Movies starring Toshiro Mifune

Seven Samurai (1954)

207 mins     Drama      

"Seven Samurai" is one of the most highly regarded movies in the history of cinema and as such I need to start this review by quantifying a few things. Whilst I love foreign cinema I prefer European cinema rather than Japanes...

Yojimbo (1961)

110 mins     Action , Drama      

Have you ever felt the pressure to agree with something just because of the overwhelming strength of support for it? This is the case when it comes to legendary director Akira Kurosawa whose movies have influenced directors e...

Sanjuro (1962)

96 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller      

Sanjuro: a samurai helps a group of young men who have exposed local government corruption but have put their family in danger by doing so...

Grand Prix (1966)

176 mins     Drama, Sport      

Having watched "Grand Prix" for I think maybe the fifth time in my life I feel conflicted as to how I feel about this movie which scrapes in at just under 3 hours. It is a conflict which I know many other movie fans have with...

Hell in the Pacific (1968)

103 mins     Drama, War      

Two men, one island and only one speaks American. I wonder if anyone could sell that scenario to a Hollywood studio these days. In truth I don't think they could for the simple reason I don't think directors could make such a...

Battle of Midway (1976)

133 mins     Action , Drama, War      

I am no historian, it is something I often find myself saying when reviewing movies about actual historical events but I feel a need to. Why? Well it validates my point of view because when I watch a movie it is usually to be...

1941 (1979)

118 mins     Action , Comedy, War      

Do you know what the problem with Steven Spielberg's "1941" is, it is public expectations especially those of 1979 as this wasn't a movie with a story it was a parody, it was a forerunner to "Airplane" with lots of daft gags ...