

Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016-12-02 · 81 min · ★ 7.0
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Steven Okazaki
- Production companies
- Farallon Films, CAL, Mifune Productions, Kurosawa Production, Sedic International, dentsu, Tokyo MX, Chuo Eigaboeki
- Countries
- Japan, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Keanu ReevesSelf - Narrator (voice)
Kyōko KagawaSelf - Actress
Yōko TsukasaSelf - Actress
Yoshio TsuchiyaSelf - Actor
Takeshi KatōSelf - Actor
Kaoru YachigusaSelf - Actress
Yōsuke NatsukiSelf - Actor
Terumi NikiSelf - Actress
Steven SpielbergSelf - Filmmaker
Martin ScorseseSelf - Filmmaker
Shirō MifuneSelf - Mifune's Eldest Son
Teruyo NogamiSelf - Script Supervisor
Sadao NakajimaSelf - Filmmaker
Haruo NakajimaSelf - Actor
Kanzō UniSelf - Sword Fighting Choreographer
Koji YakushoSelf - Actor
Toshirō MifuneSelf - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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