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- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Toshiro Mifune achieved more worldwide fame than any other Japanese actor of his century. He was born in Tsingtao, China, to Japanese parents and grew up in Dalian. He did not set foot in Japan until he was 21. His father was an importer and a commercial photographer, and young Toshiro worked in his father's studio for a time after graduating from Dalian Middle School. He was automatically drafted into the Japanese army when he turned 20, and enlisted in the Air Force where he was attached to the Aerial Photography Unit for the duration of the World War II. In 1947 he took a test for Kajirô Yamamoto, who recommended him to director Senkichi Taniguchi, thus leading to Mifune's first film role in These Foolish Times II (1947). Mifune then met and bonded with director Akira Kurosawa, and the two joined to become the most prominent actor-director pairing in all Japanese cinema. Beginning with Drunken Angel (1948), Mifune appeared in 16 of Kurosawa's films, most of which have become world-renowned classics. In Kurosawa's pictures, especially Rashomon (1950), Mifune would become the most famous Japanese actor in the world. A dynamic and ferocious actor, he excelled in action roles, but also had the depth to plumb intricate and subtle dramatic parts. A personal rift during the filming of Red Beard (1965) ended the Mifune-Kurosawa collaboration, but Mifune continued to perform leading roles in major films both in Japan and in foreign countries. He was twice named Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival (for Yojimbo (1961) and Red Beard (1965)). In 1963 he formed his own production company, directing one film and producing several others. In his later years he gained new fame in the title role of the American TV miniseries Shogun (1980), and appeared infrequently in cameo roles after that. His last years were plagued with Alzheimer's Syndrome and he died of organ failure in 1997, a few months before the death of the director with whose name he will forever be linked, Akira Kurosawa.- Director
- Art Department
- Writer
Osamu Dezaki was born on 18 November 1943 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick (1997), Space Cobra (1982) and Space Adventure Cobra (1982). He died on 17 April 2011 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.- Dazai was born of a rich and mighty family in North Japan in 1909. In 1930, he went to Tokyo to study French literature, but he spent most of his time writing. It was not until his third attempt at suicide in 1935 that his stories were published. His final, and this time, successful, attempt at suicide was in 1948.
- Writer
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Sôji Ushio was born on 4 December 1921 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a writer and producer, known for Spectreman (1971), Kaiketsu Raion Maru (1972) and Lion Maru G (2006). He died on 28 March 2004 in Mitaka, Japan.- Kôjirô Kusanagi was born on 19 September 1929. He was an actor, known for Furusato (1983), Ultraman Taro (1973) and Jishin rettô (1980). He died on 11 November 2007 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
- Osamu Takizawa was born on 13 November 1906 in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Men and War II (1971), The Battle of Manchuria (1970) and The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958). He died on 22 June 2000 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
- Composer
- Music Department
Sadao Bekku was born on 24 May 1922 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a composer, known for Matango (1963), The Killing Bottle (1967) and Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi (1965). He died on 12 January 2012 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.- Akira Yoshimura was born on 1 May 1927 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a writer, known for Abandoned (1981), The Eel (1997) and Gyoei no mure (1983). He died on 31 July 2006 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
- Masashi Ishibashi was born on 4 January 1933 in Hualien, Taiwan, Japan. He was an actor, known for I Want To (1979), Ninja Warriors (1980) and J.A.K.Q. Blitzkrieg Squad (1977). He died on 19 December 2018 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
- Tadae Takubo died on 9 January 2014 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
- Shuntarô Emi was born on 16 September 1923 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Gunshû no naka no satsujin (1958), Robot Detective (1973) and Forever in Our Hearts Part 2 (1956). He was married to Harumi Matsukaze. He died on 17 November 2003 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Kei Tani was born on 22 February 1932 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Zûzûshii yatsu (1964), Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda (1962) and Zoku zûzûshii yatsu (1964). He died on 11 September 2010 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Masakazu Shimura was a writer and assistant director, known for The Shogunate's Harem (1986), Shikake-nin Baian (1981) and Roaring Fire (1981). He died on 26 April 2009 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.- Additional Crew
Shigeo Fukuda was born on 4 February 1932 in Tokyo, Japan. Shigeo is known for Shikaku bijutsukan (1986). Shigeo died on 11 January 2009 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.