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List of Toshiro Mifune Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Seven Samurai (1954)
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Seven Samurai
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Shichinin no samurai also known as Seven Samurai is an Akira Kurosawa directed Japanese masterpiece. The plot revolves around seven rōnin or samurais with no masters who are hired by villagers to protect them against bandits. The final battle sees the eventual victory of the Samurai but at a very high cost. 

Role:
Kikuchiyo (as Toshiro Mifune)
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Daisuke Katô, Toshirô Mifune, Kamatari Fujiwara, Keiko Tsushima
Directed By:
2. Yôjinbô (1961)
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Yôjinbô
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The Kurosawa directed masterpiece tells the story of a wandering rōnin, who arrives in a small village and takes up the name of Kuwabatake Sanjuro, to pit two rival businessmen against each other. Although Sanjuro wants to reap the benefits himself, a full-scale war breaks out, leaving Sanjuro questioning his choices. 

Role:
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Starring:
Tatsuya Nakadai, Daisuke Katô, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada
Directed By:
3. Samurai Rebellion (1967)
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Samurai Rebellion
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Isaburo Sasahara is a vassal of Masakata Matsudaira, the lord of the Aizu clan. Things get complicated when Isaburo’s elder son Yogoro is ordered by one of the lord’s advisors to marry Ichi, the lord’s ex-concubine, even though she is mother to one of the lord’s sons.

Role:
Isaburo Sasahara
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Gô Katô, Etsuko Ichihara, Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Directed By:
Masaki Kobayashi
4. Akahige (1965)
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Akahige
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After obtaining his post graduate degree in medicine, Dr Noboru looks forward to serving wealthy clients and earning lots of money.  However, he is disappointed to learn that he is being sent to a small hospital in a remote village.   

Role:
Dr. Kyojô Niide
Starring:
Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yûzô Kayama, Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Kagawa, Reiko Dan
Directed By:
5. Rashômon (1950)
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Rashômon
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Rashômon is a period drama that showcases four characters retelling the same story from their own perspective, often self-serving and untrue. A samurai is murdered and his wife is raped by a bandit, and the story is retold by the wife, the bandit, the dead samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.

Role:
Tajômaru
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Minoru Chiaki, Machiko Kyô
Directed By:
6. Tengoku to jigoku (1963)
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Tengoku to jigoku
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Akira Kurosawa’s police procedural crime film follows Kingo Gondo, an affluent shoe-company executive who mortgages his possessions, with plans to gain control of the shoe company. Then his driver’s son, mistaken as Gondo’s son, is kidnapped and the exorbitant ransom demand is almost the amount he has raised. He is in a dilemma………whether to save other man’s child or his business plans.

Role:
Kingo Gondo
Starring:
Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Isao Kimura
Directed By:
7. Tsubaki Sanjûrô (1962)
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Tsubaki Sanjûrô
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This action thriller crime drama film tells the story of a samurai named Sanjuro who helps a young man save his uncle who has been framed and imprisoned. Sanjuro also helps him and his fellow young warriors weed out evil influences in their clan.  

Role:
Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The Samurai
Starring:
Keiju Kobayashi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yûzô Kayama, Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune
Directed By:
8. The New Spartans (1975)
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The New Spartans
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Role:
WW2 vet
Starring:
Patrick Wayne, Oliver Reed, Toshirô Mifune, Susan George, Fred Williamson
Directed By:
Jack Starrett
9. The Life of Oharu (1952)
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The Life of Oharu
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Role:
Katsunosuke
Starring:
Ichirô Sugai, Toshirô Mifune, Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Toshiaki Konoe
Directed By:
Kenji Mizoguchi
10. The Hidden Fortress (1958)
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The Hidden Fortress
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In feudal Japan, two peasants returning from war meet General Rokurota Makabe and Princess Yuki of the invaded country, who must cross the enemy line to reach the friendly territory and rebuild their clan with their gold cache. Unaware of their identity, the peasants agree to help in return for gold. The general fights his way through enemies while protecting his precious responsibility, Yuki.

Role:
General Rokurota Makabe
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Susumu Fujita
Directed By:
11. Throne of Blood (1957)
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Throne of Blood
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Throne of Blood is a historical Japanese drama film, which tells the story of a war-hardened general, who receives a prophecy that says that he would become the Lord of Spider’s Web Castle. However, his wife asks him to speed up the prophecy by murdering the current lord and usurping his place. 

Role:
Taketoki Washizu
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki, Akira Kubo
Directed By:
12. The Sword of Doom (1966)
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The Sword of Doom
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Ryunosuke Tsukue is a merciless assassin who works for the government in feudal Japan. He lives without any conscience or moral code. In a friendly fencing contest, he ends up killing his opponent. Eventually, he even murders his own mistress, after having a fight with her, and leaves their infant son alone. Later, he starts spiraling into madness, when he begins to see all the ghosts of all his victims.

Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yûzô Kayama, Michiyo Aratama, Tadao Nakamaru
Directed By:
Kihachi Okamoto
13. 500,000 (1963)
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500,000
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Role:
Takeichi Matsuo
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Mie Hama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yuriko Hoshi
Directed By:
Toshirô Mifune
14. Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru (1960)
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Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru
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This crime drama film tells the story of a man named Koichi Nishi who wants nothing more than to avenge his father’s death. Eventually, he gets married to Yoshiko, the daughter of a corrupt industrialist named Mr Iwabuchi. Soon, senior officials in Iwabuchi’s company start committing suicide, and the deaths begin to resemble the death of Nishi’s father several years ago.

Role:
Kôichi Nishi
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Masayuki Mori
Directed By:
15. All About Marriage (1958)
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All About Marriage
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Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Ken Uehara, Izumi Yukimura
Directed By:
Kihachi Okamoto
16. Ánimas Trujano (El hombre importante) (1961)
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Ánimas Trujano (El hombre importante)
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Role:
Ánimas Trujano (as Toshiro Mifune)
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Antonio Aguilar, Columba Domínguez, Flor Silvestre, Pepe Romay
Directed By:
Ismael Rodríguez
17. Nora inu (1949)
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Nora inu
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This crime drama mystery film tells us the story of a newly-promoted homicide detective in the Tokyo police, whose colt pistol is stolen while he is riding on a crowded trolley. Although he chases the pickpocket, he fails to catch him. Eventually he is asked to conduct an investigation to find the culprit, and he eventually finds himself trying to infiltrate the illicit arms market.

Role:
Det. Murakami
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku
Directed By:
18. Samurai Assassin (1965)
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Samurai Assassin
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A young samurai joins a group of assassins who are on a mission to kill a powerful lord, who is quite influential in the Tokugawa government, which has been ruling Japan for 3 centuries. However, they soon begin to suspect him of being a traitor.

Role:
Tsuruchiyo Niiro
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Michiyo Aratama, Eijirô Tôno, Yûnosuke Itô
Directed By:
Kihachi Okamoto
19. Japan's Longest Day (1967)
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Japan's Longest Day
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Role:
War Minister General Korechika Anami
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Sô Yamamura, Chishû Ryû, Seiji Miyaguchi, Rokkô Toura
Directed By:
Kihachi Okamoto
20. Yoidore tenshi (1948)
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Yoidore tenshi
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This crime thriller drama film which tells the story of an alcoholic doctor, who is visited by a small-time member of the Mafia, as the latter is suffering from an unfortunate bullet wound. The doctor soon discovers that the man is also suffering from tuberculosis.

Role:
Matsunaga
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Noriko Sengoku, Chieko Nakakita, Reizaburô Yamamoto
Directed By:
21. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
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Role:
Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo)
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Kôji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa, Michiko Saga
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
22. Fukeyo haru kaze (1953)
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Fukeyo haru kaze
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Role:
Matsumura
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Aoyama, Sô Yamamura, Mariko Okada, Hisako Yamane
Directed By:
Senkichi Taniguchi
23. Chushingura (1962)
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Chushingura
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Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Yûzô Kayama, Yôsuke Natsuki, Akira Takarada
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
24. Kanketsu Sasaki Kojirô: Ganryû-jima kettô (1951)
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Kanketsu Sasaki Kojirô: Ganryû-jima kettô
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Role:
Musashi Miyamoto
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yuriko Hamada, Hisako Yamane, Tomoemon Otani, Shin Tokudaiji
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
25. Sugata Sanshiro (1965)
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Sugata Sanshiro
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Sanchiro Sugata tells the story of a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. He meets a wise teacher who tells him that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill. However, it is an art which can help the artist reveal himself.

Starring:
Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yûzô Kayama, Eiji Okada, Takashi Shimura, Bokuzen Hidari
Directed By:
Seiichirô Uchikawa
26. Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
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The first of Samurai Trilogy portrays Takezo, who with his friend Matahachi, is chased as deserter. The widow they take shelter with tries to seduce Takezo but he escapes and is captured to be taken to Buddhist Priest Takuan Soho, who locks Takezo in a castle for 3 years, making him learn the Samurai way of life. Finally, Takezo emerges as Samurai Musashi Miyamoto.

Role:
Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo)
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Rentarô Mikuni, Mariko Okada, Kaoru Yachigusa, Kurôemon Onoe
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
27. Nippon no don: Yabohen (1977)
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Nippon no don: Yabohen
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Role:
Kosuke Oishi
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Bunta Sugawara, Kyôko Kishida, Hiroki Matsukata, Shin Saburi
Directed By:
Sadao Nakajima
28. The Rickshaw Man (1958)
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The Rickshaw Man
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Role:
Matsugoro
Starring:
Hideko Takamine, Toshirô Mifune, Chôko Iida, Chishû Ryû, Hiroshi Akutagawa
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
29. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
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The second film in the Samurai Trilogy, it follows Musashi as he strives to enhance his skills as swordsman to earn the reputation as an accomplished warrior. Back in Kyoto, both Akemi and Otsu express their love for Musashi, but he is engaged in defeating Yoshioka school fighters and asks for duel with school-head Seijuro, which is scheduled at Ichijoji Temple. Can he prove his merit?

Role:
Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo)
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Michiyo Kogure, Mariko Okada, Kôji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
30. The Life of a Horsetrader (1951)
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The Life of a Horsetrader
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Role:
Yonetaro Katayama
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Ichirô Sugai, Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Bokuzen Hidari
Directed By:
Keigo Kimura
31. Donzoko (1957)
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Donzoko
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Role:
Sutekichi the Thief
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Kagawa, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara
Directed By:
32. Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka (1965)
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Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka
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Role:
Omura
Starring:
Susumu Fujita, Toshirô Mifune, Sô Yamamura, Makoto Satô, Tadao Nakamaru
Directed By:
Seiji Maruyama
33. Shizukanaru kettô (1949)
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Shizukanaru kettô
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Role:
Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Noriko Sengoku, Miki Sanjô, Kenjirô Uemura
Directed By:
34. Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
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Eagle of the Pacific
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Starring:
Denjirô Ôkôchi, Toshirô Mifune, Masao Shimizu, Minoru Takada, Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Directed By:
Ishirô Honda
35. Sararîman Chûshingura (1960)
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Sararîman Chûshingura
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Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Daisuke Katô, Keiju Kobayashi, Reiko Dan
Directed By:
Toshio Sugie
36. Hakuchi (1951)
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Hakuchi
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Role:
Denkichi Akama
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Setsuko Hara, Yoshiko Kuga
Directed By:
37. Ikimono no kiroku (1955)
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Ikimono no kiroku
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Role:
Kiichi Nakajima
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Eiko Miyoshi, Kyôko Aoyama
Directed By:
38. Love and Faith (1978)
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Love and Faith
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Role:
Taiko Hideyoshi
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Ryôko Nakano, Kichiemon Nakamura, Atsuo Nakamura
Directed By:
Kei Kumai
39. Jakoman to Tetsu (1949)
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Jakoman to Tetsu
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Role:
Tetsu
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Yuriko Hamada, Sen Hara
Directed By:
Senkichi Taniguchi
40. Gen to fudômyô-ô (1961)
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Gen to fudômyô-ô
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Role:
Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yôsuke Natsuki, Chishû Ryû, Toru Koyanagi, Hisako Sakabe
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
41. Hell in the Pacific (1968)
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Hell in the Pacific
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Hell in the Pacific is a war adventure film which tells the story of an American pilot who is stuck on a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, along with a Japanese Naval Officer. They soon realize that they will need to end their hostility and cooperate if they really want to survive.

Role:
Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda (as Toshiro Mifune)
Starring:
Lee Marvin, Toshirô Mifune
Directed By:
John Boorman
42. Sengoku gunto-den (1959)
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Sengoku gunto-den
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After being falsely accused of a theft, Lord Taro decides to join an outlaw band. Along with them, he begins to rob from the nobles and distribute the wealth among the poor and the oppressed.  

Role:
Rokuro Kai
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Minoru Chiaki, Misa Uehara
Directed By:
Toshio Sugie
43. A Wife's Heart (1956)
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A Wife's Heart
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Role:
Kenkichi
Starring:
Hideko Takamine, Toshirô Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Akemi Negishi, Yôko Sugi
Directed By:
Mikio Naruse
44. Sengoku burai (1952)
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Sengoku burai
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Hayatenosuke and Kagami are two soldiers who leave their besieged castle on a secret mission into the enemy camp. Hayatenosuke gets injured in the camp, after which he is cared for by Oryo, who falls for him. However, things take an ugly turn when Hayatenosuke kills her father accidentally. He is forced to flee, with Oryo in pursuit.

Role:
Sasa Hayatenosuke
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Shirley Yamaguchi, Rentarô Mikuni, Danshirô Ichikawa
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
45. Shûbun (1950)
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Shûbun
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Role:
Ichirô Aoye
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Noriko Sengoku, Shirley Yamaguchi, Yôko Katsuragi
Directed By:
46. Samurai Banners (1969)
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Samurai Banners
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In the 16th century feudal Japan, Yamamoto Kansuke, a battle-strategy genius is a general of warlord Takeda Shingen. Kansuke’s merciless but effective strategies help Takeda in power expansion. On Kansuke’s advice Takeda assassinates Lord Suwa Yorishige. But how does Kansuke honor his tradition when both he and his Lord Takeda fall in love with the same woman, Lord Suwa’s daughter Princess Yuu? 

Role:
Kansuke Yamamoto
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yûjirô Ishihara, Katsuo Nakamura, Yoshiko Sakuma, Kinnosuke Nakamura
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
47. Grand Prix (1966)
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Grand Prix
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The most courageous drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. However, due a wreck in the first race, Pete Aron, an American race car driver is dropped by his sponsor.  As he does not want to quit, he decides to join a Japanese racing team. Meanwhile, he is also having problems in his personal life, as he is having a love affair with the wife of an ex-teammate.

Role:
Izo Yamura (as Toshiro Mifune)
Starring:
James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshirô Mifune, Brian Bedford
Directed By:
John Frankenheimer
48. Machibuse (1970)
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Machibuse
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A ronin is send on sent on a secret mission which turns out to be a heist to steal a Shogunate’s gold. After he rescues a young woman from an abusive husband, he is ordered to kill everyone. Now he must choose who gets to live and die. 

Role:
The yojimbo
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Ruriko Asaoka, Shintarô Katsu, Yûjirô Ishihara, Kinnosuke Nakamura
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
49. Akô-jô danzetsu (1978)
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Akô-jô danzetsu
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Lord Tsunayoshi of the Tokugawa shogunate strips several samurai of their assets, but they are unable to protest. Nevertheless, they attend a ceremony where the Lord is presented with the Imperial Sword. However, things get ugly when Asano is enraged due to the court official Kira’s insults, which makes him draw out his sword. This leads him to lose his title along with his land and property. Upset with this one-sided verdict, several of his disciples unite and decide to take revenge on Kira.

Role:
Tsuchiya
Starring:
Sonny Chiba, Toshirô Mifune, Shin'ichi Chiba, Tsunehiko Watase, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Masaomi Kondô
Directed By:
Kinji Fukasaku
50. Ginrei no hate (1947)
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Ginrei no hate
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This action crime drama film revolves around three bank robbers who escape the police and go hiding into the mountains. Soon, they encounter a young woman and her father, who welcome them as guests, but they have no idea that the men are criminals.

Role:
Eijima
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Kokuten Kôdô, Akitake Kôno, Setsuko Wakayama
Directed By:
Senkichi Taniguchi
51. Fort Graveyard (1965)
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Fort Graveyard
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Fort Graveyard is a war drama film which takes us to 1945, and it revolves around a group of soldiers of the Japanese Army who attempt to retake and defend a fort occupied by the Chinese forces.

Role:
Sergeant Kosugi
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Reiko Dan, Makoto Satô, Yûnosuke Itô
Directed By:
Kihachi Okamoto
52. The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
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The Shogun's Samurai
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Starring:
Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Toshirô Mifune, Shin'ichi Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Reiko Ôhara
Directed By:
Kinji Fukasaku
53. Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
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Based on a true story, this film takes us to Japan at the end of the 19th century. As the power shifts from the Shogunate to the Emperor, Japan is awaiting the dawn of a new age. However, a band of assassins, known as the Shinsen Group, devoted to the Shogunate, leads a revolution against the forces of the Emperor to prevent his restoration to the throne.

Role:
Isami Kondo
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Rentarô Mikuni, Yôko Tsukasa, Keiju Kobayashi, Kin'ya Kitaôji
Directed By:
Tadashi Sawashima
54. Red Lion (1969)
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Red Lion
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Sekihōtai member Gonzo is asked by the Japanese emperor to deliver official news and new tax cuts to his home village. Gonzo poses as a military officer while trying to deliver the news. Unfortunately, his disguise lands him in trouble when he has to fight a local evil magistrate and the Shogunate to save the villagers. 

Role:
Gonzo
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Nobuko Otowa, Shima Iwashita, Minori Terada, Etsushi Takahashi
Directed By:
Kihachi Okamoto
55. Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku (1968)
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Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku
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Role:
Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Yûzô Kayama, Toshio Kurosawa, Makoto Satô
Directed By:
Seiji Maruyama
56. Abare Gôemon (1966)
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Abare Gôemon
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Role:
Abare Goemon
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Nobuko Otowa, Makoto Satô, Yuriko Hoshi, Ryô Tamura
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
57. Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki (1964)
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Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki
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2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yôsuke Natsuki, Mitsuko Kusabue, Makoto Satô, Yuriko Hoshi
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
58. The Big Boss (1959)
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The Big Boss
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Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yumi Shirakawa, Kôji Tsuruta, Akira Takarada, Keiko Yanagawa
Directed By:
Kihachi Okamoto
59. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
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Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Shin Kishida, Ayako Wakao, Shintarô Katsu, Osamu Takizawa
Directed By:
Kihachi Okamoto
60. Samurai Saga (1959)
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Samurai Saga
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Role:
Heihachiro Komaki
Starring:
Seizaburô Kawazu, Toshirô Mifune, Keiko Awaji, Yôko Tsukasa, Akira Takarada
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
61. Soleil rouge (1971)
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Soleil rouge
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Two gangsters enter a train in which the Japanese ambassador is travelling, along with a valuable gold sword, which he intends to present as a gift to the American president. They also shoot one of his bodyguards. However, the surviving bodyguard Kuroda, goes after the gangsters to track them down and kill them.

Role:
Kuroda Jubei (as Toshiro Mifune)
Starring:
Charles Bronson, Alain Delon, Ursula Andress, Capucine, Toshirô Mifune
Directed By:
Terence Young
62. Ai to nikushimi no kanata e (1951)
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Ai to nikushimi no kanata e
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Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Kichijirô Ueda, Eitarô Ozawa, Ryô Ikebe
Directed By:
Senkichi Taniguchi
63. Nihon no don: kanketsuhen (1978)
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Nihon no don: kanketsuhen
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Role:
Kosuke Oishi
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Bunta Sugawara, Chiezô Kataoka, Shin Saburi, Naoko Ôtani
Directed By:
Sadao Nakajima
64. Dokuritsu gurentai (1959)
10
2
Dokuritsu gurentai
10
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara, Makoto Satô, Izumi Yukimura, Tadao Nakamaru
Directed By:
Kihachi Okamoto
65. The Sound of Waves (1954)
10
2
The Sound of Waves
10
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Akira Kubo, Sadako Sawamura, Minoru Takashima, Kyôko Aoyama
Directed By:
Senkichi Taniguchi
66. Battle Anthem (1983)
10
2
Battle Anthem
10
2
Role:
Admiral Heihachiro Togo
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Kôichi Satô, Tadashi Yokouchi, Hiroyuki Okita, Junko Mihara
Directed By:
Toshio Masuda
67. Pirates (1951)
10
2
Pirates
10
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Shinobu Asaji, Hisaya Morishige, Tomoemon Otani, Jun Tazaki
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
68. Ningen no shômei (1977)
10
2
Ningen no shômei
10
2

After an American is found fatally stabbed in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detectives follow the trail of the killer, which eventually leads them to New York City. There he is partnered with an American detective Ken Shuftan, with whom he tries to solve the mystery.

Starring:
George Harris Kennedy, Jr, Broderick Crawford, George Kennedy, Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Yûsaku Matsuda
Directed By:
Jun'ya Satô
69. Nippon tanjô (1959)
10
2
Nippon tanjô
10
2
Role:
Prince Yamato Takeru
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Akihiko Hirata, Kyôko Kagawa, Yôko Tsukasa
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
70. 203 kochi (1980)
10
2
203 kochi
10
2
Role:
Emperor Meiji
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Teruhiko Aoi, Hisaya Morishige, Shigeru Kôyama
Directed By:
Toshio Masuda
71. Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
11
2
Daredevil in the Castle
11
2
Role:
Mohei
Starring:
Isuzu Yamada, Toshirô Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Kyôko Kagawa, Yuriko Hoshi
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
72. The Last Gunfight (1960)
10
2
The Last Gunfight
10
2
Role:
Detective Saburo Fujioka
Starring:
Seizaburô Kawazu, Toshirô Mifune, Kôji Tsuruta, Yôko Tsukasa, Tadao Nakamaru
Directed By:
Kihachi Okamoto
73. Wedding Ring (1950)
10
2
Wedding Ring
10
2
Role:
Takeshi Ema
Starring:
Kenji Susukida, Toshirô Mifune, Nobuko Otowa, Jûkichi Uno, Kinuyo Tanaka
Directed By:
Keisuke Kinoshita
74. Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken (1958)
11
2
Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken
11
2
Role:
Tasaburo
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Mariko Okada, Nobuko Otowa, Kôji Tsuruta
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
75. The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
10
2
The Sands of Kurobe
10
2

An engineer named Kitagawa is charged with the construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps. As if the task is not complicated enough, things get even tougher because of the conflicts between the management and the worker’s union. In addition to this, Kitagawa is not able to put his full attention on the project, because his youngest daughter is dying of leukemia.

Role:
Kitagawa
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Yûjirô Ishihara, Shûji Sano, Osamu Takizawa
Directed By:
Kei Kumai
76. Attack Squadron! (1963)
10
2
Attack Squadron!
10
2
Role:
Lt. Colonel Senda
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Yôsuke Natsuki, Makoto Satô
Directed By:
Shûe Matsubayashi
77. The Militarists (1970)
10
2
The Militarists
10
2
Role:
Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Sô Yamamura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Keiju Kobayashi, Yûzô Kayama
Directed By:
Hiromichi Horikawa
78. Midway (1976)
10
3
Midway
PG
10
3

Midway is a historical war drama film which revolves around the Battle of Midway in the World War II, which was a major naval battle, and is considered as a turning point for the US in the Second World War. The film portrays how brave US seamen unite to defeat the Japanese forces.

Starring:
Tom Selleck, Charlton Heston, Glenn Ford, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Erik Estrada
Directed By:
Jack Smight
79. Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji (1952)
10
2
Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji
10
2

This Japanese action adventure drama film tells the story of a renowned swordsman who decides to help a young man in his quest for vengeance.

Role:
Mataemon Araki
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Daisuke Katô, Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yuriko Hamada
Directed By:
Kazuo Mori
80. Yagyû bugeichô (1957)
10
2
Yagyû bugeichô
10
2
Role:
Tasaburo
Starring:
Denjirô Ôkôchi, Toshirô Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Mariko Okada, Kyôko Kagawa
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
81. Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka (1950)
10
2
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
10
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Setsuko Wakayama, Ryô Ikebe, Yûji Hori, Mayuri Mokushô
Directed By:
Mikio Naruse
82. Kiganjô no bôken (1966)
10
2
Kiganjô no bôken
10
2

This action adventure fantasy film tells the story of Osami, a mercenary in Japan, who joins forces with a priest named Ensai, to search for the great Buddha’s ashes. Their journey eventually takes them to the Middle East, where an evil King takes both men captive.

Role:
Osami
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Mie Hama, Makoto Satô, Tadao Nakamaru
Directed By:
Senkichi Taniguchi
83. The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe (1984)
10
2
The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe
10
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yoshio Harada, Saburô Tokitô, Miwako Fujitani, Kentarô Shimizu
Directed By:
Toshiya Fujita
84. Gion matsuri (1968)
10
2
Gion matsuri
10
2
Role:
Kumaza
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Takahiro Tamura, Shima Iwashita, Yûnosuke Itô, Kinnosuke Nakamura
Directed By:
Daisuke Itô, Tetsuya Yamanouchi
85. Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
9
2
Battle of the Japan Sea
G
9
2
Role:
Admiral Heihachiro Togo
Starring:
Susumu Fujita, Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yûzô Kayama, Chishû Ryû
Directed By:
Seiji Maruyama
86. The Gambling Samurai (1960)
9
2
The Gambling Samurai
9
2
Role:
Chûji Kunisada
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Daisuke Katô, Yôsuke Natsuki, Michiyo Aratama, Yû Fujiki
Directed By:
Senkichi Taniguchi
87. Storm Over the Pacific (1960)
10
2
Storm Over the Pacific
10
2
Role:
Admiral Isoroku Yamaguchi
Starring:
Paul Frees, Toshirô Mifune, Kôji Tsuruta, Yôsuke Natsuki, Makoto Satô
Directed By:
Hugo Grimaldi, Shûe Matsubayashi
88. The Lost World of Sinbad (1963)
9
2
The Lost World of Sinbad
9
2

Sukezaemon is a samurai pirate who finds himself shipwrecked in a strange corner of the world. Along with his companion, Sennin, who is a wizard, they become part of a plot by an evil primer to succeed the dying King Raksha.

Role:
Sukezaemon Naya, alias 'Luzon' (Sinbad in English version)
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Mie Hama, Ichirô Arishima, Tadao Nakamaru, Kumi Mizuno
Directed By:
Senkichi Taniguchi
89. Bakumatsu (1970)
9
2
Bakumatsu
9
2
Role:
Shojiro Goto
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kinnosuke Nakamura
Directed By:
Daisuke Itô
90. Kindaichi Kosuke no boken (1979)
9
2
Kindaichi Kosuke no boken
9
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Kunie Tanaka, Fumi Dan, Miyoko Akaza, Chiyonosuke Azuma
Directed By:
Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
91. The Challenge (1982)
10
2
The Challenge
R
10
2
Role:
Yoshida
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Scott Glenn, Calvin Jung, Atsuo Nakamura, Donna Kei Benz
Directed By:
John Frankenheimer
92. Winter Kills (1979)
9
2
Winter Kills
R
9
2
Starring:
Anthony Perkins, Elizabeth Taylor, Eli Wallach, John Huston, Jeff Bridges, Sterling Hayden
Directed By:
William Richert
93. Picture Bride (1994)
9
2
Picture Bride
PG-13
9
2
Starring:
Tamlyn Tomita, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Toshirô Mifune, Yûki Kudô, Akira Takayama
Directed By:
Kayo Hatta
94. Safari 5000 (1969)
9
2
Safari 5000
9
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Emmanuelle Riva, Ruriko Asaoka, Jûzô Itami
Directed By:
Koreyoshi Kurahara
95. Paper Tiger (1975)
9
2
Paper Tiger
PG
9
2

Paper Tiger is an action adventure thriller film, which tells the story of an English man who tutors the son of a Japanese ambassador. During this time, he also boasts about his heroic service in the British Army. His life changes and he actually has to play a hero, after he and the boy are kidnapped by political terrorists.   

Role:
Ambassador Kagoyama
Starring:
David Niven, Toshirô Mifune, Hardy Krüger, Irene Tsu, Ando
Directed By:
Ken Annakin
96. Rebels on the High Sea (1956)
9
2
Rebels on the High Sea
9
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Kichijirô Ueda, Hiroshi Koizumi, Jun Tazaki
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
97. 1941 (1979)
8
2
1941
PG
8
2

After the Pearl Harbor attack, California, which is feared to be the next target of the Japanese, is gripped in a panic wave. As hysteria spreads after spotting a Japanese sub off the California coast, varied groups of Californians set their own defense actions in motion. Major-General Joseph Stilwell, sent to compose the paranoid public, tries to make sense of the goings-on. 

Starring:
John Candy, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Christopher Lee, Slim Pickens, Mickey Rourke, Ned Beatty
Directed By:
98. Conquest (1982)
8
2
Conquest
8
2
Role:
Masao Tadokoro
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Nadaka
Directed By:
Sadao Nakajima
99. The Bushido Blade (1981)
8
2
The Bushido Blade
R
8
2

The Bushido Blade is a historical action drama film, which revolves around a steel samurai blade that was to be presented to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan, which unfortunately get stolen. Therefore, American sailors and Japanese samurai are sent on a mission to recover it.

Role:
Shogun's Commander
Starring:
Mako Iwamatsu, James Earl Jones, Sonny Chiba, Mike Starr, Richard Boone, Toshirô Mifune, Timothy Patrick Murphy
Directed By:
Tsugunobu Kotani
100. Doburoku no Tatsu (1962)
6
1
Doburoku no Tatsu
6
1
Role:
Tatsu
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Ichirô Arishima, Chikage Awashima, Junko Ikeuchi
Directed By:
Hiroshi Inagaki
101. The Underworld (1956)
5
1
The Underworld
5
1
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Aoyama, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kôji Tsuruta
Directed By:
Kajirô Yamamoto
102. Doto ichiman kairi (1966)
5
1
Doto ichiman kairi
5
1
Role:
Heihachirô Murakami
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Mie Hama, Makoto Satô, Ryô Tamura
Directed By:
Jun Fukuda
103. Inchon (1981)
4
1
Inchon
PG
4
1

Based on the Battle of Inchon during the Korean War of 1950, this is dramatized version of the battle. In September 1950, General Douglas MacArthur, Commander of the UN forces, led an amphibious invasion with 200 UN ships and 70,000 military men on the pre-decided beaches. This war also had its repercussions on the relationship of Major Hallsworth and his wife, Barbara. 

Role:
Saito-San (as Toshiro Mifune)
Starring:
Ben Gazzara, Jacqueline Bisset, Laurence Olivier, Omar Sharif, Richard Roundtree
Directed By:
Terence Young
104. Foghorn (1952)
12
2
Foghorn
12
2
Role:
Chiyokichi
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Shirley Yamaguchi, Bob Booth, Fuyuki Murakami
Directed By:
Senkichi Taniguchi
105. Downtown (1957)
12
2
Downtown
12
2
Starring:
Isuzu Yamada, Toshirô Mifune, Keiko Awaji, Haruo Tanaka, Jun Tatara
Directed By:
Yasuki Chiba
106. The Man Who Came to Port (1952)
11
2
The Man Who Came to Port
11
2
Role:
Goro Niinuma
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Hiroshi Koizumi, Bokuzen Hidari, Asami Kuji
Directed By:
Ishirô Honda
107. Shag (1978)
12
2
Shag
12
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Keiko Takeshita, Bunta Sugawara, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Wakako Sakai
Directed By:
Sadao Nakajima
108. Elegy (1951)
11
2
Elegy
11
2
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Mieko Takamine, Ken Uehara, Haruna Kaburagi
Directed By:
Kajirô Yamamoto
109. Theater of Life (1983)
11
2
Theater of Life
11
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Hiroki Matsukata, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Keiko Matsuzaka, Kie Nakai
Directed By:
Kinji Fukasaku, Jun'ya Satô, Sadao Nakajima
110. Aru heishi no kake (1970)
11
2
Aru heishi no kake
11
2
Starring:
Dina Merrill, Toshirô Mifune, Dale Robertson, Frank Sinatra Jr., Michiyo Aratama
Directed By:
Keith Larsen, Koji Senno, Nobuaki Shirai
111. Be Happy, These Two Lovers (1957)
10
2
Be Happy, These Two Lovers
10
2
Starring:
Kamatari Fujiwara, Toshirô Mifune, Keiko Tsushima, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yumi Shirakawa
Directed By:
Ishirô Honda
112. No Time for Tears (1955)
10
2
No Time for Tears
10
2
Role:
Mitsuo Yano
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Yû Fujiki, Shizue Natsukawa
Directed By:
Seiji Maruyama
113. Tora-san Goes North (1987)
10
2
Tora-san Goes North
10
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Keiko Takeshita, Chieko Baishô, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Masami Shimojô
Directed By:
Yôji Yamada
114. Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)
10
2
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
10
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Ryô Ikebe, Kyôko Kagawa, Chôko Iida, Mieko Takamine
Directed By:
Kajirô Yamamoto
115. Deep River (1995)
10
2
Deep River
10
2
Role:
Tsukada
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Kagawa, Eiji Okuda, Hisashi Igawa, Kumiko Akiyoshi
Directed By:
Kei Kumai
116. Tono Eijirô no Mito Kômon (1978)
9
2
Tono Eijirô no Mito Kômon
9
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Kôtarô Satomi, Eijirô Tôno, Ichirô Nakatani, Shin'ya Ohwada
Directed By:
Tetsuya Yamanouchi
117. Death of a Tea Master (1989)
9
2
Death of a Tea Master
9
2
Role:
Rikyu Sen-no
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Eiji Okuda, Gô Katô, Shinsuke Ashida, Kinnosuke Nakamura
Directed By:
Kei Kumai
118. Escape from Prison (1950)
9
2
Escape from Prison
9
2
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Eitarô Ozawa, Mieko Takamine
Directed By:
Kajirô Yamamoto
119. Zoku sararîman Chûshingura (1961)
9
2
Zoku sararîman Chûshingura
9
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Daisuke Katô, Keiju Kobayashi, Reiko Dan
Directed By:
Toshio Sugie
120. Sicilian Connection (1987)
9
2
Sicilian Connection
9
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Orazio Orlando, Marina Suma, Mimmo Palmara, Andy J. Forest
Directed By:
Tonino Valerii
121. Onmitsu dôshin: Ôedo sôsamô (1979)
9
2
Onmitsu dôshin: Ôedo sôsamô
9
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Hiroki Matsukata, Tetsurô Sagawa, Sanae Tsuchida, Rino Takase
Directed By:
Akinori Matsuo
122. Sutoroberi rodo (1991)
9
2
Sutoroberi rodo
9
2
Role:
Taoka
Starring:
Mariska Hargitay, Mako Iwamatsu, Mako, Norihei Miki, Toshirô Mifune, Ken Matsudaira
Directed By:
Koreyoshi Kurahara
123. Genkai tsurezure-bushi (1986)
9
2
Genkai tsurezure-bushi
9
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yûsuke Okada, Morio Kazama, Aki Yashiro
Directed By:
Masanobu Deme
124. Theater of Life (1958)
9
2
Theater of Life
9
2
Starring:
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Ryô Ikebe, Hisaya Morishige, Mitsuko Kusabue
Directed By:
Toshio Sugie
125. Otoko no shiken (1977)
9
2
Otoko no shiken
9
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune
126. Princess from the Moon (1987)
8
2
Princess from the Moon
8
2
Role:
Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Kôji Ishizaka, Kiichi Nakai, Ayako Wakao
Directed By:
Kon Ichikawa
127. A Man Among Men (1955)
8
2
A Man Among Men
8
2
Role:
Maki
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Fubuki Koshiji, Mariko Okada, Kôji Tsuruta, Yû Fujiki
Directed By:
Kajirô Yamamoto
128. The Demon Comes in Spring (1989)
8
2
The Demon Comes in Spring
8
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Keiko Tsushima, Masaru Matsuda, Sachiko Wakayama, Sakae Takita
Directed By:
Akira Kobayashi
129. Seijo densetsu (1985)
8
2
Seijo densetsu
8
2
Role:
Kozo Kanzaki
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Shima Iwashita, Hiromi Gô, Miyuki Ono, Kôichi Iwaki
Directed By:
Tôru Murakawa
130. Shadow of the Wolf (1992)
8
2
Shadow of the Wolf
PG-13
8
2
Role:
Kroomak (as Toshiro Mifune)
Starring:
Lou Diamond Phillips, Jennifer Tilly, Donald Sutherland, Toshirô Mifune, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Directed By:
Jacques Dorfmann, Pierre Magny
131. Kabuto (1991)
7
1
Kabuto
PG-13
7
1
Starring:
John Rhys-Davies, David Essex, Christopher Lee, Shô Kosugi, Kane Kosugi, Norman Lloyd
Directed By:
Gordon Hessler

TV Movie(s)

1. Shogun (1980)
11
2
Shogun
11
2
Role:
Lord Yoshi Toranaga
Starring:
Richard Chamberlain, Orson Welles, Anne Bancroft, John Rhys-Davies, Alan Badel, Toshirô Mifune
Directed By:
Jerry London
2. Sekigahara (1981)
12
2
Sekigahara
12
2
Role:
Sakon Shima
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Rentarô Mikuni, Jûkichi Uno, Gô Katô, Hisaya Morishige
Directed By:
Shin'ichi Kamoshita, Ichiro Takahashi
3. Suronin makaritoru dai gobu namida ni kieru mikka gokuraku (1983)
11
2
Suronin makaritoru dai gobu namida ni kieru mikka gokuraku
11
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Gô Wakabayashi
4. Suronin makaritoru dai nibu akatsuki no shito (1982)
10
2
Suronin makaritoru dai nibu akatsuki no shito
10
2
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune
Directed By:
Akinori Matsuo

TV Shows and Videos

Shogun (1980)
Shogun
Role:
Lord Yoshi Toranaga (5 episodes, 1980)
Starring:
Orson Welles, Richard Chamberlain, John Rhys-Davies, Alan Badel, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada
Directed By:
Jerry London
Dai Chûshingura (1971)
Dai Chûshingura
Role:
Oishi Kuranosuke (6 episodes, 1971)
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Tetsuya Watari, Ichirô Arishima, Kozuki Noboru, Chûsha Ichikawa
Kôya no surônin (1972)
Kôya no surônin
Role:
Kujuro Toge (unknown episodes)
Starring:
Toshirô Mifune, Meiko Kaji, Shun Ôide, Jirô Sakagami, Yuko Hamada
Sanga moyu (1984)
Sanga moyu
Starring:
Ken Watanabe, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Toshiyuki Nishida, Kôshirô Matsumoto