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 ...

For his latest documentary, Berkeley filmmaker Steve Okazaki trained his lens on one of his childhood heroes, Toshiro Mifune — a legendary Japanese movie star who still has legions of fans, but whose ...

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 ...

Toshiro Mifune was one of the top global stars of the 1950s — back when movie stars were larger than life — and his work is so intertwined with film history that it’s amazing that no one, in the West ...

Critic Mark Jenkins says a new documentary focused on Toshiro Mifune's relationship with director Akira Kurosawa could have used a bit more verve... In his defining moments on screen, Toshiro Mifune ...

“Mifune: The Last Samurai,” a dutiful and diverting but rather bare-bones documentary portrait, opens with a series of clips and photographs of Toshiro Mifune, the scowling-eyed Japanese actor who ...

The death of Toshiro Mifune, whose vivid portrayals of stoic warriors and noble peasants made him Japan's best-known actor abroad, closed a chapter in Japanese cinema's golden age, colleagues said ...

Jeremy has more than 2200 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

For his latest documentary, Berkeley filmmaker Steve Okazaki trained his lens on one of his childhood heroes, Toshiro Mifune — a legendary Japanese movie star who still has legions of fans, but whose ...

In his defining moments on screen, Toshiro Mifune was glowering and silent, as if careful not to let slip a hint of his next move. To judge by Mifune: The Last Samurai, he was much the same off screen ...