Acting
Toshirō Mifune
- Titles
- 169movies11TV shows
- Career
Active from 1947 to 1995, busiest in 1951 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 127top three billing
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Seven Samurai94/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.2average 2.6
- Warfare4.4average 1.2
- Politics5.1average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.2average 3.3
- Violence6.0average 4.3
- Spiritual3.4average 2.0
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor1.0, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 19
- Political Intrigue 17
- Japanese Cinema 15
- Character-Driven 9
- Masterful Direction 9
- Historical Setting 8
- Melancholy 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Feudal Japan 7
- Post-War Japan 6
- Moral Dilemma 6
- Character Study 6
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Masaru SatōComposerHigh and Low, Yojimbo, Red Beard, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +26 more
Takashi ShimuraActorSeven Samurai, High and Low, Rashomon, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, +25 more
Akira KurosawaWriterSeven Samurai, High and Low, Rashomon, Yojimbo, Red Beard, +20 more- KKazuo YamadaCinematographerSamurai Rebellion, Chûshingura, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, Admiral Yamamoto, Samurai Banners, +19 more
Hiroshi InagakiDirectorSamurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Chûshingura, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, The Three Treasures, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, +15 more
Akira IfukubeComposerChûshingura, The Quiet Duel, The Three Treasures, Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, Whirlwind, +11 more
Shinobu HashimotoWriterSeven Samurai, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, The Bad Sleep Well, +9 more
Ryūzō KikushimaWriterHigh and Low, Yojimbo, Red Beard, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +9 more
Akihiko HirataActorSamurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Attack Squadron, Saga of the Vagabonds, Whirlwind, +8 more
Hideo OguniWriterSeven Samurai, High and Low, Red Beard, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +8 more
Senkichi TaniguchiWriterSamurai Pirate, Beyond Love and Hate, Snow Trail, Foghorn, The Gambling Samurai, +7 more
Mariko OkadaActorSamurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II, Domineering, +6 more
Movies and TV shows
1722020s
1 title
as Kikuchiyo (archive footage)
1990s
6 titles · average score 60
as Tsukada
75
as The Benshi
54
as Kroomak
as Taoka
51
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
as Nagao Tamekage
1980s
34 titles · average score 62
66
as Rikyu Sen-no
63
as Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
as Junkichi Ueno
as Murai
TV show · as Otsuichi Amo
as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
62
as Toru Yoshida
75
as Lord Yoshi Toranaga
46
as Shogun's Commander
11
as Saito-San
78
TV show · as Lord Yoshi Toranaga
71
as Lord Yoshi Toranaga
1970s
26 titles · average score 67
as Kosuke Oishi
TV show · as Kanbei Uchiyama
as Kosuke Oishi
58
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
79
as Ambassador Kagoyama
TV show · as Kujuro Toge
68
as Kuroda Jubei
TV show · as Oishi Kuranosuke
72
as Yojimbo/Sasa
68
as Yojimbo
as Shojiro Goto
as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
1960s
40 titles · average score 74
65
as Kansuke Yamamoto
62
as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
71
as Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
89
as Isaburo Sasahara
83
as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
76
as Tsuruchiyo Niiro
89
as Kingo Gondo
87
as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
43
as Genba Tawaraboshi
91
as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
76
as Ánimas Trujano
91
as Kôichi Nishi
1950s
59 titles · average score 75
90
as General Rokurota Makabe
73
as Matsugorō Tomishima
90
as Taketoki Washizu
78
as Sutekichi the Thief
73
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
73
as Kiichi Nakajima
72
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
94
as Kikuchiyo
88
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
65
as Denkichi Akama
91
as Tajômaru
70
as Ichirô Aoye
1940s
6 titles · average score 79
85
as Det. Murakami
73
as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
as Tetsu
87
as Matsunaga
70
as Eijima
as Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss