Mifune : the last samurai : a documentary about Toshiro Mifune
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.
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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]
- Copyright ©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. |