Acting
Toshirō Mifune
- Titles
- 163movies11TV shows
- Career
Active from 1947 to 1995, busiest in 1951 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 125top three billing
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Seven Samurai94/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.1average 2.6
- Warfare4.3average 1.2
- Politics4.9average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Violence5.9average 4.2
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Spiritual3.2average 2.0
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor1.1, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 19
- Political Intrigue 17
- Japanese Cinema 17
- Social Commentary 8
- Historical Setting 8
- Melancholy 8
- Feudal Japan 8
- Masterful Direction 7
- Character-Driven 7
- Revenge 7
- Classic Japanese Cinema 6
- Samurai Film 6
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Masaru SatōComposerHigh and Low, Red Beard, Battle of the Japan Sea, Throne of Blood, The Bad Sleep Well, +27 more
Takashi ShimuraActorSeven Samurai, High and Low, Drunken Angel, Throne of Blood, Rashomon, +26 more
Akira KurosawaEditorSeven Samurai, High and Low, Red Beard, Drunken Angel, Throne of Blood, +20 more- KKazuo YamadaCinematographerSamurai Rebellion, The Rickshaw Man, Adventure in Kigan Castle, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, Chûshingura, +17 more
Hiroshi InagakiDirectorThe Rickshaw Man, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, Chûshingura, Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Samurai Banners, +15 more
Akira IfukubeComposerAdventure in Kigan Castle, The Quiet Duel, Chûshingura, The Three Treasures, Downtown, +11 more
Shinobu HashimotoWriterSeven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Rashomon, The Bad Sleep Well, The Hidden Fortress, +9 more
Ryuzo KikushimaWriterHigh and Low, Red Beard, Throne of Blood, Stray Dog, The Bad Sleep Well, +9 more
Hideo OguniWriterSeven Samurai, High and Low, Red Beard, Throne of Blood, The Bad Sleep Well, +8 more
Senkichi TaniguchiDirectorSamurai Pirate, Adventure in Kigan Castle, The Quiet Duel, Beyond Love and Hate, The Gambling Samurai, +8 more
Akihiko HirataActorAdventure in Kigan Castle, Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Rise Against the Sword, The Mad Atlantic, +7 more
Ikuma DanComposerThe Rickshaw Man, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, The Storm of the Pacific, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, +7 more
Movies and TV shows
1702010s
1 title · average score 78
as (archive footage)
1990s
6 titles · average score 61
as Tsukada
as The Benshi
as Kroomak
as Taoka
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
as Nagao Tamekage
1980s
32 titles · average score 59
as Rikyu Sen-no
as Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
as Junkichi Ueno
as Murai
TV show · as Otsuichi Amo
as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
as Toru Yoshida
as Masao Tadokoro
as Shogun's Commander
as Tamon Umei
TV show · as Lord Yoshi Toranaga
as Lord Yoshi Toranaga
1970s
26 titles · average score 63
TV show · as Kanbei Uchiyama
as Kosuke Oishi
as Kosuke Oishi
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
as Ambassador Kagoyama
TV show · as Kujuro Toge
as Kuroda Jubei
TV show · as Oishi Kuranosuke
as Yojimbo/Sasa
as Yojimbo
as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
as Shojiro Goto
1960s
40 titles · average score 75
as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
as Kansuke Yamamoto
as Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
as Isaburo Sasahara
as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
as Tsuruchiyo Niiro
as Kingo Gondo
as Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
as Genba Tawaraboshi
as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
as Kôichi Nishi
1950s
59 titles · average score 76
as General Rokurota Makabe
as Matsugorō Tomishima
as Taketoki Washizu
as Sutekichi the Thief
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
as Kiichi Nakajima
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
as Kikuchiyo
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
as Denkichi Akama
as Tajômaru
as Ichirô Aoye
1940s
6 titles · average score 80
as Det. Murakami
as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
as Tetsu
as Matsunaga
as Eijima
as Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss