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{{quote|"I am proud of nothing I have done other than with him."|Mifune on his work with his then-estranged friend [[Akira Kurosawa]]}}
Toshiro Mifune was a prolific Japanese actor best known for his numerous collaborations with [[Akira Kurosawa]] (e.g ''[[Rashomon]]'', ''[[Seven Samurai]]'', ''[[Throne of Blood (Film)|Throne of Blood]]'', ''[[The Hidden Fortress]]'', ''[[Yojimbo]]'', ''[[Sanjuro]]'' and every other movie Kurosawa made between 1948 and 1965 with the exception of ''[[Ikiru]]'') as well as many other leading roles. Mifune was to [[Jidai Geki]] what [[Clint Eastwood]] is to [[The Western]] -- if there was a [[Badass]] [[Samurai]] character to be played in the 1950s or early 1960s, chances are he was on the short list for it. In particular, his gruff, calculating [[Ronin]] character from ''Yojimbo'' was to be the model for Eastwood's "[[Dollars Trilogy|Man with No Name]]" and numerous other [[Anti
Mifune and Kurosawa had a falling out in the late 1960s after the filming of ''Red Beard'', and after that Mifune began popping up occasionally in Western film productions such as ''Grand Prix'' and ''[[Enemy Mine|Hell in the Pacific]]''. This eventually culminated in Mifune appearing in the American miniseries ''[[Shogun]]'' (as the resident [[Magnificent Bastard]], Toranaga), resulting in acclaim stateside but criticism in Japan due to the [[Did Not Do the Research|lack of historical accuracy]]. If [[George Lucas]] would have had his way instead of being told by [[Executive Meddling|higher ups to hire a well-known (to Western audiences) actor for the role]], Mifune would have [[What Could Have Been|played Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in ''[[A New Hope|Star Wars]]''.<ref>The [[Soul Series]]' Mitsurugi, an Expy of Mifune, ''was'' Kenobi. Or at least, his Japanese voice was.</ref>
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