In a career that spanned almost 50 years, Toshiro Mifune was the Shogun of Japanese Cinema. Although he started out as a cameraman, he quickly moved to the other side of the lens, starring in many of the most influential Japanese films of all time.
Samurai Cinema is honored to present five classic Mifune films, digitally restored and shown in anamorphic widescreen. Here is Mifune at his best, showing why he wasn't just a movie star, but a great actor as well, tackling the diverse roles of bodyguard, strategist, tragic assassin and lovable loser.
DVD Features:
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Presented in Anamorphic Widescreen
English and Japanese with English Subtitles
Bonus Material Includes:
Cast and Crew Filmographies
Character Bios
Image Galleries
Interactive Program Notes
Trailers & More!
- Actors: Toshirô Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Michiyo Aratama, Yûnosuke Itô, Eijirô Tono
- Director: Kihachi Okamoto
- Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Audience Rating: Unrated
- Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Restored, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language (Original Language): Japanese
- Language (Subtitled): English
- Region Code: 1
- Release Date: 2006-08-08
- Running Time: 639 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 1965-03-05
