Directors Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese pay tribute to celebrated Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune in the the documentary that screened at Venice and Telluride.
Trailer Watch: Mifune: The Last Samurai“Mifune’s performance is layered, complex. He studied the movement of lions. He’s like a caged animal,” says Martin Scorsese in the (above) trailer for Mifune: The Last Samurai.
Mifune appeared in nearly 1. Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood.
He studied the movement of lions. He’s like a caged animal,” says Martin Scorsese in the (above) trailer for Mifune. Samurai film directors. Akira Kurosawa is the best. This story revolves around a Japanese samurai known as mifune. He is from a humble farm in Hiroshima who must protect his family from yet another attack by the Americans.
- 50 Classic Chambara and Jidaigeki style samurai films. Of course there are countless more but this is a good place to start for anyone interested in this genre.
- Directors Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese are among those who pay tribute to celebrated Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune in this Telluride doc.
- Clips from Rashomon, Yojimbo, Red Beard, The Hidden Fortress, Sanjuro, The Seven Samurai, The Bad Sleep Well, Throne of Blood, Samurai Rebellion, Hell in.