Toshiro Mifune

Toshiro Mifune (1920–1997, China/Japan) was a Japanese actor widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential film actors of all time. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa in classics such as *Rashomon* (1950), *Seven Samurai* (1954), *Throne of Blood* (1957), and *Yojimbo* (1961). Born to Japanese parents in Qingdao, China, he starred in nearly 170 films over his career and became a defining figure of Japanese cinema on the world stage.