Deceased

How Did Toshirō Mifune Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77

Also known asToshiroh Mifune, Mifune ToshirōGenderMaleNationalityJapanBorn01/04/1920Born inQingdao, ChinaDied24/12/1997Died inMitakaCausemultiple organ dysfunction syndrome, pancreatic cancerWikidataQ37001 ↗Buried atKawasakiTMDb#7450 ↗

Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese actor and producer. The recipient of numerous awards and accolades over a lengthy career, he is widely considered one of the greatest actors of all time. He often played heroic characters and was noted for his commanding screen presence in the Japanese film industry.

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Filmography160 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2016	Mifune: The Last SamuraiMovie	Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)	96
2012	Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenMovie	(archive footage)	92
2002	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'Movie	Self	82
1995	Picture BrideMovie	The Benshi	75
1991	Journey of HonorMovie	Ieyasu Tokugawa	71
1990	Heaven and Earth: Dawn EpisodeMovie	Nagao Tamekage	70
1989	The Demon Comes in SpringMovie	Kukkune no jî	69
1989	Death of a Tea MasterMovie	Rikyu Sen-no	69
1987	The Retired SamuraiMovie	Hikozaemon Ōkubo	67
1987	Tora-san Goes NorthMovie	Junkichi Ueno	67
1987	Princess from the MoonMovie	Taketori-no-Miyatsuko	67
1986	The Ballad of the Sea of GenkaiMovie	Kyūbei Matsufuji	66
1985	No More God, No More LoveMovie	Kōzō Kanzaki	65
1984	Okita Soji: Swordsman of FireMovie	Shūsai Kondō	64
1984	Burning Mountain RiverSeries	Otsuichi Amo	64
1983	Battle AnthemMovie	Admiral Heihachiro Togo	63
1983	The Brave Man Says LittleSeries	—	63
1983	Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan GirlMovie	Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô	63
1983	The Women of Osaka CastleMovie	Tokugawa Ieyasu	63
1983	Secret of the Forbidden ValleyMovie	—	63
1983	Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate PassMovie	Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô	63
1983	Lowly Ronin 4: Living HellMovie	Sanjuro Hinoki	63
1982	The ChallengeMovie	Toru Yoshida	62
1982	Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2Movie	Tamon Umei	62
1982	Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of BloodMovie	Sanjuro Hinoki	62
1982	The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at DawnMovie	—	62
1982	DomineeringMovie	Masao Tadokoro	62
1981	SekigaharaSeries	Sakon Shima	61
1981	Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1Movie	Tamon Umei	61
1981	InchonMovie	Saito-San	61
1981	Tuesday Suspense TheaterSeries	—	61
1980	Port ArthurMovie	Emperor Meiji	60
1980	ShōgunSeries	Lord Yoshi Toranaga	60
1980	ShogunMovie	Lord Yoshi Toranaga	60
1979	Winter KillsMovie	Keith	59
1979	1941Movie	Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura	59
1979	Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret PoliceMovie	Sadanobu Matsudaira	59
1979	The Adventures of Kosuke KindaichiMovie	Kindaichi of 11th Generation in "The Woman in the Eye"	59
1979	The 47 Ronins of AkoSeries	Tachibana Sakon	59
1978	Lord MitoMovie	Sakuzaemon Okumura	58
1978	Love and FaithMovie	Taiko Hideyoshi	58
1978	Japanese Godfather: ConclusionMovie	Kosuke Oishi	58
1978	The Fall of Ako CastleMovie	Tsuchiya Michinao	58
1978	ShagMovie	Captain Takeo Murata	58
1978	Shogun's SamuraiMovie	Yoshinao Tokugawa	58
1977	Proof of the ManMovie	Yohei Kori	57
1977	Japanese Godfather: AmbitionMovie	Kosuke Oishi	57
1976	MidwayMovie	Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto	56
1975	Paper TigerMovie	Ambassador Kagoyama	55
1972	Ronin of the WastelandsSeries	Kujuro Toge	52
1971	Red SunMovie	Kuroda Jubei	51
1971	V.I.P. SchaukelSeries	Self	51
1971	Epic ChushinguraSeries	Oishi Kuranosuke	51
1970	The MilitaristsMovie	Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto	50
1970	Incident at Blood PassMovie	Yojimbo	50
1970	Zatoichi Meets YojimboMovie	Yojimbo/Sasa	50
1970	The Walking MajorMovie	Kinugasa Tadao	50
1969	Samurai BannersMovie	Kansuke Yamamoto	49
1969	Battle of the Japan SeaMovie	Admiral Heihachiro Togo	49
1969	Shinsengumi: Assassins of HonorMovie	Isami Kondo	49
1969	Red LionMovie	Gonzo	49
1969	Safari 5000Movie	Yūichirō Takase	49
1968	The Sands of KurobeMovie	Kitagawa	48
1968	Admiral YamamotoMovie	Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto	48
1968	The Day the Sun RoseMovie	Kumaza	48
1967	Japan's Longest DayMovie	War Minister General Korechika Anami	47
1967	Samurai RebellionMovie	Isaburo Sasahara	47
1966	Grand PrixMovie	Izō Yamura	46
1966	Grand Prix: Challenge of the ChampionsMovie	Self	46
1966	Adventure in Kigan CastleMovie	Osami	46
1966	Rise Against the SwordMovie	Abare Gōemon	46
1966	The Mad AtlanticMovie	Heihachirô Murakami	46
1966	The Sword of DoomMovie	Toranosuke Shimada	46
1965	Red BeardMovie	Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")	45
1965	The Retreat from KiskaMovie	Omura	45
1965	Samurai AssassinMovie	Tsuruchiyo Niiro	45
1965	Fort GraveyardMovie	Sergeant Kosugi	45
1965	Sanshiro SugataMovie	Shogoro Yano	45
1964	WhirlwindMovie	Lord Akashi	44
1963	High and LowMovie	Kingo Gondo	43
1963	Legacy of the 500,000Movie	Takeichi Matsuo	43
1963	Attack SquadronMovie	Lt. Colonel Senda	43
1963	Samurai PirateMovie	Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]	43
1962	ChûshinguraMovie	Genba Tawaraboshi	42
1962	SanjuroMovie	Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin	42
1962	TatsuMovie	Tatsu	42
1962	Three Gentlemen Return from Hong KongMovie	Zhang Zhizhang	42
1961	The Important ManMovie	Ánimas Trujano	41
1961	YojimboMovie	Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai	41
1961	Daredevil in the CastleMovie	Mohei	41
1961	The Youth and His AmuletMovie	Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)	41
1961	The Masterless 47 – Part IIMovie	—	41
1960	The Bad Sleep WellMovie	Kôichi Nishi	40
1960	The Storm of the PacificMovie	Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi	40
1960	The Gambling SamuraiMovie	Kunisada Chuji	40
1960	The Masterless 47Movie	Kazuo Momoi	40
1960	The Last GunfightMovie	Detective Saburo Fujioka	40
1960	Man Against ManMovie	Kaji	40
1959	Desperado OutpostMovie	Battalion Commander	39
1959	The Three TreasuresMovie	Prince Yamato Takeru	39
1959	Saga of the VagabondsMovie	Rokuro Kai	39
1959	Samurai SagaMovie	Heihachiro Komaki	39
1959	The Big BossMovie	Kashimura	39
1958	The Hidden FortressMovie	General Rokurota Makabe	38
1958	The Rickshaw ManMovie	Matsugorō Tomishima	38
1958	All About MarriageMovie	Acting teacher	38
1958	Holiday in TokyoMovie	Tenkai's nephew Jirō	38
1958	Yaji and Kita on the RoadMovie	Toshinoshin Taya	38
1958	Theater of LifeMovie	—	38
1957	A Dangerous HeroMovie	Kawada	37
1957	Throne of BloodMovie	Taketoki Washizu	37
1957	Yagyu Secret ScrollsMovie	Tasaburō Kasumi	37
1957	DowntownMovie	Yoshio Tsuruishi	37
1957	The Lower DepthsMovie	Sutekichi the Thief	37
1957	A Man in the StormMovie	Saburō Watari	37
1957	Good Luck to These TwoMovie	Toshio Maruyama	37
1956	A Wife's HeartMovie	Kenkichi	36
1956	Settlement of LoveMovie	Shuntarō Ōhira	36
1956	Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMovie	Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo	36
1956	The UnderworldMovie	Chief Inspector Kumada	36
1956	Rainy Night DuelMovie	Masahiko Koseki	36
1956	Rebels on the High SeaMovie	Matsuo Tokuzō	36
1955	All is WellMovie	Daikichi Risshun	35
1955	I Live in FearMovie	Kiichi Nakajima	35
1955	No Time for TearsMovie	Mitsuo Yano	35
1955	All is Well 2Movie	Daikichi Risshun	35
1955	Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleMovie	Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo	35
1955	A Man Among MenMovie	"Buick" Maki	35
1954	Seven SamuraiMovie	Kikuchiyo	34
1954	The Black FuryMovie	Eiichi Tsuda	34
1954	Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoMovie	Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo	34
1954	The SurfMovie	Skipper of the Utashima-maru	34
1953	The Eagle of the PacificMovie	1st Lieutenant Tomonaga	33
1953	Sunflower GirlMovie	Ippei Hitachi	33
1953	My Wonderful Yellow CarMovie	Matsumura	33
1952	The Life of OharuMovie	Katsunosuke	32
1952	Tokyo SweetheartMovie	Kurokawa	32
1952	The Man Who Came to PortMovie	Gorō Niinuma	32
1952	Kin no tamago: Golden GirlMovie	—	32
1952	Swift CurrentMovie	Shunsuke Kosugi	32
1952	Vendetta of a SamuraiMovie	Mataemon Araki	32
1952	Sword for HireMovie	Sasa Hayatenosuke	32
1952	FoghornMovie	Chiyokichi	32
1951	PiratesMovie	Tora	31
1951	ElegyMovie	Prosecutor Daisuke Toki	31
1951	Who Knows a Woman's HeartMovie	Mizuno	31
1951	The IdiotMovie	Denkichi Akama	31
1951	Sasaki KojiroMovie	Miyamoto Musashi	31
1951	Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-GuerreMovie	Kenji Kawakami	31
1951	Beyond Love and HateMovie	Gorō Sakata	31
1950	ScandalMovie	Ichirô Aoye	30
1950	Conduct Report on Professor IshinakaMovie	Teisaku Nagasawa	30
1950	Escape from PrisonMovie	Shinkichi	30
1950	Wedding RingMovie	Takeshi Ema	30
1949	Stray DogMovie	Det. Murakami	29
1949	Jakoman and TetsuMovie	Tetsu	29
1949	The Quiet DuelMovie	Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki	29
1948	Drunken AngelMovie	Matsunaga	28
1947	Snow TrailMovie	Eijima	27
1947	These Foolish TimesMovie	Genzaburo Onō, Gang Boss	27