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Toshiro Mifune is one of the world’s great cinematic actors. His characters had depth and with; he could be nuanced or way over the top, depending on what the role required. He made fourteen films with legendary director Akira Kurosawa – including Seven Samurai and Yojimbo (which inspired The Magnificent Seven and the Man with No Name Trilogy).

Mifune: The Last Samurai is a biography of/tribute to Toshiro Mifune by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki. Narrated by Keanu Reeves, it features interviews with filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and more.

Mifune: The Last Samurai premieres in New York City on November 25th before being platformed in succeeding week. The trailer follows the jump.

 

STRAND RELEASING PRESENTS

MIFUNE: THE LAST SAMURAI

A DOCUMENTARY BY: Academy Award Winner Steven Okazaki

Includes Interviews with: Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Teruyo Nogami (Kurosawa’s longtime script supervisor), Kyoko Kagawa (RED BEARD), Yoshio Tsuchiya (SEVEN SAMURAI), Takeshi Kato (THRONE OF BLOOD), Yoko Tsukasa (YOJIMBO), and many more.

Narrated by: Keanu Reeves.

OPENING THEATRICALLY ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2016 in New York (IFC CENTER)

WITH ADDITIONAL CITIES INCLUDING: Los Angeles (December 2), 

SAN FRANCISCO (DECEMBER 9) AND a WIDER national release to follow.

Official Selection: Telluride Film Festival 2016, AFI FILM FESTIVAL 2016 AND

BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2016

 

Nearly 20 years after his death, Toshiro Mifune remains a true giant of world cinema. He made 16 remarkable films with director Akira Kurosawa, including Rashomon, Seven Samurai and Yojimbo, and together they shook the film world, inspiring not only The Magnificent Seven and Clint Eastwood’s breakthrough movie, A Fistful of Dollars, but also George Lucas’ Star Wars.

Mifune: The Last Samurai, the new feature-length documentary by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki, explores the evolution of the samurai film; Mifune’s childhood and World War II experience; his accidental entry into the movies; and dynamic but sometimes turbulent collaboration with Kurosawa.

Mifune – wry, charismatic and deadly — was the first non-white action star. “A lot of people try to imitate Mifune, especially when they’re playing strong and silent,” says Steven Spielberg, “ but nobody can. He was unique in all the world.”

 

Country of Origin: USA/ JAPAN/ Genre: DOCUMENTARY

Running Time: 80 minutes / Not Rated / In English and Japanese (With Subtitles)