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Mifune in 1939. Toshiro Mifune was born on April 1, 1920, in Seitō, Japanese-occupied Shandong (present-day Qingdao, China), the eldest son of Tokuzo and Sen Mifune.
Sanjuro (Japanese: 椿三十郎, Hepburn: Tsubaki Sanjūrō) is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune. It is a sequel to Kurosawa's 1961 Yojimbo.
Apr 3, 2020 · For all of Mifune’s animal exuberance, his characters hinge on moments of human connection, when he claims that he is like someone else. “I am this baby,” he cries, carrying an orphan farmer’s child in his arms in Seven Samurai.
Mar 17, 2017 · As a result, he appears immature, and he very quickly finds a new love interest to console himself with. In one scene, Mifune, in a swimsuit, displays his muscular body. The heroine (and with her the viewer) expects a heroic plunge into the sea. Instead, Ema jumps rather like a child, with his legs tucked up.
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Mar 23, 2010 · In both movies, Mifune says that he’s called Sanjuro, which means “30 years old,” and quips, “going on 40.” He also tacks on a name inspired by whatever vegetation is nearest: In Yojimbo, he’s Sanjuro “Kuwabatake” (“mulberry field”); in Sanjuro, he’s Sanjuro “Tsubaki” (“camellia”).
Mifune Toshirō (1920–1997) is considered to be one of Japan’s most iconic actors of all time. He collaborated with some of Japan’s greatest film directors such as Naruse Mikio and Mizoguchi Kenji. But it was his long-standing artistic partnership with multi-award-winning filmmaker Kurosawa Akira which propelled him to worldwide fame.
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May 22, 2024 · He is best known for his popular portrayals of samurai in other period films by Kurosawa, including Shichinin no samurai (1954; Seven Samurai), Kakushitoride no san akunin (1958; The Hidden Fortress), Yojimbo (1961), and Tsubaki Sanjuro (1962). Mifune’s forceful gestures and vivid character portrayals linked him indelibly with the image of ...
