Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. Read More »
Tag Archives: Toshirô Mifune
Admiral Yamamoto AKA Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku (1968) Seiji Maruyama, Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Yôko Tsukasa
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Read More »
A Wife’s Heart AKA Tsuma no kokoro (1956) Mikio Naruse, Hideko Takamine, Toshirô Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi
A young woman tries to raise money to open her own coffee shop. Read More »
Shogun (1980) Jerry London, Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne (Richard Chamberlain), an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked Read More »
The Challenge (1982) John Frankenheimer, Scott Glenn, Toshirô Mifune, Donna Kei Benz
Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan Read More »
The Important Man AKA Ánimas Trujano (El hombre importante) (1961) Ismael Rodríguez, Toshirô Mifune, Columba Domínguez, Flor Silvestre
Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. Read More »
Snow Trail AKA Ginrei no hate (1947) Senkichi Taniguchi, Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Kosugi
Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. Read More »
The Bad Sleep Well AKA Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru (1960) Akira Kurosawa, Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kyôko Kagawa
It is a high-profile wedding: the daughter of Mr Iwabuchi, a wealthy businessman Read More »
Red Sun AKA Soleil rouge (1971) Terence Young, Charles Bronson, Toshirô Mifune, Alain Delon
In 1870, a gang robs a train and steals a ceremonial Japanese sword Read More »
The Hidden Fortress AKA Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958) Akira Kurosawa, Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki
The story follows two greedy peasants in feudal Japan, Tahei and Matashichi Read More »
Samurai Rebellion AKA Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu (1967) Masaki Kobayashi, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Gô Katô
During peace in 1725, aging swordsman Isaburo is living a henpecked life when his clan Read More »
Muhomatsu, the Rikshaw Man AKA Muhomatsu no issho (1958) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Hideko Takamine, Hiroshi Akutagawa
In the turn of the Twentieth Century, the rickshaw driver Matsugoro “Matsu” Read More »
Ninjitsu, Part II AKA Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken (1958) Hiroshi Inagaki, Kôji Tsuruta, Toshirô Mifune, Nobuko Otowa
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing Read More »
Ninjitsu AKA Yagyû bugeichô (1957) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Kyôko Kagawa
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which Read More »
Adventure in Kigan Castle AKA Kiganjô no bôken (1966) Senkichi Taniguchi, Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Makoto Satô
Liberated from a slave auction, Osami joins with priest Ensai on a quest to find and deliver relics of the Buddha to Osami’s brother Read More »