Directed by:
Steven OkazakiComposer:
Jeffrey WoodCast:
Toshirō Mifune (a.f.), Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyōko Kagawa, Keanu Reeves (narrator), Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Kōji Yakusho, Sadao Nakajima, 八千草薫 (more)VOD (1)
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It tells the story of Toshiro Mifune, legendary Japanese actor for many Akira Kurosawa films, who is the first Asian international star even before Bruce Lee and who has won the Best Actor Award at Venice International Film Festival for Akahige (Red Beard) exactly 50 years ago. The documentary also explores the world of the golden era of Japanese cinema and its history, along with the war that affected Mifune's life and career. (Venice International Film Festival)
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Toshirō Mifune (a.f.)
China
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Seven Samurai (1954)
High and Low (1963)
Tatsuya Nakadai
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970)
The Human Bullet (1968)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Kyōko Kagawa
Japan
Best movies:
High and Low (1963)
Red Beard (1965)
Tokyo Story (1953)
Keanu Reeves (narrator)
Lebanon
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Animatrix (2003)
Martin Scorsese
USA
Best movies:
Raging Bull (1980)
Pavlova: A Woman for All Time (1983)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Steven Spielberg
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Jaws (1975)
Kōji Yakusho
Japan
Best movies:
University of Laughs (2004)
Eureka (2000)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Sadao Nakajima
Japan
八千草薫
Japan
Best movies:
Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island (1956)
Samurai Assassin (1965)
Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
Terumi Niki
Japan
Best movies:
Red Beard (1965)
By Player (2000)
The Ambitious (1970)