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Mifune : the last samurai : a documentary about Toshiro Mifune

Okazaki, Steven, (film director,, screenwriter,, editor of moving image work.). Nakazawa, Toshiaki, (film producer.). Shiraishi, Tōichirō, (film producer.). Zushi, Kensuke, (film producer.). Kito, Yukie, (film producer.). Okazaki, Steven, (film producer.). Goto, Taro, (film producer.). Galbraith, Stuart, 1965- (screenwriter.). Hina, Tohru, (director of photography.). Ishikawa, Yasuyuki, (Cinematographer), (director of photography.). Wood, Jeffrey, 1954- (composer (expression)). Reeves, Keanu, (narrator.). Kagawa, Kyōko, (interviewee (expression)). Tsukasa, Yōko, 1934- (interviewee (expression)). Tsuchiya, Yoshio, 1927-2017 (interviewee (expression)). Katō, Takeshi, 1929-2015 (interviewee (expression)). Yachigusa, Kaoru, (interviewee (expression)). Natsuki, Yōsuke, 1936-2018 (interviewee (expression)). Niki, Terumi, 1949- (interviewee (expression)). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (interviewee (expression)). Scorsese, Martin, (interviewee (expression)). Mifune, Shiro, 1950- (interviewee (expression)). Kurosawa, Hisao, (interviewee (expression)). Nogami, Teruyo, 1927- (interviewee (expression)). Satō, Tadao, 1930-2022 (interviewee (expression)). Nakajima, Sadao, 1934-2023 (interviewee (expression)). Nakajima, Haruo, 1929-2017 (interviewee (expression)). Uni, Kanzo, (interviewee (expression)). Akashi, Wataru, (interviewee (expression)). Yakusho, Kōji, (interviewee (expression)). Matsuda, Michiko, 1949- Adpatation of (work): Samurai. (Added Author). Sedikku Intānashonaru, (presenter.). Dentsū, (presenter.). Tokyo MX (Firm), (presenter.). Chuo Eigaboeki, (presenter.). Creative Associates, Limited, (production company.). Farallon Films, (production company.). Strand Releasing (Firm), (film distributor.).

A new film by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki explores the accidental movie career of Toshiro Mifune, one of the true giants of world cinema. Mifune made sixteen remarkable films with director Akira Kurosawa during the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema. Together they thrilled audiences and influenced filmmaking around the world, providing direct inspiration for The Magnificent Seven and Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood's breakthrough, A Fistful of Dollars.

DVD  - 2017
JAPANESE 791.43092 Mifun
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Subject
Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997.
Motion picture actors and actresses > Japan > Biography.
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.
Motion pictures > Japan > History > 20th century.
Genre
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Film adaptations.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings.
Biographies.
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (80 min.) : DVD video, sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher [Culver City, California] : Strand Releasing, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from title frame.
Originally released as a documentary film in 2016.
Inspired by the book Samurai : hyoden Mifune Toshio, by Michiko Matsuda.
Special features: Original theatrical trailer; Strand trailers.
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Directors of photography, Tohru Hina, Yasuyuki Ishikawa ; music, Jeffrey Wood.
Participant or Performer Note: Kyoko Kagawa, Yoko Tsukasa, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Takeshi Kato, Kaoru Yachigusa, Yosuke Natsuki, Terumi Niki, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Shiro Mifune, Hisao Kurosawa, Teruyo Nogami, Tadao Sato, Sadao Nakajima, Haruo Nakajima, Kanzo Uni, Wataru Akashi, Koji Yakusho ; narrated by Keanu Reeves.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Language Note:
English and Japanese dialogue; with optional English subtitles.