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Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)

Directed by Steven Okazaki

Biography | Documentary

Overview

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.

Length 81 minutes

Actors

Keanu Reeves | Kyôko Kagawa | Yôko Tsukasa | Yoshio Tsuchiya | Takeshi Katô | Kaoru Yachigusa | Yōsuke Natsuki | Terumi Niki | Steven Spielberg | Martin Scorsese | Shirô Mifune | Hisao Kurosawa | Teruyo Nogami | Tadao Sato | Sadao Nakajima | Haruo Nakajima | Kanzô Uni | Wataru Akashi | Koji Yakusho | Toshirō Mifune | Hirohito

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Breezy look back at his career that doesn’t really offer anything profound or provocative (most of the content is sourced from already available material). Yet this still serves as a warm blanket and nice tribute to a legendary actor. The interviews with his co-stars are the best segments.  Documentary only runs 80 minutes but I could easily watch 8 hours of Toshiro Mifune driving hot rods and drinking whiskey. Surprised George Lucas turned them down for an interview given Spielberg and Scorsese are featured.

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