Toshirō Mifune films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 12 films on Boxlist

Known for Seven Samurai, High and Low and Rashomon.

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Starring Toshirō Mifune

Seven Samurai
1954 · Film
8.5/10 · TMDB
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide...
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High and Low
1963 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDB
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
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Rashomon
1950 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities...
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Yojimbo
1961 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk...
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The Hidden Fortress
1958 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants don't know that Rokurota is a general...
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Sanjuro
1962 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors...
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Throne of Blood
1957 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the...
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Red Beard
1965 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous...
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The Sword of Doom
1966 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
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Red Sun
1971 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and...
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Midway
1976 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
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1941
1979 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
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