Saturday, April 1

Happy Birthday


Toshiro Mifune
April 1, 1920--December 24, 1997

4 comments:

  1. folks, if you haven't seen seven samurai yet, do so asap. it's a hell of a movie.

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  2. Anonymous2:47 PM EDT

    If you want the best single Mifune performance, I would suggest Red Beard (Kurosawa, 1965).

    And we have to wait another 11.5 months for Takashi Shimoru's birthday (3/12/05-2/11/82).

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  3. Anonymous2:48 PM EDT

    Shimura. Don't worry, that's why we have editing.

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  4. Anonymous7:53 PM EDT

    Oh no! A Mifune throwdown in the works!

    "Red Beard" is excellent, but "Throne Of Blood" (1957) is more excellent. Shakespeare's "Macbeth," as imagined by Kurosawa. Absolute brilliance.

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