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 […]
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James Clavell’s Shogun: Epic Mini-Series Gets First Blu-Ray Release!
One of the best mini-series of all time is (finally) coming to Blu-Ray. James Clavell’s Shogun, directed by Jerry London, may have been the best thing Richard Chamberlain ever – and it introduced Japanese star Toshiro Mifune to his biggest American audience. The plot had Chamberlain’s John Blackthorne, and English navigator going from being shipwrecked […]