Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)
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.
- Date of release
- 2016-12-02
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (53)
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Director
- Steven Okazaki
Casting
- Keanu Reeves — Self - Narrator (voice)
- Kyōko Kagawa — Self - Actress
- Yōko Tsukasa — Self - Actress
- Yoshio Tsuchiya — Self - Actor
- Takeshi Katō — Self - Actor
- Kaoru Yachigusa — Self - Actress
- Yōsuke Natsuki — Self - Actor
- Terumi Niki — Self - Actress
- Steven Spielberg — Self - Filmmaker
- Martin Scorsese — Self - Filmmaker
- Shirō Mifune — Self - Mifune's Eldest Son
- Hisao Kurosawa — Self - Kurosawa's Eldest Son
Interesting facts
Mifune: The Last Samurai, also known as Mifune, is a 2015 biographical documentary directed and co-written by Steven Okazaki. It chronicles the life of Toshiro Mifune, a Japanese actor and international star most noted for playing samurai characters in films by Akira Kurosawa.
Production
Mifune was produced by Toshiaki Nakazawa, known for producing 13 Assassins and Sukiyaki Western Django.
Mifune is inspired by the book Samurai: Hyōden Mifune Toshirō (Samurai: A Biography of Mifune Toshirō) by Matsuda Michiko.
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