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.
Acting
Mifune's screen presence that made cameras weep with joy.
Direction
Okazaki's crisp editing honors without hagiography.
Production
Rare archival footage and Kurosawa-Mifune home movies.
Director
Steven Okazaki
Keanu Reeves
Self - Narrator (voice)
Kyōko Kagawa
Self - Actress
Yōko Tsukasa
Self - Actress
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Self - Actor
Takeshi Katō
Self - Actor
Kaoru Yachigusa
Self - Actress
Yōsuke Natsuki
Self - Actor
Terumi Niki
Self - Actress
Steven Spielberg
Self - Filmmaker
Martin Scorsese
Self - Filmmaker
Shirō Mifune
Self - Mifune's Eldest Son
Teruyo Nogami
Self - Script Supervisor
Sadao Nakajima
Self - Filmmaker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mifune was discovered through Toho Studios' 'New Faces' contest in 1946—he initially entered to support a friend applying for the camera department. His raw audition, a hysterical improvised soldier, instantly captivated judges.
The documentary argues Mifune's physicality fundamentally reshaped global perceptions of Japanese masculinity, influencing everyone from Eastwood to Tarantino's casting of Sonny Chiba.
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