Toshiro Mifune Turns 100 - Criterion Channel Teaser

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  • Опубліковано 31 бер 2020
  • Akira Kurosawa once said, “The ordinary Japanese actor might need ten feet of film to get across an impression. Toshiro Mifune needed only three feet.” However, the filmmaker certainly gave Mifune-born on April 1, 1920-a lot of space: over the course of sixteen indelible collaborations, the actor and the director created some of the most dynamic characters ever put on-screen, all marked by an explosive physicality, live-wire intensity, and surprising tenderness. Discovered by Kurosawa during an open audition at Toho Studios, Mifune would go on to inhabit a wide variety of roles-from gangsters to samurai to salarymen-in the director’s greatest films, masterpieces like STRAY DOG, RASHOMON, SEVEN SAMURAI, THE BAD SLEEP WELL, and HIGH AND LOW. Further cementing his status as an icon of Japanese cinema with his commanding turns in classics by Kenji Mizoguchi, Keisuke Kinoshita, and Hiroshi Inagaki, Mifune left behind a formidable legacy as one of the most electrifying performers of the twentieth century.
    Watch our Toshiro Mifune Turns 100 retrospective now on the Criterion Channel! www.criterionchannel.com/tosh...
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  • @CRIMSONbarret254
    @CRIMSONbarret254 4 роки тому +92

    I love that this is just a montage of him being a loon

  • @JohnSandate
    @JohnSandate 4 роки тому +164

    Why would anyone give this a thumbs down? Mifune was a legend.

  • @ElliotCoen
    @ElliotCoen 4 роки тому +78

    Remember when Mifune was going to play Obi Wan Kenobi? Imagine that for a minute! A screen legend if there ever was one.

    • @whataburgerchocolatechunk5659
      @whataburgerchocolatechunk5659 4 роки тому +18

      He didn't do the role because he thought it would cheapen the image of a samurai.

    • @2cool4fluoride
      @2cool4fluoride 3 роки тому +3

      whataburger chocolate chunk now I love him even more

    • @abdullaalsaleh
      @abdullaalsaleh 3 роки тому +2

      He pretty much did in The Hidden Fortress

    • @janantoni3
      @janantoni3 3 роки тому +3

      According to Mifune: The Last Samurai, He was advised by an Agent to turn the role down...
      For me, It was a fair decision but still, I want to watch him as Obi wan via Deepfake .. hahaha

  • @noorsvlogs1456
    @noorsvlogs1456 3 роки тому +26

    In his autobiography, Kurosawa gives him so much credit. He really admired the talent of this man.

    • @miguael_ribuera
      @miguael_ribuera Рік тому +1

      I also admire Mifune because without Mifune there will be no Seven Samurai and also mifune was the first actor that make action movies so iconic for later movies (big example Scarface, Spider-Man and other movies)

    • @theperson8539
      @theperson8539 Рік тому +1

      @@miguael_ribuera I mean, Kurosawa also played a ridiculously large role in that endeavour. With his Hidden Fortress, Star Wars may not have existed.

  • @danielmadtes1332
    @danielmadtes1332 4 роки тому +42

    And has been part of the most influential films of all time

  • @samuelspade8313
    @samuelspade8313 4 роки тому +25

    Best. Actor. Ever.

  • @dustinhall669
    @dustinhall669 4 роки тому +23

    One of the most talented and handsome actors of all time!

  • @EazyJakeOven
    @EazyJakeOven 4 роки тому +32

    I just watched Seven Samurai for the first time last night. I didn't even realize I was celebrating!

    • @LeeWatcher5810
      @LeeWatcher5810 4 роки тому +6

      That's one big milestone for a cinephile

  • @DuncanUdaho67
    @DuncanUdaho67 4 роки тому +20

    Best laugh in film history.

  • @Dontuween
    @Dontuween 4 роки тому +50

    They said that Clark Gable was King. My vote goes to Mifune!

  • @0981462
    @0981462 4 роки тому +30

    Top 10 greatest ones, along with Brando and Kinski. An absolute legend.

    • @CraneFast
      @CraneFast 4 роки тому +3

      Douglas R. de Olive kinski was a goddamn psychopath though.

    • @zeksdeks9443
      @zeksdeks9443 4 роки тому +1

      @@CraneFast And he is overrated.

    • @CraneFast
      @CraneFast 4 роки тому

      Zeks Deks Werner Herzog would probably disagree.

  • @samspencer582
    @samspencer582 4 роки тому +8

    Happy Birthday The Great Mifune-san.
    I have missed you since 1997 and will miss you the rest of my life. Thank you for all your movies and all the great roles you played.

  • @Ringmaster138
    @Ringmaster138 4 роки тому +63

    I'm still dreaming of a Kurosawa Blu Ray box set like you guys did with Bergman. C'mon Criterion. Make it happen!
    Happy bday Toshiro!

    • @PERCANGLE99
      @PERCANGLE99 4 роки тому +1

      Ringmaster I think they released one already

    • @NEMIHEMERA
      @NEMIHEMERA 4 роки тому +5

      They released already, but it was way back before they started selling movies in Blu-ray. The Box-Set was called "AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa" (is out of print now). You can expect a brand new Box-set once they get the distribution rights of "Ran".

    • @Syllogyzym
      @Syllogyzym 2 роки тому +1

      @@NEMIHEMERA God, I hope that's soon.

  • @thecluckingassassin
    @thecluckingassassin 4 роки тому +14

    Happy 100th to a legend

  • @chitown1782
    @chitown1782 4 роки тому +5

    Happy birthday mifune!!!! 🇯🇵

  • @isaacmartinez6904
    @isaacmartinez6904 4 роки тому +10

    A legend of cinema

  • @Kaz377
    @Kaz377 4 роки тому +7

    Mifune San is the reason why I drink sake ! Happy birthday to the legend

  • @kevinshea8937
    @kevinshea8937 3 роки тому +7

    An ex-boss took me to see The Seven Samurai with English sub-titles years ago. I had never realized that the Magnificent Seven from 1960 wasn't original! Mifune was one scary, impressive dude!

  • @NateandNoahTryLife
    @NateandNoahTryLife 4 роки тому +19

    Redbeard might be my favorite performance of his... but then again it’s hard to choose a favorite with Mifune.

    • @Daniel-Rosa.
      @Daniel-Rosa. 4 роки тому +2

      Yes, Red Beard happens to be my favorite too ^^

  • @bigfoot9405
    @bigfoot9405 4 роки тому +8

    a masterclass in laughing

  • @ScissorhandsSnow-rh8ps
    @ScissorhandsSnow-rh8ps 3 місяці тому

    Happy Birthday to Toshiro Mifune. I'm celebrating his birthday today by watching Seven Samurai. I'm on a Akira Kurosawa journey at the moment, his movies are unlike anything I've ever seen, just truly unique.
    "I'm not always great in pictures, but I'm always true to the Japanese spirit." - Toshiro Mifune.

  • @caseydouglas3671
    @caseydouglas3671 4 роки тому +5

    Phenomenal actor

  • @Claytone-Records
    @Claytone-Records 4 роки тому +6

    Gotta love the guy. Yojimbo!

  • @khairuddinyusop
    @khairuddinyusop 4 роки тому +4

    What a legend.

  • @Halbumen
    @Halbumen 4 роки тому +4

    happy birthday, king. stay safe out there!

  • @L0r3n2
    @L0r3n2 4 роки тому +3

    One of the greatest. Happy Bday to the great Ronin

  • @DavidJLee-zr8ic
    @DavidJLee-zr8ic 4 роки тому +7

    Great primal example of artistic masculinity

    • @nimazsheik5152
      @nimazsheik5152 4 роки тому +3

      A very rare sight these days unfortunately :(

    • @DavidJLee-zr8ic
      @DavidJLee-zr8ic 4 роки тому +1

      @@nimazsheik5152 Bruce Lee was his spiritual successor in my opinion. Maybe even exceeding him but... Toshiro Mifune is an actor's actor, with his old-school gruff Eastern features, wrapped with his volatile temper, and physiological devotion to his cinematic craft. He truly was one of a kind...

    • @angelusvastator1297
      @angelusvastator1297 3 роки тому +1

      He's so underrated tbh.

  • @takez9666
    @takez9666 4 роки тому +3

    Best video of all time.

  • @thecinematicmind
    @thecinematicmind 4 роки тому +4

    *A CINEMATIC KING*

  • @samanlamsal6031
    @samanlamsal6031 4 роки тому +1

    Long live Mifune

  • @geriatriada
    @geriatriada 3 роки тому

    I just can't get enough of this video 😍😍😍

  • @UnderratedArchives
    @UnderratedArchives 4 роки тому +2

    LEGEND

  • @johnadair4693
    @johnadair4693 4 роки тому +2

    Genius!! Hell in the Pacific criterion! Get it sorted!

  • @BrianDePalmaII
    @BrianDePalmaII 4 роки тому +3

    Legend!

  • @hanjuQ
    @hanjuQ 4 роки тому +2

    日本に三船を超える俳優はまだいない

  • @R.Kinney1492
    @R.Kinney1492 4 роки тому +2

    Ah, that piece of
    news cheers me. 🖖🏻✨

  • @miguael_ribuera
    @miguael_ribuera Рік тому

    I love Seven Samurai movie and Toshiro Mifune acting is really great

  • @peterdegroot4800
    @peterdegroot4800 3 роки тому +2

    I don't think I have heard of this gentleman before. Interested in clip. Must catch up.

  • @proximacentaur1654
    @proximacentaur1654 3 роки тому +2

    He had nuance and range. I think that's a bit lost here. He could bring immense dignity and gravitas as well as that characteristically anarchic exuberance.

  • @CountOrlok22
    @CountOrlok22 4 роки тому +1

    Criterion should make Mifune shirts. Seriously.

  • @blueplanet9917
    @blueplanet9917 4 роки тому +3

    お誕生日おめでとうございます

  • @ethanthomas-tuiavii9061
    @ethanthomas-tuiavii9061 4 роки тому +1

    Come to Europe already!

  • @mortezabayani9196
    @mortezabayani9196 3 роки тому

    Toshiro you always in my hurt 🇯🇵🇮🇷

  • @MrUndersolo
    @MrUndersolo 4 роки тому +1

    The Wolf. #ToshiroMifune100

  • @blank557
    @blank557 Рік тому

    Mifune was the Japanese John Wayne. He didn't shy away doing his own stunts. In "Hidden Fortress", he rides a horse carrying a lance pursing his opponent like he's one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

  • @fungifago
    @fungifago 4 роки тому +1

    Great video! But it needed more Red Beard and Animas Trujano

  • @sdachannel7331
    @sdachannel7331 4 роки тому

    Ascolta LECTURES 2020: "Toshiro Mifune, l'ultimo grande samurai" di Roberto Nepoti (Rep)

  • @Conn30Mtenor
    @Conn30Mtenor 2 роки тому

    Brando was the American Mifune.

  • @InstantLight
    @InstantLight 4 роки тому +2

    Mifune was wonderful but this music and arrangement is grating.

  • @kekoasylva5544
    @kekoasylva5544 4 роки тому +1

    What movie is Mifune in where he’s doing a dance with a button up ( but not buttoned up) shirt with short shorts walking

    • @42kellys
      @42kellys 4 роки тому +1

      Drunken Angel 1948

  • @randywhite3947
    @randywhite3947 4 роки тому

    What did Kurosawa mean by his quote?

  • @LoriisMC
    @LoriisMC 4 роки тому +1

    Need the movie title badly now 00:02

  • @TititoDeBologay
    @TititoDeBologay 4 роки тому +2

    If your website is not available for continental Europe, why oh why.have a UA-cam page available for the same region. That's mean. Mayne.

  • @allyouluckypeople
    @allyouluckypeople 4 роки тому +3

    Criterion Channel, please make another one of these, but focus on his more serious roles so everyone unfamiliar with Mifune doesn't think he's just a buffoon. And please change the title of this clip so it doesn't make people think he's still alive. (Ex: Celebrating the sillier side of Toshiro Mifune for what would have been his 100th Birthday)

  • @hpoonis2010
    @hpoonis2010 2 роки тому

    If he were still alive I'd believe it. However, since he has been dead, dead, dead since 1997, I vote this down for being a false headline.

  • @lukess.s
    @lukess.s 4 роки тому +6

    This is pretty misleading; Mifune _would've_ turned 100 today, but he's been dead since 1997.

    • @smartmouse96
      @smartmouse96 4 роки тому +3

      Luke S. Considering today’s date, it can be read as a cruel April Fools

    • @thecluckingassassin
      @thecluckingassassin 4 роки тому

      Are you always pedantic?

    • @cfbilly70
      @cfbilly70 4 роки тому

      @@JT-kk3fu you can explain it, we all see it, but the title is still misleading.

    • @lukess.s
      @lukess.s 4 роки тому

      @@thecluckingassassin when there's something as misleading as that title, yeah

  • @python7275
    @python7275 4 роки тому

    Really bad choice of music

  • @TrailersThroughTime
    @TrailersThroughTime 2 роки тому

    I just made a trailer for Stray Dog if anyone is interested!
    ua-cam.com/video/k3_1yE5dtWA/v-deo.html