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  1. 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 accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.

  2. Seven Samurai: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki. Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.

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  3. Jan 2, 1998 · Mifune's first, unremarkable screen appearance was in 1946, in Shin baka jidai ("New Age Follies"). But he was noticed by Kurosawa, who had written the scenario for Mifune's second movie, the 1947 ...

  4. Dec 24, 1997 · Drunken Angel (1948) -- (Movie Clip) You Already Look Like A Ghost Staggering home in the Tokyo slums after a bad night, consumptive gangster Matsunaga (Toshiro Mifune, in his first picture for director Akira Kurosawa) tangles with snarky sometime-girlfriend Nanae (Michiyo Kogure), then meets dreaded crime boss Okada (Reizaburo Namamoto), just released from prison, in Drunken Angel, 1948.

  5. Oct 17, 2005 · Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997) was a charismatic Japanese actor best known for his roles in Akira Kurosawa's masterpieces in the 1950's and 1960's: Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Yojimbo...

  6. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next>> From David Owens' piece in the program for Japan Society's 1984 film tribute. H ere is the scenario for a movie someone should make. If they can get Toshiro Mifune for it, he'd be terrific as the lead:

  7. Akira Kurosawa once said, “The ordinary Japanese actor might need ten feet of film to get across an impression. Toshiro Mifune needed only three feet.” However, the filmmaker certainly gave Mifune—born on April 1, 1920—a lot of space: over the course of sixteen indelible collaborations, the actor and the director created some of the most dynamic characters ever put on-screen, all ...

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