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Toshiro Mifune (三船 敏郎
Mifune Toshirō) (April 1, 1920 - December 24, 1997) was a charismatic Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. Mifune was born in China to Japanese parents and moved to Japan in his twenties. Toshiro Mifune died on 24 December 1997 in Mitaka, Tokyo, of organ failure.
His imposing bearing, acting range, facility with foreign languages and a partnership with director Akira Kurosawa made him perhaps the most famous Japanese actor of his time; certainly the best known to Western audiences. He often portrayed a samurai or ronin, sometimes rough and gruff, and usually a reluctant hero.
Mifune has been credited with being the prototype for the "roving warrior" archetype, which he perfected in his time working with Kurosawa.
Clint Eastwood is just one of many actors who has taken note and utilized this character type, especially in his spaghetti westerns with
Sergio Leone. In fact, A Fistful of Dollars is essentially a remake of the Kurosawa-Mifune movie Yojimbo.
Most films in the Kuroswa-Mifune film repertoire are considered cinema classics; altogether, they made sixteen movies together. To name a few: Rashomon, Stray Dog, The Seven Samurai, Hidden Fortress, Throne of Blood, Yojimbo, Sanjuro.
Although born in China, Mifune was once voted the most "Japanese man" in a Japanese magazine poll.
Mifune received later acclaim for playing the title role in the 1980 miniseries Shogun.
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