That movie was followed by “Seven Samurai” (1954), among the most beloved and influential pictures of all time, which further increased the celebrity of Toshiro Mifune, who starred in both films.

"Yojimbo," directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring the inimitable Toshiro Mifune ... toothpick-gnawing ronin ("masterless samurai") that Mifune so memorably portrayed.

A genial riff on the great Toshiro Mifune, star of such ... he’ll wield a cudgel. A model of precision choreography and contrapuntal pacing (each samurai moves to a different beat), the fight ...

iconic Japanese samurai movie legend Toshiro Mifune to star as the face model for this rendition of Miyamoto Musashi." After his success as an actor Mifune founded a production company that exists ...

In “The Last Samurai,” even his fight choreographer, Kanzo Uni — a man who was killed onscreen by Mifune more than 100 times — testifies that during a scene, when Toshiro would come at him ...

The series' first new installment in nearly two decades, Onimusha: Way of the Sword returns to a dark fantasy feudal Japan where samurai clash with the supernatural in cutting-edge combat.

iconic Japanese samurai movie star Toshiro Mifune to serve as the face model for this rendition of Miyamoto Musashi. Mifune is credited in more than 180 different projects, and is known for his ...

In his defining moments on screen, Toshiro Mifune was glowering and silent, as if careful not to let slip a hint of his next move. To judge by Mifune: The Last Samurai, he was much the same off ...

Directors Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese pay tribute to celebrated Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune in the the documentary that screened at Venice and Telluride. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau ...