A version of this interview was original published at the Telluride Film Festival, where “Mifune” premiered this fall. The film opens November 25 at the IFC Center in New York with more cities to ...

The image of Toshiro Mifune wielding a samurai sword, eyes glaring at his foe, is among the first images to come to most American filmgoers’s minds when they think about Japanese cinema. And ...

Toshiro Mifune was a name to conjure with. A galvanic performer who was as present in his roles as anyone who ever lived, the legendary Japanese actor is the subject of “Mifune: The Last Samurai,” a ...

Note: "Drunken Angel" screens April 14 at MOPA as part of Famous Firsts since it marks the first collaboration of Mifune and Kurosawa The documentary "Mifune: The Last Samurai" played at the San Diego ...

“Mifune: The Last Samurai” is a celebration of the originality and influence of the Japanese star Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997), shown as a rare actor capable of the subtlest stoicism and the wildest ...

A look at the life and art of Toshiro Mifune captures a Japanese movie star's revolutionary ferocity but not the mystery behind it. “Mifune: The Last Samurai,” a dutiful and diverting but rather ...

Yes, the Japanese team was one of cinema’s great collaborations. But Film Forum’s salute to Toshiro Mifune shows that he was a superb actor no matter who was in the director’s chair. By Mike Hale ...

Director Steven Okazaki’s documentary on movie star Toshiro Mifune features interviews with Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and others. A version of this interview was original published at the ...