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Toshiro MifuneToshiro Mifune (三船 敏郎 Mifune Toshirō) (1920–1997) was a charismatic Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. Mifune was born on April 1 1920 in Tsingtao (now Qingdao) China to Japanese parents and moved to Japan in his twenties. He 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 of the sixteen Kuroswa–Mifune films are considered cinema classics. These include Rashomon, Stray Dog, The Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, Throne of Blood, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro. (See filmography, below.) Mifune was once voted the "most Japanese man" in a Japanese magazine poll. Mifune received wider audience acclaim, in the West, than he ever had before for playing Toranaga in the 1980 miniseries Shogun. But this series historical inaccuracies, and somewhat simplified view of Japan, meant that it was not as well received in his homeland. It deepened the rift that he had with Kurosawa, ensuring that they would not work together again. Filmography Due to variations in translation from the Japanese, and other factors there are multiple titles to many of Mifune's films (see link to Imdb's website) This page is using the most common title used in the U.S. Television Appearances All shows aired in Japan except for Shogun which aired in the U.S. External links Further Reading - Stuart Galbraith IV. The Emperor and the Wolf: The Lives and Films of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune. Faber & Faber, 2002. ISBN 0571199828
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