Mifune: The Last Samurai

Dec 2, 2016

1h 21m

★ 7.2

A documentary about Toshirō Mifune

Overview

An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Farallon Films

CAL

Mifune Productions

Kurosawa Production

Sedic International

dentsu

Tokyo MX

Chuo Eigaboeki

Mifune: The Last Samurai Trailers

Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Keanu Reeves

Self - Actress

Kyōko Kagawa

Self - Actress

Yōko Tsukasa

Self - Actor

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Self - Actor

Takeshi Katō

Self - Actress

Kaoru Yachigusa

Self - Actor

Yōsuke Natsuki

Self - Actress

Terumi Niki

Self - Filmmaker

Steven Spielberg

Self - Filmmaker

Martin Scorsese

Self - Mifune's Eldest Son

Shirō Mifune

Self - Kurosawa's Eldest Son

Hisao Kurosawa

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