Toshiro Mifune

Toshiro Mifune (三船 敏郎, April 1, 1920 - December 24, 1997) was a charismatic Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 films. He was best known for his roles in Akira Kurosawa's masterpieces in the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed a samurai or ronin, sometimes rough and gruff, and usually a reluctant hero.

• The Bad Sleep Well
• Drunken Angel
• Grand Prix
• The Hidden Fortress
• High and Low
• Rashomon
• Record of a Living Being (aka I Live in Fear)
• Red Beard
• Samurai I
• Samurai II
• Samurai III
• Sanjuro
• The Seven Samurai
• Shogun (television)
• Stray Dog
• Throne of Blood
• Yojimbo

and many more.