Toshirô Mifune

1941
5.8

1941

1979

1941

It’s been six days since the attack on Pearl Harbor. Panic grips California, supposedly the next target of the Japanese forces. Everywhere ...
The Bad Sleep Well
8.1

The Bad Sleep Well

A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father’s staged suicide.
Seven Samurai
8.7

Seven Samurai

A samurai answers a village’s request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai ...
Throne of Blood
8.1

Throne of Blood

Returning to their lord’s castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part ...
Yojimbo
8.3

Yojimbo

1961

Yojimbo

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 ...
The Challenge
6.3

The Challenge

Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud ...
Grand Prix
7.2

Grand Prix

1966

Grand Prix

Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his team after a crash at Monaco that injures his teammate, Scott Stoddard. While Stoddard struggles to ...
Sanjuro
8.2

Sanjuro

1962

Sanjuro

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa’s tightly paced, beautifully composed “Sanjuro.” In ...
Rashômon
8.3

Rashômon

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, “Rashomon” is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the ...
Mifune: The Last Samurai
8.3

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Nearly 20 years after his death and in the run-up to his centenary, Toshiro Mifune remains a true giant of Japanese cinema.