad Atlantic

The Mad Atlantic

1966

Executive Producer

Producing

Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they e...

Adventure in Kigan Castle

Adventure in Kigan Castle

1966

as Osami

5.7
Acting

Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in...

Adventure in Kigan Castle

Adventure in Kigan Castle

1966

Associate Producer

5.7
Producing

Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in...

The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

1966

as Toranosuke Shimada

7.7
Acting

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a ...

Fort Graveyard

Fort Graveyard

1965

as Sergeant Kosugi

6.7
Acting

Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His comm...

Fort Graveyard

Fort Graveyard

1965

Associate Producer

6.7
Producing

Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His comm...

The Retreat from Kiska

The Retreat from Kiska

1965

as Omura

8.3
Acting

In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhe...

Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata

1965

as Shogoro Yano

7.0
Acting

Remake of Kurosawa's films Sanshiro Sugata and Sanshiro Sugata part 2. A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo. His...

Red Beard

Red Beard

1965

as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")

8.1
Acting

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him ...

Samurai Assassin

Samurai Assassin

1965

as Tsuruchiyo Niiro

7.4
Acting

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assass...

Whirlwind

Whirlwind

1964

as Lord Akashi

6.8
Acting

Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle...

Samurai Pirate

Samurai Pirate

1963

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

5.5
Acting

An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the t...

Legacy of the 500,000

Legacy of the 500,000

1963

as Takeichi Matsuo

7.1
Acting

During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is now...

Legacy of the 500,000

Legacy of the 500,000

1963

Director, Associate Producer

7.1
Directing Producing

During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is now...

High and Low

High and Low

1963

as Kingo Gondo

8.3
Acting

In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by ...

Attack Squadron

Attack Squadron

1963

as Lt. Colonel Senda

6.0
Acting

Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain ...

Chûshingura

Chûshingura

1962

as Genba Tawaraboshi

7.3
Acting

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their hon...

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

1962

as Zhang Zhizhang

5.8
Acting
Home-Brewed Tatsu

Home-Brewed Tatsu

1962

as Tatsu

Acting

1962 Japanese movie

Sanjuro

Sanjuro

1962

as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin

8.0
Acting

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and ...

The Important Man

The Important Man

1961

as Ánimas Trujano

7.9
Acting

Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his vil...

The Youth and His Amulet

The Youth and His Amulet

1961

as Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)

Acting

Gen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the god Prince Fudo-Myo. Prince Fudo-Myo comes to the boy'...

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961

as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

8.1
Acting

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the loca...

The Masterless 47 – Part II

The Masterless 47 – Part II

1961

Acting
Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle

1961

as Mohei

7.4
Acting

During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyoto...

The Masterless 47

The Masterless 47

1960

as Kazuo Momoi

Acting

Part one of The Masterless 47.

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

as Kôichi Nishi

7.7
Acting

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled d...

Man Against Man

Man Against Man

1960

as Kaji

Acting

Kikumori runs a cabaret on the docks, while his friend Kaji operates transport boats. When a gang of drug dealers tries to force the pair to cooperate...

The Storm of the Pacific

The Storm of the Pacific

1960

as Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

5.6
Acting

Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in 1...

The Gambling Samurai

The Gambling Samurai

1960

as Kunisada Chuji

6.3
Acting

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's...

The Last Gunfight

The Last Gunfight

1960

as Detective Saburo Fujioka

6.1
Acting

Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Kojin is the scene of fierce fighting bet...

The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

1959

as Prince Yamato Takeru

5.4
Acting

The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Empe...

Desperado Outpost

Desperado Outpost

1959

as Battalion Commander

6.1
Acting

When Sergeant Okubo's brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the Second World War, Okubo poses as a war correspondent and ...

Saga of the Vagabonds

Saga of the Vagabonds

1959

as Rokuro Kai

6.3
Acting

Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting a...

Samurai Saga

Samurai Saga

1959

as Heihachiro Komaki

6.7
Acting

Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady....

The Big Boss

The Big Boss

1959

as Kashimura

6.3
Acting

Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping...

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

1958

as General Rokurota Makabe

8.0
Acting

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who g...

Theater of Life

Theater of Life

1958

Acting

1958 Theater of Life adaptation.

All About Marriage

All About Marriage

1958

as Acting teacher

Acting

Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.

Yaji and Kita on the Road

Yaji and Kita on the Road

1958

as Toshinoshin Taya

Acting

Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their wi...

The Rickshaw Man

The Rickshaw Man

1958

as Matsugorō Tomishima

7.2
Acting

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.

A Holiday in Tokyo

A Holiday in Tokyo

1958

as Tenkai's nephew Jirō

Acting

May Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New York, she travels incognito with a tour group, in hopes o...

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

1958

as Tasaburo

5.3
Acting

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disas...

Down Town

Down Town

1957

as Yoshio Tsuruishi

Acting

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of h...

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

1957

as Sutekichi the Thief

7.1
Acting

Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that tur...

A Dangerous Hero

A Dangerous Hero

1957

as Kawada

Acting

A film by Hideo Suzuki.

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

1957

as Tasaburō Kasumi

7.0
Acting

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disas...

Good Luck to These Two

Good Luck to These Two

1957

as Toshio Maruyama

6.0
Acting

A young man and woman are determined to marry despite opposition from her parents.

A Man in the Storm

A Man in the Storm

1957

as Saburō Watari

Acting

Judo expert Saburô Watari fights his judo master, Tsujido, while simultaneously in conflict with a karate expert.

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957

as Taketoki Washizu

7.9
Acting

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spi...

Rebels on the High Sea

Rebels on the High Sea

1956

as Matsuo Tokuzō

Acting

A film by Hiroshi Inagaki.

Scoundrel

Scoundrel

1956

as Kanji

Acting
A Wife's Heart

A Wife's Heart

1956

as Kenkichi

6.8
Acting

Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly close to the bank clerk (Mifune Toshiro) she's asked for...

Settlement of Love

Settlement of Love

1956

as Shuntarō Ōhira

Acting

Living in a house that has lost its man to the war a year earlier are the widow and her child. Four of the dead man's friends gather to have an annive...

The Underworld

The Underworld

1956

as Chief Inspector Kumada

Acting

Yakuza boss Furuya leans more and more on his protege Takao Shoji, though Shoji has become romantically involved with Furuya's mistress, Natsue. Furuy...

Rainy Night Duel

Rainy Night Duel

1956

as Masahiko Koseki

Acting

Masahiko Koseki, a judo master, gets in several fights as a result of protecting a young woman. Despite his success, Koseki is expelled from his judo ...

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

7.2
Acting

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He'...

I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

1955

as Kiichi Nakajima

7.3
Acting

Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, and resolves to move his family to saf...

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

7.2
Acting

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for h...

No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

1955

as Mitsuo Yano

Acting

Coach Shimamura of the hapless Sparrows baseball team is pleased to obtain a hot new pitcher named Onishi. But when Onishi begins a romantic relations...

All is Well 2

All is Well 2

1955

as Daikichi Risshun

Acting
All is Well

All is Well

1955

as Daikichi Risshun

Acting
A Man Among Men

A Man Among Men

1955

as "Buick" Maki

Acting

Gangsters Ken and Maki are rivals in the ticket-scalping game. They make an uneasy truce, but Ken wrecks the truce by agreeing to fix a boxing match i...

The Black Fury

The Black Fury

1954

as Eiichi Tsuda

Acting

A narcotics investigator for the harbor police, Eiichi Tsuda, is driven by thoughts of vengeance for the overdose death of his brother and the subsequ...

The Surf

The Surf

1954

as Skipper of the Utashima-maru

Acting

Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo.

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

7.2
Acting

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954

as Kikuchiyo

8.5
Acting

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 ...

The Eagle of the Pacific

The Eagle of the Pacific

1953

as 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga

7.6
Acting

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war w...

Sunflower Girl

Sunflower Girl

1953

as Ippei Hitachi

Acting

Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys serving him tea, despite the fact that ...

The Last Embrace

The Last Embrace

1953

as Shinkichi / Hayakawa

Acting

Yukiko Nogami is rescued during a mountain blizzard by handsome forester Shinkichi, and the two subsequently fall in love. But when Shinkichi dies in ...

My Wonderful Yellow Car

My Wonderful Yellow Car

1953

as Matsumura

6.0
Acting
The Man Who Came to Port

The Man Who Came to Port

1952

as Gorō Niinuma

10.0
Acting

An Ishiro Honda film.

Swift Current

Swift Current

1952

as Shunsuke Kosugi

Acting

The film follows a young civil engineer, played by Toshiro Mifune, who is assigned to the Tase Dam construction site in what is now Hanamaki City, Iwa...

Tokyo Sweetheart

Tokyo Sweetheart

1952

as Kurokawa

7.8
Acting

Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys...

Sword for Hire

Sword for Hire

1952

as Sasa Hayatenosuke

7.0
Acting

Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and care...

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

1952

Acting

Once an average and seemingly ordinary Tokyo girl, she suddenly finds herself as a TV star owing to her discovery by a casting company, which noticed ...

The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu

1952

as Katsunosuke

7.8
Acting

In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

Foghorn

Foghorn

1952

as Chiyokichi

Acting

A Japanese woman, the mistress of an American, falls in love with her servant.

Vendetta of a Samurai

Vendetta of a Samurai

1952

as Mataemon Araki

6.8
Acting

Mataemon Araki, a renowned swordsman, helps a young man find vengeance.

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

1951

as Mizuno

Acting

Ikeuchi was captain of the K - University ice hockey team. The daughter Shikotsuko of Ginza 's western restaurant "Piccolo" was also a female student ...

The Life of a Horse Trader

The Life of a Horse Trader

1951

as Yonetaro Katayama

6.8
Acting

The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, despite being a father and ...

Sasaki Kojiro

Sasaki Kojiro

1951

as Miyamoto Musashi

5.0
Acting

Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as Sasak...

Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre

Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre

1951

as Kenji Kawakami

Acting

In a small town, according to the homecoming of Professor Ishinaka, the youth culture group was overwhelmed to make a presentation for the summer fest...

Pirates

Pirates

1951

as Tora

Acting
The Idiot

The Idiot

1951

as Denkichi Akama

7.0
Acting

Kameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love Kame...

Elegy

Elegy

1951

as Prosecutor Daisuke Toki

Acting

Wataru Naohiko who has the prosecutor general as his father became a young composer and its symphony "saint" invoked the world echoed. But his discipl...

Beyond Love and Hate

Beyond Love and Hate

1951

as Gorō Sakata

Acting

A young man, convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the penitentiary, comes to believe that his wife is being unfaithful to him. He contrives his esca...

Rashomon

Rashomon

1950

as Tajômaru

8.1
Acting

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

Wedding Ring

Wedding Ring

1950

as Takeshi Ema

6.6
Acting

A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.

Scandal

Scandal

1950

as Ichirô Aoye

6.9
Acting

A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

1950

as Teisaku Nagasawa

6.5
Acting

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

Escape from Prison

Escape from Prison

1950

as Shinkichi

Acting
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949

as Det. Murakami

7.5
Acting

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes underc...

Jakoman and Tetsu

Jakoman and Tetsu

1949

as Tetsu

Acting

In a village subsisting on it herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one o...

The Quiet Duel

The Quiet Duel

1949

as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki

7.3
Acting

A young idealistic doctor works at his father's clinic in a small and seedy district. During the war, he contracts syphilis from the blood of a patien...

Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

1948

as Matsunaga

7.6
Acting

Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Sanada tries to convi...

These Foolish Times

These Foolish Times

1947

as Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss

Acting
Snow Trail

Snow Trail

1947

as Eijima

7.0
Acting

Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and Nojir...