Toshirô Mifune Net Worth
Toshirô Mifune Net Worth is
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Toshiro Mifune (三船 敏郎, Mifune Toshirō, April 1, 1920 – December 24, 1997) was a Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948-65) with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in such works as Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo. He also portrayed Musashi Miyamoto in Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy, as well as Lord Toranaga in the NBC TV miniseries Shōgun. | Date Of Birth | April 1, 1920, Qingdao, China |
| Died | December 24, 1997, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan |
| Place Of Birth | Tsingtao, China (now Qingdao, Shandong, China) |
| Height | 5' 9" (1.75 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Producer, Director |
| Spouse | Sachiko Yoshimine (m. 1950–1995) |
| Children | Mika Mifune, Shirô Mifune, Takeshi Mifune |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often works with Akira Kurosawa |
| 2 | Intense, macho acting style that was often both bombastic and emotionally honest. |
| 3 | Internationally associated almost solely with parts as samurai, both heroic and less so (despite many modern day parts in his time) |
| 4 | Gruff characters who claim to despise shows of human weakness but who end up frequently displaying it themselves |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | After the War, I looked up my friend and asked if I could be a cameraman too. That's how I got to Toho. But Toho was on strike for most of three years, and lots of the acting stars went elsewhere. My friends submitted my resume and my photograph, unbeknownst to me.- on how he went from aspiring photographer to actor |
| 2 | Rashômon (1950) was a failure in Japan. We had no idea that it had been submitted to Venice. Kurosawa didn't go to the festival, neither did I. And hardly anyone knew it won the grand prize. There was a small article in a Japanese newspaper, that was all. |
| 3 | No matter how much I drank the night before. I never once was late on his films. But with Kurosawa, sometimes people are waiting, and he never shows up. The people go to his house, and he says, 'I'm sorry. I don't feel well today.' |
| 4 | He was a rather complex person and a perfectionist. A scene with a famous actress wasn't going so well, so Mizoguchi dismissed everyone for the day so they could quietly talk. He was a stickler for props. If an object was to be used in the movie for tea time, he might look at it and say, 'This is a reproduction!' He would close down the set and order the prop man, 'Get the original in Kyoto.' - on 'Kenji Mizoguchi' |
| 5 | I still ride horses and do a lot of laughing. But I was born this way. I can't help it. When I was young, I played old men's roles. But now I'm a little boy!- on the secret of his well-being |
| 6 | That the Japanese film is known at all in the West is due mainly to the pictures of Akira Kurosawa. That I am known both here and abroad is also mainly due to him. He taught me practically everything I know, and it was he who first introduced me to myself as an actor. Kurosawa has this quality, this ability to bring things out of you that you never knew were there. It is enormously difficult work, but each picture with him is a revelation. When you see his films, you find them full realizations of ideas, of emotions, of a philosophy which surprises with its strength, even shocks with its power. You had not expected to be so moved, to find within your own self this depth of understanding. |
| 7 | [on the xenophobia displayed by his fellow troops in the Japanese army during World War II] There I was, a naive man of 20. The other bewildered young recruits were stirred up to a blood lust. What a nightmare! |
| 8 | I'm not always great in pictures, but I'm always true to the Japanese spirit. |
| 9 | [about speaking English] I can't speak English, Instead memorize English lines by the sounds of the words. |
| 10 | [about Akira Kurosawa] I am proud of nothing I have done other than with him. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Buried at a graveyard up the hill from Ikuta station (Odakyu line) in Kawasaki City next to Tokyo. |
| 2 | Was scheduled to star with Peter O'Toole in "Will Adams" to be directed by John Huston with screenplay by Dalton Trumbo, and produced by Eugene Frenke and Jules Buck. "A daring adventurer challenges the traditions of a mighty empire". |
| 3 | Became friendly with numerous American actors on their visits to Japan including Charlton Heston and William Holden. |
| 4 | Was present at the 1980 Golden Globe Awards, when Shogun (1980) was competing. He drew out the winner for Best Dramatic Series from the envelope and said, "And the winner is . . . ", which was all the English he knew. |
| 5 | Favorite actor of Akira Kurosawa. |
| 6 | In the graphic novel series "Usagi Yojimbo", Usagi's overlord is named Lord Mifune, in his honor. |
| 7 | He was considered for the role of "Mr. Miyagi" in The Karate Kid (1984) but, after the reading, the producers felt that he acted the part too scary. |
| 8 | He actually wanted to be a photographer, not an actor. He got his start in the movies when he blundered into an audition by mistake and flew into a rage. |
| 9 | His performance as Sanjuro Kuwabatake in Yojimbo (1961) is ranked #78 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). |
| 10 | His prolific career included repeat roles as three of the most noted figures in Japanese history. He portrayed Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto in three separate films, has played both the real-life version of the indomitable warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu in Journey of Honor (1991) and his fictionalized counterpart Toranaga in Shogun (1980), and has performed the role of the legendary master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi four times. |
| 11 | Although born in China, he was from a fully Japanese family. |
| 12 | Chinese name is Sanchuan Minlang. |
| 13 | Grandfather of Rikiya Mifune |
| 14 | Personally trained the Asian extras who were hired to play the Japanese submarine crew in 1941 (1979). He was reportedly very annoyed that they were not real sailors and had no real training, so he used his own military background to teach them how to act like sailors in the film. |
| 15 | Spoke fluent Mandarin. |
| 16 | Close friend of Scott Glenn. |
| 17 | Due to his intense, intimidating screen presence and real-life status as a physically powerful tough guy and war veteran, most people (whether having known him only from film or having personally meet him) got the impression that Mifune was a much larger man than he actually was. It was not uncommon for people to believe that he was at least 6'4" or taller. In reality he stood 5' 9". However, even at this size he was indeed two or three inches taller than most of his male co-stars. |
| 18 | Reportedly watched films of lions in the wild for inspiration for his character in Seven Samurai (1954). |
| 19 | Mexican director/producer Ismael Rodríguez cast him as the drunken Mexican-Indian title role of his film Ánimas Trujano (El hombre importante) (1962). Mifune studied a tape of a Mexican actor speaking his dialog to memorize his lines. Then, on the shooting he was able to speak his entire part in Spanish. Despite this fact, in the finished film, his voice is dubbed by Mexican actor Narciso Busquets. |
| 20 | His unique acting style is referenced by several characters in the Danish film Mifunes sidste sang (1999). |
| 21 | Father of Shirô Mifune and Mika Mifune. |
| 22 | Even though Mifune worked hard to learn his English-speaking roles phonetically, his voice was always dubbed in the American films in which he appeared. This was one of the things that disappointed him up until the day he died. |
| 23 | Was considered early on by George Lucas for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). |
| 24 | In the Japanese animated series Speed Racer (1967) (known in the U. S. as Speed Racer), the hero was named Go Mifune as a tribute to him and the M on the hood of the Mach 5 and Speed Racers helmet was in tribute to him. |
| 25 | Ranked #90 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natsu no deai | 1984 | TV Movie | |
| The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe | 1984 | Fisherman | |
| Moetechiru hono no kenshi Okita Sohji | 1984 | TV Movie | |
| Sanga moyu | 1984 | TV Series | |
| Suronin makyosashodani no himitsu | 1983 | TV Movie | |
| Theater of Life | 1983 | ||
| Makyo sessho-tani no himitsu | 1983 | TV Movie | |
| Suronin makaritoru dai gobu namida ni kieru mikka gokuraku | 1983 | TV Movie | |
| Battle Anthem | 1983 | Admiral Heihachiro Togo | |
| Suronin makaritoru dai yonbu sarumo jigoku nokorumo jigoku | 1983 | TV Movie | |
| Yusha ha katarazu | 1983 | TV Mini-Series | Ryuzo Kawana (1983) |
| Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi | 1982 | TV Movie | |
| Conquest | 1982 | Masao Tadokoro | |
| Suronin makaritoru dai sanbu chikemuri no yado | 1982 | TV Movie | |
| Shingo juban shobu dai sanbu ai ni iki-ken ni ikiru seishun | 1982 | TV Movie | |
| The Challenge | 1982 | Yoshida | |
| Suronin makaritoru dai nibu akatsuki no shito | 1982 | TV Movie | |
| Shingo juban shobu dai nibu | 1982 | TV Movie | |
| Musumeyo! Ai to namida no tsubasa de tobe | 1981 | TV Movie | |
| The Bushido Blade | 1981 | Shogun's Commander | |
| Suronin makaritoru | 1981 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Kyukei no koya | 1981 | TV Movie | |
| Shingo juban shobu dai ichibu | 1981 | TV Movie | |
| Inchon | 1981 | Saito-San (as Toshiro Mifune) | |
| Sekigahara | 1981 | TV Movie | Sakon Shima |
| Bungo torimonocho | 1981 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Shogun | 1980 | TV Mini-Series | Lord Yoshi Toranaga |
| Shogun | 1980 | TV Movie | Lord Yoshi Toranaga |
| 203 kochi | 1980 | Emperor Meiji | |
| 1941 | 1979 | Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura (as Toshiro Mifune) | |
| Onmitsu dôshin: Ôedo sôsamô | 1979 | ||
| Kakekomibiru nanagoshitsu | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Kindaichi Kosuke no boken | 1979 | Kindaichi from Future | |
| Winter Kills | 1979 | Keith | |
| Tono Eijirô no Mito Kômon | 1978 | ||
| Nihon no don: kanketsuhen | 1978 | Kosuke Oishi | |
| Akô-jô danzetsu | 1978 | Tsuchiya | |
| Love and Faith | 1978 | Taiko Hideyoshi | |
| Shag | 1978 | Captain Murata | |
| The Shogun's Samurai | 1978 | Lord of Owari | |
| Edo no taka | 1978 | TV Series | |
| Otoko no shiken | 1977 | ||
| Nippon no don: Yabohen | 1977 | Kosuke Oishi | |
| Ningen no shômei | 1977 | Yohei Kori | |
| Muhogai no suronin | 1977 | TV Series | |
| Ken to kaze to komoriuta | 1976 | TV Series | |
| Midway | 1976 | Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (as Toshiro Mifune) | |
| Kakushimetsuke sanjo | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | |
| The New Spartans | 1975 | WW2 vet | |
| Paper Tiger | 1975 | Ambassador Kagoyama | |
| Kôya no yôjinbô | 1973 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Kôya no surônin | 1972 | TV Series | Kujuro Toge |
| Red Sun | 1971 | Kuroda Jubie (as Toshiro Mifune) | |
| Dai Chûshingura | 1971 | TV Series | Oishi Kuranosuke |
| The Militarists | 1970 | Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto | |
| Aru heishi no kake | 1970 | Tadao Kinugasa | |
| Machibuse | 1970 | The yojimbo | |
| Bakumatsu | 1970 | Shojiro Goto | |
| Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo | 1970 | Sassa the yojimbo | |
| Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor | 1969 | Isami Kondo | |
| Red Lion | 1969 | Gonzo | |
| Battle of the Japan Sea | 1969 | Admiral Heihachiro Togo | |
| Safari 5000 | 1969 | ||
| Samurai Banners | 1969 | Kansuke Yamamoto | |
| Hell in the Pacific | 1968 | Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda (as Toshiro Mifune) | |
| Gion matsuri | 1968 | Kumaza | |
| Gonin no nobushi | 1968 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku | 1968 | Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto | |
| Kurobe no taiyo | 1968 | Kitagawa | |
| Nihon no ichiban nagai hi | 1967 | War Minister General Korechika Anami | |
| Samurai Rebellion | 1967 | Isaburo Sasahara | |
| Grand Prix | 1966 | Izo Yamura (as Toshiro Mifune) | |
| Doto ichiman kairi | 1966 | Heihachirô Murakami | |
| Kiganjô no bôken | 1966 | Osami | |
| The Sword of Doom | 1966 | Toranosuke Shimada | |
| Abare Gôemon | 1966 | Abare Goemon | |
| Fort Graveyard | 1965 | Sergeant Kosugi | |
| Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka | 1965 | Omura | |
| Sanshiro Sugata | 1965 | Shogoro Yano | |
| Red Beard | 1965 | Dr. Kyojô Niide | |
| Samurai Assassin | 1965 | Tsuruchiyo Niiro | |
| Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki | 1964 | Lord Akashi | |
| The Lost World of Sinbad | 1963 | Sukezaemon Naya, alias 'Luzon' (Sinbad in English version) | |
| 500,000 | 1963 | Takeichi Matsuo | |
| High and Low | 1963 | Kingo Gondo | |
| Attack Squadron! | 1963 | Lt. Colonel Senda | |
| 47 Samurai | 1962 | Genba Tawaraboshi | |
| Zoku shachô yôkôki | 1962 | ||
| Doburoku no Tatsu | 1962 | Tatsu | |
| Ánimas Trujano (El hombre importante) | 1962 | Ánimas Trujano (as Toshiro Mifune) | |
| Sanjuro | 1962 | Sanjûrô Tsubaki The Samurai | |
| Gen to fudômyô-ô | 1961 | Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King) | |
| Yojimbo | 1961 | Sanjuro Kuwabatake The Samurai | |
| Zoku sararîman Chûshingura | 1961 | Kazuo Momoi | |
| Daredevil in the Castle | 1961 | Mohei | |
| Sararîman Chûshingura | 1960 | Kazuo Momoi | |
| The Bad Sleep Well | 1960 | Kôichi Nishi | |
| Man Against Man | 1960 | Kaji | |
| Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi | 1960 | Admiral Isoroku Yamaguchi | |
| Kunisada Chûji | 1960 | Chûji Kunisada | |
| The Last Gunfight | 1960 | Detective Saburo Fujioka | |
| Nippon tanjô | 1959 | Prince Yamato Takeru | |
| Dokuritsu gurentai | 1959 | Battalion Commander | |
| Sengoku gunto-den | 1959 | Rokuro Kai | |
| Samurai Saga | 1959 | Heihachiro Komaki | |
| Ankokugai no kaoyaku | 1959 | Kashimura | |
| The Hidden Fortress | 1958 | General Rokurota Makabe | |
| Jinsei gekijô - Seishun hen | 1958 | ||
| All About Marriage | 1958 | Acting teacher (uncredited) | |
| Yajikata dôchû sugoroku | 1958 | Toshinoshin Taya | |
| The Rickshaw Man | 1958 | Matsugoro | |
| Tôkyô no kyûjitsu | 1958 | Tenkai's nephew | |
| Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken | 1958 | Tasaburo | |
| Downtown | 1957 | ||
| The Lower Depths | 1957 | Sutekichi the Thief | |
| A Dangerous Hero | 1957 | ||
| Yagyû bugeichô | 1957 | Tasaburo | |
| Be Happy, These Two Lovers | 1957 | ||
| A Man in the Storm | 1957 | Saburô Watari | |
| Throne of Blood | 1957 | Taketoki Washizu | |
| Rebels on the High Sea | 1956 | ||
| Narazu-mono | 1956 | Kanji | |
| A Wife's Heart | 1956 | Kenkichi | |
| Settlement of Love | 1956 | ||
| The Underworld | 1956 | Chief Inspector Kumada | |
| Rainy Night Duel | 1956 | Masahiko Koseki | |
| Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | 1956 | Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo) | |
| Ikimono no kiroku | 1955 | Kiichi Nakajima | |
| Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | 1955 | Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo) | |
| No Time for Tears | 1955 | Mitsuo Yano | |
| All is Well, Part2 | 1955 | ||
| All is Well | 1955 | ||
| A Man Among Men | 1955 | Maki | |
| The Black Fury | 1954 | Eiichi Tsuda | |
| Shiosai | 1954 | Skipper of the Utashima-maru | |
| Miyamoto Musashi | 1954/I | Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo) | |
| Seven Samurai | 1954 | Kikuchiyo (as Toshiro Mifune) | |
| Taiheiyô no washi | 1953 | 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga | |
| Himawari musume | 1953 | Ippei Hitachi | |
| The Last Embrace | 1953 | Shinkichi / Hayakawa | |
| My Wonderful Yellow Car | 1953 | Matsumura | |
| The Man Who Came to Port | 1952 | Goro Niinuma | |
| Swift Current | 1952 | ||
| Tokyo Sweetheart | 1952 | Kurokawa | |
| Sword for Hire | 1952 | Sasa Hayatenosuke | |
| Kin no tamago: Golden girl | 1952 | ||
| The Life of Oharu | 1952 | Katsunosuke | |
| Muteki | 1952 | Chiyokichi | |
| Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji | 1952 | Mataemon Araki | |
| Who Knows a Woman's Heart | 1951 | ||
| The Life of a Horsetrader | 1951 | Yonetaro Katayama | |
| Kanketsu Sasaki Kojirô: Ganryû-jima kettô | 1951 | Musashi Miyamoto | |
| Sengoha obake taikai | 1951 | ||
| Pirates | 1951 | ||
| The Idiot | 1951 | Denkichi Akama | |
| Aika | 1951 | ||
| Beyond Love and Hate | 1951 | ||
| Escape from Prison | 1950 | ||
| Rashômon | 1950 | Tajômaru | |
| Wedding Ring | 1950 | Takeshi Ema | |
| Scandal | 1950 | Ichirô Aoye | |
| Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka | 1950 | ||
| Stray Dog | 1949 | Det. Murakami | |
| Jakoman and Tetsu | 1949 | Tetsu | |
| The Quiet Duel | 1949 | Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki | |
| Drunken Angel | 1948 | Matsunaga | |
| These Foolish Times II | 1947 | Genzaburo Ohno (Gang Boss) | |
| These Foolish Times | 1947 | Genzaburo Ohno (Gang Boss) | |
| Snow Trail | 1947 | Eijima | |
| Deep River | 1995 | Tsukada | |
| Picture Bride | 1994 | The Benshi | |
| Shadow of the Wolf | 1992 | Kroomak | |
| Journey of Honor | 1991 | Lord Ieyasu | |
| Strawberry Road | 1991 | Taoka | |
| Haru kuru oni | 1989 | ||
| Sen no Rikyu: Honkakubô ibun | 1989 | Rikyu Sen-no | |
| CF Girl | 1989 | Shuichiro | |
| Taketori monogatari | 1987 | Taketori-no-Miyatsuko | |
| Tora-san Goes North | 1987 | Junkichi Ueno | |
| Sicilian Connection | 1987 | Murai | |
| Genkai tsurezure-bushi | 1986 | ||
| Seijo densetsu | 1985 | Kozo Kanzaki |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe | 1984 | planning producer | |
| Onmitsu dôshin: Ôedo sôsamô | 1979 | associate producer | |
| Shag | 1978 | executive producer | |
| Kôya no surônin | 1972 | TV Series associate producer | |
| Futari dake no asa | 1971 | producer | |
| Machibuse | 1970 | producer | |
| Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor | 1969 | producer | |
| Red Lion | 1969 | producer | |
| Samurai Banners | 1969 | producer | |
| Kurobe no taiyo | 1968 | producer | |
| Samurai Rebellion | 1967 | producer | |
| Doto ichiman kairi | 1966 | executive producer | |
| Kiganjô no bôken | 1966 | associate producer | |
| Fort Graveyard | 1965 | associate producer | |
| 500,000 | 1963 | associate producer |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500,000 | 1963 |
Camera Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiganjô no bôken | 1966 | lighting assistant - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself (Memorial Tribute) |
| Cinéma cinémas | 1989 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special / Presenter: Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series & Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series (as Toshiro Mifune) |
| Tetsuko no heya | 1981 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Auf los geht's los | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| V.I.P.-Schaukel | 1975 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 8 ji dayo! zen'in shûgô | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions | 1966 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mifune: The Last Samurai | 2015 | Documentary | |
| The Making of 'Drunken Angel' | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Cineastas contra magnates | 2005 | Documentary | |
| La guerra en el cine | 2003 | Video documentary short | Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda |
| Kurosawa Akira: Tsukuru to iu koto wa subarashii | 2002 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| The Making of 'Midway' | 2001 | Video documentary short | Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto |
| Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda |
| The Making of '1941' | 1996 | Video documentary | Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura |
| Empire of the Censors | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Cine de aliento de los 60, 2da parte | 1984 | Short | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | OFTA Film Hall of Fame | Online Film & Television Association | Acting | |
| 1998 | Special Award | Awards of the Japanese Academy | For his career. | |
| 1998 | Special Award | Mainichi Film Concours | For his career. | |
| 1995 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Awards of the Japanese Academy | ||
| 1988 | Blue Ribbon Award | Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiretoko bojô (1987) |
| 1988 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Supporting Actor | Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiretoko bojô (1987) |
| 1985 | Grand Prix Special du Festival | Montréal World Film Festival | For his contribution to the knowledge of Japanese cinema in the Western world. | |
| 1969 | Kinema Junpo Award | Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Actor | Gion matsuri (1968) |
| 1968 | Fotogramas de Plata | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Foreign Performer (Mejor intérprete de cine extranjero) | Akahige (1965) |
| 1966 | Blue Ribbon Award | Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Akahige (1965) |
| 1965 | Volpi Cup | Venice Film Festival | Best Actor | Akahige (1965) |
| 1962 | Blue Ribbon Award | Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Yôjinbô (1961) |
| 1962 | Kinema Junpo Award | Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Actor | Ôsaka-jô monogatari (1961) |
| 1961 | Volpi Cup | Venice Film Festival | Best Actor | Yôjinbô (1961) |
| 1961 | New Cinema Award | Venice Film Festival | Best Actor | Yôjinbô (1961) |
| 1958 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Actor | Kumonosu-jô (1957) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Award of the Japanese Academy | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Best Supporting Actor | Taketori monogatari (1987) |
| 1981 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Shogun (1980) |
| 1963 | Silver Goddess | Mexican Cinema Journalists | Best Actor (Mejor Actor) | Ánimas Trujano (El hombre importante) (1962) |
| 1956 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Foreign Actor | Shichinin no samurai (1954) |
Known for movies
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Kikuchiyo
Rashômon (1950)
as Tajômaru
Yojimbo (1961)
as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Throne of Blood (1957)
as Taketoki Washizu