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.

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but the movie that could have been. George Lucas’s original first choice for the samurai-inspired Jedi Knight was none other than Toshiro Mifune, Japan’s most legendary star. “I’m still ...

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 ...