Toshirō Mifune
1920–1997- Actor and director
Japanese actor and director, born in Qingdao. Won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.
Pair · Actors
Films Toshirō Mifune made with Takashi Shimura
Toshirō Mifune and Takashi Shimura have shared the screen in 31 films, from Snow Trail (1947) to Love and Faith (1978). Akira Kurosawa directed 15 of them. No one worked on more of Takashi Shimura's films on this site than Toshirō Mifune.
Timeline
- Both in the cast
- 2 top prizesGolden Lion for Rashomon and Academy Honorary Award for Rashomon
- Masaru Satoscored 11 of these films
- Asakazu Nakaishot 6 of these films
- 9 yearsbetween Samurai Banners (1969) and Love and Faith (1978)
From Wikipedia
In fact, Kurosawa's cinematic collaboration with Shimura, from Sanshiro Sugata in 1943 to Kagemusha in 1980, started earlier and lasted longer than his work with Mifune (1948–65).
Wikipedia, article Takashi Shimura · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kurosawa had initially wanted the cast of eight to consist entirely of previous collaborators, specifically counseling Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura.
Wikipedia, article Rashomon · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Takashi Shimura
1905–1982- Actor
Japanese actor, born in Ikuno.
The 31 films
Snow Trail
銀嶺の果て
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Akira Ifukube
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
Drunken Angel
醉いどれ天使
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Camera: Takeo Itō
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
Stray Dog
野良犬
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Camera: Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Ryūzō Kikushima
The Quiet Duel
静かなる決闘
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Akira Ifukube
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Senkichi Taniguchi
Rashomon
羅生門
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Camera: Kazuo Miyagawa
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Golden Lion · Academy Honorary Award
Scandal
醜聞
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
The Idiot
白痴
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
The Life of Oharu
西鶴一代女
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Ichirō Saitō
Written by: Ihara Saikaku, Yoshikata Yoda
The Man Who Came to Port
港へ来た男
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Ichirō Saitō
Written by: Ishirō Honda
Vendetta for a Samurai
荒木又右衛門 決闘鍵屋の辻
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
Eagle of the Pacific
太平洋の鷲
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Yūji Koseki
Written by: Shinobu Hashimoto
Seven Samurai
七人の侍
Toshirō Mifune: actor, as Kikuchiyo · Takashi Shimura: actor, as Kambei Shimada
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Camera: Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
I Live in Fear
生きものの記録
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Camera: Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Shinobu Hashimoto, Fumio Hayasaka
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Ikuma Dan
Camera: Kazuo Yamada
Written by: Hideji Hōjō
Be Happy, These Two Lovers
この二人に幸あれ
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Yoshinao Nakada
Written by: Zenzo Matsuyama
Throne of Blood
蜘蛛巣城
Toshirō Mifune: actor, as Taketoki Washizu · Takashi Shimura: actor, as Noriyasu Odagura
Music: Masaru Sato
Camera: Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
The Hidden Fortress
隠し砦の三悪人
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Camera: Ichio Yamazaki
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
Storm Over the Pacific
ハワイ・ミッドウェイ大海空戦 太平洋の嵐
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Ikuma Dan
Camera: Kazuo Yamada
The Bad Sleep Well
悪い奴ほどよく眠る
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
The Story of Osaka Castle
大坂城物語
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Akira Ifukube
Yojimbo
用心棒
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Camera: Kazuo Miyagawa, Takao Saito
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki
忠臣蔵 花の巻 雪の巻
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Akira Ifukube
Sanjuro
椿三十郎
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
High and Low
天国と地獄
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Camera: Takao Saito, Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Red Beard
赤ひげ
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Camera: Takao Saito, Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Samurai Assassin
侍
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Written by: Shinobu Hashimoto
Sanshiro Sugata
姿三四郎
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
Japan's Longest Day
日本のいちばん長い日
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Written by: Shinobu Hashimoto
The Sands of Kurobe
黒部の太陽
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Toshiro Mayuzumi
Written by: Kei Kumai
Samurai Banners
風林火山
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Written by: Yasushi Inoue, Shinobu Hashimoto
Love and Faith
お吟さま
Toshirō Mifune: actor · Takashi Shimura: actor
Written by: Yoshikata Yoda
See also
- Akira Kurosawa and Takashi Shimura22 films together
- Akira Kurosawa and Toshirō Mifune16 films together
- Takashi Shimura and Ishirō Honda12 films together
- Toshirō Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai10 films together
- Takashi Shimura and Tatsuya Nakadai7 films together
- Toshirō Mifune and Ishirō Honda4 films together
- Toshirō Mifune and Setsuko Hara3 films together
- Takashi Shimura and Setsuko Hara3 films together
Worked with both
- Akira Kurosawa16 films with Toshirō Mifune, 22 with Takashi Shimura
- Tatsuya Nakadai10 films with Toshirō Mifune, 7 with Takashi Shimura
- Ishirō Honda4 films with Toshirō Mifune, 12 with Takashi Shimura
- Setsuko Hara3 films with Toshirō Mifune, 3 with Takashi Shimura
- Kenji Mizoguchi1 film with Toshirō Mifune, 2 with Takashi Shimura
- Sonny Chiba2 films with Toshirō Mifune, 1 with Takashi Shimura