Mifune

American  

[mi-foo-nee, mee-foo-ne] / mɪˈfu ni, miˈfu nɛ /

noun

1. Toshiro 1920–97, Japanese film actor, born in China.

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Example Sentences

We should be grateful for filmmakers who have a special artistic relationship with an actor: Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Martin Scorsese with Robert De Niro and, by all indications, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet it was Kurosawa’s momentous break with Mifune following the filming of “Red Beard” in the mid-1960s that later led to Mr. Nakadai being offered leading roles by the great director.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Nakadai played the dogged cop assisting Mifune’s gruff industrialist in foiling a kidnapper’s plot.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nakadai had a walk-on part in Kurosawa's 1954 classic "Seven Samurai" but later effectively replaced Toshiro Mifune as the famed director's go-to leading man after Mifune went his own way.

From Barron's

Nakadai also starred in Kurosawa's 1961 samurai film "Yojimbo" -- with Mifune -- and worked with other directors, including Hiroshi Teshigahara and Kon Ichikawa.

From Barron's