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	Metropolis - Big in Japan: Toshiro Mifune
		Mifune would later describe this time in the armed forces as "desperate" and "a nightmare;" it left him with a feeling of rage that he was to channel into his performances on-screen.
		Mifune had been given a minor role as a young hoodlum, but proved so convincing that his part was fleshed out into a lead.
		Mifune and Kurosawa were at their artistic peak when, in 1965, they suddenly stopped working together.
	metropolis.japantoday.com /biginjapanarchive249/248/biginjapaninc.htm (561 words)

	TOSHIRO MIFUNE VIDEOS & DVD'S AT HOLLYWOOD TEEN MOVIES
		Toshiro Mifune stars as the war-weary samurai who is caught in the middle of a feud between rival factions in a village.
		Toshiro Mifune is magnificent as the teacher who readies the youngster for his ultimate battle.
		In 16th-century Japan, scheming warrior Toshiro Mifune rises to a position of influence in the house of a powerful warlord, but finds his loyalty tested when he and his lord fall for the same woman and a renegade priest raises an army and launches an attack.
	www.hollywoodteenmovies.com /ForSaleToshiroMifune.html (1812 words)

	Toshiro Mifune - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Toshiro Mifune (三船敏郎 Mifune Toshirō) (1 April 1920 – 24 December 1997) was a Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films.
		Toshiro Mifune (IPA pronunciation: [toʃiro mifuneɪ]) was born in Tsingtao (now Qingdao), China, to Japanese parents, and grew up in the Chinese city of Dalian with his parents and two siblings.
		One of Mifune's fellow performers, one of the 32 women chosen during the new faces contest, was Sachiko Yoshimine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toshiro_Mifune (3106 words)

	Toshiro Mifune
		Mifune was famous for his self-deprecating sense of humor, which often found its way into his film roles.
		Mifune was doubly an outsider, being a non-Buddhist as well as a native Manchurian (Manchuria being associated with misfits and eccentrics by mainland Japanese).
		In 1992, Mifune began suffering from a serious health problem, the exact nature of which is not fully known.
	www.1worldfilms.com /toshiro_mifune.htm (1800 words)

	Toshiro Mifune - Interesting Motherfuckers - Acid Logic ezine
		Mifune's best films were done by Akira's capable hands and there's no doubt he did a great job setting up the canvas that Mifune was able to boldly paint his memorable characters upon.
		Mifune is actually upset at the error, and his poorly controlled rage shines through to the judges as conveying exceptionally strong emotion.
		Mifune died in 1997 at the age of 77, but he could pretty much be content that he was regarded as Japan's leading thespian.
	www.acidlogic.com /im_toshiromifune.htm (2459 words)

	Mifune, Toshiro - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		MIFUNE, TOSHIRO [Mifune, Toshiro], 1920-97, Japanese actor, b.
		Mifune was a versatile actor, noted for a wide range of roles in more than 120 films.
		The Japanese actor Toshiro MIFUNE in his home near Tokyo.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-mifune-t1.html (292 words)

	Gerald Peary - interviews - Toshiro Mifune
		But Mifune, born in 1920, was trained by his father to be a still cameraman, and he says today: "That was why my life was spared in the War.
		Throughout our interview, Mifune, 65, is as excited as a hyperactive juvenile, jumping up from his seat, racing around his Montreal hotel room to punctuate his anecdotes, breaking into imaginary swordfights and samurai battles, and in general tiring out his poor Japanese-to-English translator, who simply can't keep up with him.
		Mifune became associated forever with his period role as the swaggering macho bandit.
	www.geraldpeary.com /interviews/mno/mifune.html (935 words)

	Mifune (Mifunes Sidste Sang): Cinephiles Movie Review
		Mifune, directed by Soren Kragh-Jacobsen, is the third film of the Danish Dogma Collective, characterized for following a strict set of filmmaking guidelines.
		This is exemplified as Liva decides to leave a risky profession in the city, a move which is prompted by the fear of confronting a stalker, and to redefine her identity as a caretaker in a new, isolated place.
		Mifune also focuses on Kresten's unwillingness to cope with a reality he had once chosen to ignore.
	www.cinephiles.net /Mifune/Film-Synopsis.html (417 words)

	BBC News \| World \| Japanese film star Toshiro Mifune dies at 77
		Japan's leading film star Toshiro Mifune, who had a profound impact on international cinema, has died at the age of 77.
		Mr Mifune, who was voted in a 1984 poll as the man who best represented Japanese film, died of organ failure at a hospital in Mitaka, Kyodo news agency reported.
		One of a handful of Japanese actors to succeed on foreign screens, Mifune is well known outside Japan for his role as Lord Torinaga in Shogun, the TV series based on James Clavell's bestseller.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/42415.stm (315 words)

	Kurosawa
		Mifune does one kind act by rescuing a family from one of the evil families.
		Mifune does not have a friendly personality nor does he have any ambition to change the town for good but just make money and have fun doing it.
		Mifune's character sits atop a bell tower and watches for his enjoyment the hijinks that he created.
	www3.baylor.edu /~Brooks_Grigson/papers/Kurosawa.html (2015 words)

	Dedicated to Toshiro Mifune
		Toshiro Mifune-- if there is some way you can hear me, I want you to know that you were a great boss and you have my utmost respect.
		Mifune applied to and was accepted by TOHO Studios as an assistant cameraman.
		Mifune was among the men, chosen as an alternate.
	www.edogawa-u.ac.jp /~robert/Mifune.html (1317 words)

	Biography for Toshirô Mifune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mifune then met and bonded with director Akira Kurosawa, and the two joined to become the most prominent actor-director pairing in all Japanese cinema.
		Even though Mifune worked hard to learn his English-speaking roles phonetically, his voice was always dubbed in the American films in which he appeared.
		Mifune studied a tape of a Mexican actor speaking his dialogue to memorize his lines.
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0001536/bio (934 words)

	In Focus
		Considered by many to be the greatest actor-director team in the history of cinema, the collaboration of Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) and Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997) is one of legend.
		Each was a towering figure in his field—Kurosawa the master craftsman and technical innovator of world-wide acclaim; Mifune the uncontrollably charismatic international star—who did his best work when partnered with the other.
		Toshiro Mifune’s reputation was never in Japan what it was abroad.
	www.criterionco.com /asp/in_focus.asp?id=12 (312 words)

	Art2u: Toshiro Mifune Filmography
		He was discovered in 1946 by the great director, Akira Kurosawa, during an open audition at Toho studios.
		Mifune attained international fame for his role as the bandit Tajomaru in Mr.
		Mifune won the Venice Film Festival best actor awards for his roles in Akira Kurosawa's films Yojimbo (1961) and Red Beard (1964).
	www.art2u.com /movies/Mifune.html (165 words)

	Toshiro Mifune Movies - BestPrices.com's Toshiro Mifune Movie Catalog
		In the dawn of the eighteenth century, a young lord is sentenced to ritual suicide for an act of disobedience stemming from corruption in the Shoguns court.
		Young Miyamoto (Mifune) dreams of becoming a heroic warrior in the midst of battle.
		Set in 18th-century Japan, during the reign of the Tokugawa Shogunate, SAMURAI REBELLION stars Toshirô Mifune as Isaburo Sasahara, swordsman and official at the court of Lord Matsudaira (Tatsuo Matsumura).
	bestprices.com /cgi-bin/vlink/actors/vhss-by-actor-Toshiro-Mifune.html (586 words)

	CINEMA ASIATIQUE : TOSHIRO MIFUNE
		Toshiro Mifune, c'est un charisme atypique, une prestence rare à l'écran.
		Toshiro Mifune est un acteur qui endossa les plus grands rôles de samourais qui aujourd'hui encore reste parmis les meilleurs comme Yojimbo, le garde du corps ou Sanjuro, Rashomon, les 7 Samourais.
		Mifune devient acteur malgré lui, sa présence au casting relevant d'un malentendu.
	www.cineasie.com /Toshiro_Mifune.html (261 words)

	BFI \| Features \| Akira Kurosawa \| Toshiro Mifune - Biographical details and selected filmography
		The best-known Japanese actor in the Western world is certainly Toshiro Mifune, born 1 April 1920 to Japanese parents in Tsingtao, China.
		His father had run a photographic studio in China, and perhaps this inspired Mifune to apply for a job as an assistant cameraman at the Toho studios.
		The director was so bowled over by Mifune's presence that it turned his original idea 'upside down' and Mifune's role expanded as Kurosawa decided to 'turn him loose'.
	www.bfi.org.uk /features/kurosawa/mifune.html (529 words)

	Brokentype
		Toshiro Mifune plays Kikuchiyo, a brash, half-mad drunkard who wields a sword that is nearly as tall as he is. He is an imposter, and the others regard him as a low-born pretender, but he sticks around, and eventually becomes the seventh samurai.
		When the samurai first arrived in the village it had been stripped bare by bandits, but the peasents have stashes in the hills, and when Kikuchiyo discovers a cache of arms he dons a suit of armor and returns triumphantly to headquarters.
		Mifune's howling anger is uncomfortable to watch, and it challenges the cool professionalism Kembai espouses.
	www.brokentype.com /blog/000070.html (732 words)

	Alfrex's Toshiro Mifune - Jimbob-Wan's (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The figure's articulation is great, but Toshiro Mifune wasn't quite as pudgy as Shintaro Katsu.
		The headsculpt is what makes the figure Toshiro Mifune, and they did a great job of capturing his characteristic scowl.
		Toshiro Mifune died on December 24, 1997 at the age of 77.
	users2.ev1.net /~jimbobwan/gij59.htm (594 words)

	Toshiro Mifune — Infoplease.com
		One of the most talented Japanese actors to grace the silver screen, Mifune was best known for his samurai roles.
		Mifune will be best remembered in the United States for his portrayal of the warlord Toranaga in the television miniseries
		Toshiro Mifune - Toshiro Mifune actor Born: 4/1/1920 Birthplace: Tsingtao, China This Japanese actor's career...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0301324.html (220 words)

	Toshiro Mifune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		'My hero is a peasant, and therefore he must cry like a peasant,' Mifune said to me. I was totally fascinated when he performed for me in front of the camera.
		When Mifune stood in front of the camera, I always watched the cameramen and lighting crew.
		Tohiro Mifune was born April 1, 1920 in Tsingtao, China of Japanese parents.
	ils.unc.edu /~knupm/kurosawa/mifune.htm (195 words)

	Toshiro Mifune - Moviefone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Born in China to Japanese parents, Toshiro Mifune hoped to become an assistant cameraman after serving in World War II, but was deflected from this...
		Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997) was a charismatic Japanese actor best known for...
		Toshiro Mifune - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Toshiro Mifune Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/toshiro-mifune/49015/main (110 words)

	Toshiro Mifune presented in Arts section
		Toshiro Mifune was born on April 1st, 1920 to Japanese parents in Tsingtao, China.
		Mifune continued to win the highest praise with his work in films such as Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Hidden Fortress and The Lower Depths.
		Best known for his work in many of the great films of post-war Japanese cinema, Mifune worked in a number of international productions including his extremely popular pivotal role in the TV mini-series Shogun in 1980.
	www.newsfinder.org /site/more/toshiro_mifune (733 words)

	Toshiro Mifune News
		News about Toshiro Mifune continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		It is quite possible that Toshiro Mifune was the greatest screen actor of the 20th century.
		DVD Talk Collector Series this review to a friend Printer Friendly Akira Kurosawa's tenth film, Seven Samurai, is widely regarded as his finest effort; an almost scary thought, considering he'd be directing...
	www.topix.net /who/toshiro-mifune (603 words)

	Toshiro Mifune Samurai Yamamoto Hagakure Schwert Sanjuro Rashomon Nachtasyl Bushi Bushido Kurosawa Japan Film Filme ...
		SANJURO, in dem Mifune als Titelheld es mit Horden von Feinden aufnimmt und in grinsender Gelassenheit jede Gefahr uebersteht.
		Mifune verschwindet plötzlich aus dem Film als stehlender und verliebter Frauenheld, nachdem er seine Gefuehle pathetisch geoffenbart hatte und in eine Intrige geraten war.
		Mifune praktizierte selbst "Yabusame", das Bogenschiessen auf dem Pferd.
	members.tripod.com /~dersensenmann/schrein2.html (716 words)

	Toshiro Mifune Reviews: Band of Assassins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is also widely regarded as the finest of Mifune's performances apart from Kurosawa.
		Just as Kunisada Chuji and other of Mifune's "nihilistic heroes" have been lionized because they stood up against the oppressive force of authority, Kondo represents another kind of popular film hero: the underdog.
		The man who is fated to lose but who fights on valiantly for a cause he sincerely blieves in is highly regarded in Japanese lore.
	www.sprout.org /toshiro/reviews/band_of_assassins.html (301 words)

	The Toshiro Mifune Collection - Samurai Films - AnimEigo
		Comedy collides with drama and tragedy when a bumbling peasant (Mifune, of course) is mistaken for a revolutionary leader in Red Lion.
		And in the final appearance of his legendary Yojimbo character, the yojimbo is hired to perform a mission so secret, even he isn't told what it is, only that it will involve an Incident at Blood Pass.
		PPS: Toshiro Mifune can also be seen as one of the all-star cast of Japan's Longest Day.
	www.animeigo.com /Samurai/Toshiro_Mifune.t (255 words)

	Japanese film director Shohei Imamura speaks to the World Socialist Web Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For example, he used Toshiro Mifune in most of his films.
		I once visited Toho Studios and I saw Mifune and formed the opinion that he was not a good actor.
		I was deeply impressed with how Kurosawa was able to mould Mifune from a ham into a really excellent actor.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2000/sep2000/imam-s19.shtml (2059 words)

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