8 Best Toshiro Mifune Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 3, 2027

Action intense

Toshiro Mifune’s ferocious physicality and long collaboration with director Akira Kurosawa produced some of the most influential performances in the history of world cinema.

Red Beard (1965) 01

Red Beard (1965)

IMDb ★ 8.3

A young, arrogant doctor is transformed by his mentorship under a gruff, compassionate clinic director.

Sanjuro (1962) 02

Sanjuro (1962)

IMDb ★ 8.0

A cynical samurai mentors a group of naive young warriors in a plot to expose corrupt officials.

Yojimbo (1961) 03

Yojimbo (1961)

IMDb ★ 8.3

A wandering ronin plays two rival criminal gangs against each other in a small, terrorized town.

The Hidden Fortress (1958) 04

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

IMDb ★ 7.8

A general escorts a princess and hidden gold across enemy territory with the help of two bumbling peasants.

Throne of Blood (1957) 05

Throne of Blood (1957)

IMDb ★ 8.1

A samurai general's ambition and a witch's prophecy drive him toward a bloody, self-destructive rise to power.

Seven Samurai (1954) 06

Seven Samurai (1954)

IMDb ★ 8.6

A poor farming village hires seven masterless samurai to defend them from a band of marauding bandits.

Rashomon (1950) 07

Rashomon (1950)

IMDb ★ 8.2

Four witnesses give conflicting accounts of the same violent crime in a Japanese forest.

Drunken Angel (1948) 08

Drunken Angel (1948)

IMDb ★ 7.8

A alcoholic doctor tries to save a young gangster dying of tuberculosis, against the man's own self-destructive pride.

Vlad Zakh

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