FrameThrower · Actors · Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
17 films · 975 frames · top-billed in 16 · 1948–1979
Born 1 April 1920 · Qingdao, China · died 24 December 1997
Toshirō Mifune was a Japanese actor who is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Japanese cinema. He was born in Qingdao, China, but was raised in Japan. Mifune's career spanned over 50 years, during which he collaborated extensively with renowned director Akira Kurosawa, creating some of the most iconic films in Japanese cinema.
Mifune gained international recognition for his performances in Kurosawa's films, particularly in samurai films. He portrayed strong, dynamic, and often rebellious characters, bringing a raw intensity to his roles.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 17 films · 975 frames · top-billed in 16 · 1948–1979
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor1965
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor1961
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor1988
- Medal with Purple Ribbon1986
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor1966
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor1962
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor1952
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Golden Arrow Award
How their films are shot
Measured across 975 frames from the 17 films we hold. This is the look of the work Toshirō takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 17 films we hold, 55% of their frames are day, 42% natural — the look of the work Toshirō takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Red Beard
1965 · Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
High and Low
1963 · Kingo Gondo
Sanjuro
1962 · Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
Yojimbo
1961 · Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
The Bad Sleep Well
1960 · Kôichi Nishi
The Hidden Fortress
1958 · General Rokurota Makabe
Throne of Blood
1957 · Taketoki Washizu
The Lower Depths
1957 · Sutekichi the Thief
I Live In Fear
1955 · Kiichi Nakajima
Seven Samurai
1954 · Kikuchiyo
The Idiot
1951 · Denkichi Akama
Rashomon
1950 · Tajômaru
Scandal
1950 · Ichirô Aoye
Stray Dog
1949 · Det. Murakami
The Quiet Duel
1949 · Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Drunken Angel
1948 · Matsunaga
1941
1979 · Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 975 frames from Toshirō Mifune's 17 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.