Toshirô Mifune
Rebel Samurai: Sixties Swordplay Classics
$85.95 | 420 minutes
(1965) - Star(s)
The reliably excellent Criterion Collection presents these four diverse and intriguing 1960s samurai films. Not as well known as those of, for instance, Akira Kurosawa, these movies nevertheless make important contributions to the genre&hellip…
Sanjuro
$34.95 | 96 minutes
(1962) - Actor
A sequel to YOJIMBO, SANJURO features Toshirô Mifune reprising his role as the title character, an uncouth wanderer with a quick sword. While napping in a deserted shrine, the cynical and unkempt warrior is awakened by a meeting of&hellip…
Seven Samurai
$42.95 | 207 minutes
(1954) - Actor
Set in 16th Century Japan, Akira Kurosawa's epic SEVEN SAMURAI follows the plight of a defenseless farming village that lives in constant fear of marauding bandits. The farmers know that when their crops are harvested, the thugs will attack&hellip…
The Bad Sleep Well
$25.95 | 150 minutes
(1960) - Star(s)
Something is rotten in Japan in this engaging drama by acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa. Toshirô Mifune stars as Koichi Nishi, the secretary to the president of a housing corporation, who seeks revenge for his father's murder. At&hellip…