Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Cast  





2 Production  



2.1  Writing  







3 Release  



3.1  Home media  







4 Reception  





5 Awards and nominations  





6 References  





7 External links  














Mifune: The Last Samurai






Cymraeg
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Mifune: The Last Samurai
Directed bySteven Okazaki
Screenplay by
  • Steven Okazaki
  • Stuart Galbraith IV
  • Produced byToshiaki Nakazawa
    Starring
  • Akira Kurosawa (archival footage)
  • Keanu Reeves (as narrator)
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Martin Scorsese
  • Cinematography
    • Tohru Hina
  • Yasuyuki Ishikawa
  • Edited bySteven Okazaki
    Music byJeffrey Wood

    Production
    companies

    • Creative Associates Limited
  • Farallon Films
  • Distributed byStrand Releasing

    Release dates

    • September 7, 2015 (2015-09-07) (Venice)
  • November 25, 2016 (2016-11-25)
  • Running time

    80 minutes
    CountryUnited States

    Mifune: The Last Samurai, also known as Mifune, is a 2015 biographical documentary directed and co-written by Steven Okazaki. It chronicles the life of Toshiro Mifune, a Japanese actor and international star most noted for playing samurai characters in films by Akira Kurosawa.[1]


    Cast[edit]

    Production[edit]

    Mifune was produced by Toshiaki Nakazawa, known for producing 13 Assassins and Sukiyaki Western Django.[2]

    Writing[edit]

    Mifune is inspired by the book Samurai: Hyōden Mifune Toshirō (Samurai: A Biography of Mifune Toshirō) by Matsuda Michiko.[1][3]

    Release[edit]

    Mifune officially opened on November 25, 2016 at the IFC Center in New York City, over a year after its premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September 2015.[4][2]

    Its opening coincided with Toshiro Mifune being honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame—the ceremony also featured a screening of the film.[5]

    Home media[edit]

    On April 25, 2017, Netflix began streaming Mifune in the United States on the same day as its DVD release.[6]

    Reception[edit]

    On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 82% based on 34 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.[7]

    OnMetacritic, the film has a score of 64 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]

    Awards and nominations[edit]

    Venice Film Festival (2015)
    Hawaii International Film Festival (2016)
    Denver International Film Festival (2016)

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Okazaki, Steven (Director) (November 25, 2016). Mifune: The Last Samurai (Motion picture). United States: Creative Associates Limited.
  • ^ a b Maunula, Vili. "Mifune: The Last Samurai shown at the Venice Film Festival". Akira Kurosawa Info. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  • ^ "Matsuda Michiko". Nippon. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  • ^ Kohn, Eric (November 23, 2016). "Toshiro Mifune: The First Non-White Movie Hero – Interview". IndieWire. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  • ^ "Hollywood Chamber to Honor Toshiro Mifune with Walk of Fame Star". Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  • ^ "Mifune Netflix and DVD Release". Farallon Films. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  • ^ "Mifune: The Last Samurai". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  • ^ "Mifune: The Last Samurai". Metacritic. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  • External links[edit]


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mifune:_The_Last_Samurai&oldid=1208509176"

    Categories: 
    2015 films
    Works about Akira Kurosawa
    Films directed by Steven Okazaki
    Japanese epic films
    Japanese documentary films
    2010s Japanese-language films
    Samurai films
    Seven Samurai
    Toho films
    2015 documentary films
    2015 martial arts films
    2010s Japanese films
    Hidden categories: 
    Use mdy dates from June 2018
    Articles with short description
    Short description is different from Wikidata
    Template film date with 2 release dates
     



    This page was last edited on 17 February 2024, at 20:27 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki