Mifune

American  

[mi-foo-nee, mee-foo-ne] / mɪˈfu ni, miˈfu nɛ /

noun

1. Toshiro 1920–97, Japanese film actor, born in China.

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Example Sentences

In “Jett,” Gugino portrays the taciturn titular thief, citing Clint Eastwood and Toshiro Mifune as her inspirations.

From New York Times

“It was difficult for us both later when I got very obsessed with the work of the director Akira Kurosawa and the films of the actor Toshiro Mifune. He would become very quiet and look distressed, and then say: ‘I am sorry about this, old chap.

From The Guardian

Seven Samurai Toshiro Mifune heads the cast of Akira Kurosawa’s influential 1954 epic about freelance warriors hired to defend a village against bandits; in Japanese with English subtitles; presented by Secret Movie Club.

From Los Angeles Times

The group that has brought Toriko to New York also owns Mifune New York and Sushi Amane here.

From New York Times

The faces of several characters in the new movie, which is set in the fictional Japanese city of Megasaki, are modeled after such regular Kurosawa actors as Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuka Nakadai and Takashi Shimura.

From Washington Post