Toshirō Mifune — Actor (111)

Movie

Yojimbo (1961)
用心棒 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 8.7 419 ratings
other title: 요짐보 / 用心棒 …
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.

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Proof of the Man (1977)
人間の証明 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.9 49 ratings
other title: 人证 / 人間の証明 …
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.

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Sanjuro (1962)
椿三十郎 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 8.7 260 ratings
other title: 츠바키 산주로 / 椿三十郎 …
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.

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Stray Dog (1949)
野良犬 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 8.2 140 ratings
other title: 들개 / 野良犬 …
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

Movie

Rashomon (1950)
羅生門
★ 8.8 1163 ratings
other title: 라쇼몽 / 羅生門 …
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.