That movie was followed by “Seven Samurai” (1954), among the most beloved and influential pictures of all time, which further increased the celebrity of Toshiro Mifune, who starred in both films.

Some of the men go to look for help and run into a sage old Samurai warrior who consents ... Each character is firmly molded. Toshiro Mifune as the bold, hairbrained but courageous warrior weaves ...

Kurosawa’s 1949 thriller probes post-war morality in a Tokyo whose ruins and US occupation mostly remain just out of shot, in ...

He talks about how to battle multiple opponents at once in "Harakiri;" and "Seven Samurai," starring Toshiro Mifune. Finally, he rates James Bond's kendo abilities in "Moonraker," starring Roger ...

The masterless samurai Sanjuro, who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his own advantage in a small, dusty village, was so entertainingly embodied by the brilliant Toshiro Mifune that it was ...