Search results for "Toshirō Mifune"
Shadow of the Wolf

Shadow of the Wolf

Shadow of the Wolf
IMDb: 5.8
112

In the 1930s, Agaguk lives his traditional Inuit life. But one day, there is a murder in the tribe and Agaguk becomes a suspect. Soon he becomes persecuted by Henderson,…

Genre: Adventure
Princess from the Moon

Princess from the Moon

Princess from the Moon
IMDb: 6.3
121

Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they pry open an alien cocoon to greet their new daughter.

Tora-san Goes North

Tora-san Goes North

Tora-san Goes North
IMDb: 6.9
107

When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune) in his relationships with his estranged daughter, and a woman in whom he is secretly…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
IMDb: 7
115

With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a merchant rumored…

47 Ronin

47 Ronin

47 Ronin
IMDb: 7.6
207

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

Genre: Action, Drama, History
The Idiot

The Idiot

The Idiot
IMDb: 7.2
166

Kameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love Kameda, but is loved…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Whirlwind

Whirlwind

Whirlwind
IMDb: 6.7
108

Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos…

Wedding Ring

Wedding Ring

Wedding Ring
IMDb: 6.8
96

A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband’s illness.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Adventure in Kigan Castle

Adventure in Kigan Castle

Adventure in Kigan Castle
IMDb: 6.9
105

Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East,…

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Japanese Godfather: Ambition
IMDb: 7
141

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Quiet Duel

The Quiet Duel

The Quiet Duel
IMDb: 7.4
95

Toshirō Mifune plays a young idealistic doctor who works at his father’s (Takashi Shimura) clinic in a small and seedy district. During the war, he contracts syphilis from the blood…

Genre: Drama
Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle
IMDb: 6.6
95

During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka…

Genre: Action, History, War
Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai
IMDb: 7.2
80

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

Genre: Documentary
The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu
IMDb: 8.1
136

Follows a woman’s fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of the society.

Genre: Drama
Eagle of the Pacific

Eagle of the Pacific

Eagle of the Pacific
IMDb: 7.8
119

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan’s navy into war with the United States. He opposes the…

Genre: Drama, War
Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion
IMDb: 8.4
121

Toshiro Mifune stars as Isaburo Sasahara, an aging swordsman living a quiet life until his clan lord orders that his son marry the lord’s mistress, who has recently displeased the…

Genre: Action, Drama
The Fall of Ako Castle

The Fall of Ako Castle

The Fall of Ako Castle
IMDb: 7.1
159

This is the story of “The Forty-Seven Ronin.” Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan’s downfall and the revenge of its former…

Genre: Action, Drama
The Challenge

The Challenge

The Challenge
IMDb: 6.3
113

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 between two brothers, one…

Midway

Midway

Midway
IMDb: 6.8
132

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.

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
1941

1941

1941
IMDb: 5.8
118

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Winter Kills

Winter Kills

Winter Kills
IMDb: 6.1
97

19 years after President Timothy Keegan was assassinated, his brother Nick discovers a dying man claiming to have been the gunman. While trying to avoid his wealthy and domineering father’s…

Safari 5000

Safari 5000

Safari 5000
IMDb: 6
177

It’s about a Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) and his rivalry with a French driver named Pierre (Jean-Claude Drouot). Godai is enlisted to race in an…

Grand Prix

Grand Prix

Grand Prix
IMDb: 7.2
176

The story tells about the confrontation of four first-class racers of Formula 1. Each of the competitors had their own additional motivation to become a champion. Their world is a…

Genre: Action, Drama
The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom
IMDb: 8
122

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…

Genre: Action, Drama
High and Low

High and Low

High and Low
IMDb: 8.4
142

An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped and held for ransom.

Red Beard

Red Beard

Red Beard
IMDb: 8.4
185

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…

Genre: Drama
Sanjuro

Sanjuro

Sanjuro
IMDb: 8.1
96

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…

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Yojimbo

Yojimbo

Yojimbo
IMDb: 8.2
110

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…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
IMDb: 7.6
105

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He’s sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan’s most powerful clan leader. He’s also challenged to…

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
IMDb: 7.5
93

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
IMDb: 7.4
103

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan’s greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge…

I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear
IMDb: 7.3
103

Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, resolves to move his family to safety in Brazil. His family decides to…

Genre: Drama
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood
IMDb: 8.1
108

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…

Genre: Drama, History
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai
IMDb: 8.6
207

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…

Genre: Action, Drama
Rashomon

Rashomon

Rashomon
IMDb: 8.2
88

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…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

Stray Dog
IMDb: 7.9
122

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Shogun

Shogun

Shogun
IMDb: 7.9
125

An English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan.

Red Sun

Red Sun

Red Sun
IMDb: 6.9
114

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…

Genre: Western
Hell in the Pacific

Hell in the Pacific

Hell in the Pacific
IMDb: 7.3
103

During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. Following war logic,…

Genre: Drama, War
The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress
IMDb: 8.1
139

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…