Toshirō Mifune — Actor (120)
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The Demon Comes in Spring (1989) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
春来る鬼
director: Akira Kobayashi actor: Toshirō Mifune / Masaru Matsuda …
other title: 春来る鬼 / The Demon Comes In Spring …
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's enforced marriage to another man, in order that they may marry themselves. The ancient custom of the village decrees that the angry sea gods must be calmed by throwing the pair back into the sea. The lovers face being sacrificed to the sea gods or perhaps something even more difficult to bear.
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Paper Tiger (1975) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Paper Tiger
director: Ken Annakin actor: David Niven / Toshirō Mifune …
other title: Buona fortuna maggiore Bradbury / Papirtigeren …
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 by terrorists for political purposes.
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The Day the Sun Rose (1968) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
祇園祭
director: Tetsuya Yamanouchi actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Toshirō Mifune …
other title: O Momento da Revolta / 祇園祭 …
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 custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, bring together the warring clans and rampaging brigands in peaceful celebration.
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The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel (1984) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
海燕ジョーの奇跡
director: Toshiya Fujita actor: Saburo Tokito / Miwako Fujitani …
other title: 海燕ジョーの奇跡
In Okinawa, a Japanese-Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster. Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father. He meets Yoko, a saloon girl, who looks after him, but soon Joe's enemies show up, determined to make Joe pay.
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Admiral Yamamoto (1968) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六
director: Seiji Maruyama actor: Toshirō Mifune / Yūzō Kayama …
other title: Almirante Yamamoto / 連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六 …
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.
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No Time for Tears (1955) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
男ありて
director: Seiji Maruyama actor: Takashi Shimura / Toshirō Mifune …
other title: 男ありて / Otoko arite
Coach Shimamura of the hapless Sparrows baseball team is pleased to obtain a hot new pitcher named Onishi. But when Onishi begins a romantic relationship with the coach's daughter Michiko, Shimamura becomes angry with the young man, lashing out at him when he disobeys instructions during a game. In turn, Michiko becomes angry with her father, who becomes increasingly depressed. When a tragedy strikes the family, Coach Shimamura begins losing control of his life, just when his family and his team need him most.
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The Retreat from Kiska (1965) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
太平洋奇跡の作戦　キスカ
director: Seiji Maruyama actor: Toshirō Mifune / So Yamamura …
other title: 太平洋奇跡の作戦　キスカ / Taiheiyō Kiseki no Sakusen Kisuka
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 overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and unlikely evacuations in military history. This is that story.
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Whirlwind (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
士魂魔道 大龍巻
director: Hiroshi Inagaki actor: Toshirō Mifune / Akihiko Hirata …
other title: Tourbillon / 士魂魔道 大龍巻
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 chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as
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The Underworld (1956) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
暗黒街
director: Kajirō Yamamoto actor: Koji Tsuruta / Kyoko Aoyama …
other title: 暗黒街
Yakuza boss Furuya leans more and more on his protege Takao Shoji, though Shoji has become romantically involved with Furuya's mistress, Natsue. Furuya himself has fallen in love, with a nurse after his recent hospital stay. As the gang grows more jealous of the favoritism Furuya shows Shoji, they decide to reveal Shoji's relationship with Natsue. But Furuya's affection for Shoji cannot be easily destroyed, even in the gang war that erupts.
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The Retired Samurai (1987) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
傑作時代劇 天下の御意見番罷り通る！彦左衛門外記
director: Akinori Matsuo actor: Toshirō Mifune / Misako Tanaka …
other title: 傑作時代劇 天下の御意見番罷り通る！彦左衛門外記
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 danger. The elderly Hikozaemon has been belittled of late and has seemingly lost the will to live, much less the desire to assert himself and make Iemitsu listen to reason. The plot thickens when a lovely young woman enters the picture. Can she change Hikozaemon's mind, and thus alter the path of Japanese history? No longer a young man, can Hikozaemon gain the shogun's ear, and succeed in warning him of the evil plot to overthrow him?
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Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass (1983) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
素浪人罷り通る 矢立峠に裏切りを見た
director: Ryuichi Takamori actor: Toshirō Mifune / Bunjaku Han …
other title: 素浪人罷り通る 矢立峠に裏切りを見た
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. Nursed back to health by Yamaoka Daijiro, the one Nanbu Clan retainer that believes him, he must find a way to prove his inno-cence to the others. The two team up together to uncover the mystery and find out who the real spy is that threatens the security of the clan. Against all odds, the two master swordsmen must rely on all their skills to defeat a vast conspiracy and save the clan from being abolished.
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The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn (1982) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
素浪人罷り通る 血煙りの宿
director: Akinori Matsuo actor: Toshirō Mifune / Noriko Sengoku …
other title: 素浪人罷り通る 血煙りの宿
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 tried to kill the young Lord he must now clear himself of the accusations. Befriended by an old woman, she then attempts to use him for her own designs.
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Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl (1983) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
素浪人罷り通る 涙に消えた三日極楽
director: Akira Inoue actor: Toshirō Mifune / Kaoru Sugita …
other title: 素浪人罷り通る 涙に消えた三日極楽
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 father and daughter until fate steps in and he must draw his sword.
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Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell (1983) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Suronin Makari Toru 4 Sarumo Jigoku Nokorumo Jigoku
director: Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa actor: Toshirō Mifune / Kazuko Kato …
other title: Suronin Makari Toru 4 Sarumo Jigoku Nokorumo Jigoku
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, the Ronin takes the child back to his village. There, the Ronin reluctantly gets involved in a pathetic revolt by the cowardly villagers against their tyrannical governor. Mifune at his best!