Movies: Toshirō Mifune

  • 1954
    Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai (1954)

    Seven Samurai

    8.51954HD

    A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers...

    Seven Samurai
  • 1950
    Rashomon

    Rashomon (1950)

    Rashomon

    8.01950HD

    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 na...

    Rashomon
  • 1976
    Midway

    Midway (1976)

    Midway

    6.71976HD

    This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II....

    Midway
  • 1957
    Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood (1957)

    Throne of Blood

    7.91957HD

    Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the s...

    Throne of Blood
  • 1961
    Yojimbo

    Yojimbo (1961)

    Yojimbo

    8.01961HD

    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 Tazaemo...

    Yojimbo
  • 1963
    High and Low

    High and Low (1963)

    High and Low

    8.31963HD

    In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake....

    High and Low
  • 1966
    Grand Prix

    Grand Prix (1966)

    Grand Prix

    7.21966HD

    The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a series of races, American wheelman Pete Aron is dropped by his sponsor. Refusing to quit, he joins a Japa...

    Grand Prix
  • 1965
    Red Beard

    Red Beard (1965)

    Red Beard

    8.11965HD

    Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Re...

    Red Beard
  • 1949
    Stray Dog

    Stray Dog (1949)

    Stray Dog

    7.51949HD

    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 lif...

    Stray Dog
  • 1971
    Red Sun

    Red Sun (1971)

    Red Sun

    6.91971HD

    In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, read...

    Red Sun
  • 1980
    Port Arthur

    Port Arthur (1980)

    Port Arthur

    7.31980HD

    Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a ...

    Port Arthur
  • 1960
    The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

    The Bad Sleep Well

    7.61960HD

    In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their...

    The Bad Sleep Well
  • 1956
    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    7.21956HD

    A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to f...

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
  • 1969
    Battle of the Japan Sea

    Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)

    Battle of the Japan Sea

    61969HD

    Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Heihachiro Togo sends his fleet to confront t...

    Battle of the Japan Sea
  • 1952
    The Life of Oharu

    The Life of Oharu (1952)

    The Life of Oharu

    7.81952HD

    In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall....

    The Life of Oharu
  • 1979
    Winter Kills

    Winter Kills (1979)

    Winter Kills

    5.81979HD

    The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter....

    Winter Kills
  • 1965
    Samurai Assassin

    Samurai Assassin (1965)

    Samurai Assassin

    7.31965HD

    Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune....

    Samurai Assassin
  • 1948
    Drunken Angel

    Drunken Angel (1948)

    Drunken Angel

    7.61948HD

    Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Sanada tries to convince Matsunaga to stay for treatment, which would drastically change his lifestyle. They form an unea...

    Drunken Angel
  • 2016
    Mifune: The Last Samurai

    Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)

    Mifune: The Last Samurai

    7.12016HD

    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....

    Mifune: The Last Samurai
  • 1962
    Chûshingura

    Chûshingura (1962)

    Chûshingura

    7.31962HD

    After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor....

    Chûshingura