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Toshiro Mifune

1920 - 1997

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Toshiro Mifune (三船 敏郎, Mifune Toshirō; 1 April 1920 – 24 December 1997) was a Japanese actor and producer. The recipient of numerous awards and accolades over a lengthy career, he is widely considered one of the greatest actors of all time. He often played hypermasculine characters and was noted for his commanding screen presence in the Japanese film industry. Although he amassed more than 180 screen credits, Mifune is best known for his 16 collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Toshiro Mifune is the 58th most popular actor (up from 83rd in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from China (up from 45th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Actor.

Toshiro Mifune is most famous for his role as the bandit leader in Akira Kurosawa's film "Seven Samurai."

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Toshiro Mifune ranks 58 out of 13,578. Before him are Catherine Deneuve, Harrison Ford, Chuck Norris, Anthony Quinn, Hedy Lamarr, and Meryl Streep. After him are Alan Rickman, Will Smith, Liam Neeson, Vivien Leigh, James Dean, and Steven Seagal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Toshiro Mifune ranks 7. Before him are Pope John Paul II, Federico Fellini, Isaac Asimov, Yul Brynner, Charles Bukowski, and Rosalind Franklin. After him are Farouk of Egypt, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Ray Bradbury, George Shultz, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, and Pran. Among people deceased in 1997, Toshiro Mifune ranks 6. Before him are Mother Teresa, Deng Xiaoping, James Stewart, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Viktor Frankl. After him are Anton LaVey, Jacques Cousteau, Jeanne Calment, Alexander R. Todd, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Gianni Versace.

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In China

Among people born in China, Toshiro Mifune ranks 33 out of 1,610. Before him are Toghon Temür (1320), Mencius (-372), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Kanishka (78), Cai Lun (48), and Jiang Zemin (1926). After him are Zhuge Liang (181), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Xuanzang (602), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Liu Bei (161), and Guan Yu (162).

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Among ACTORS In China

Among actors born in China, Toshiro Mifune ranks 1. After him are Jet Li (1963), Bolo Yeung (1946), Donnie Yen (1963), Gong Li (1965), Ruan Lingyu (1910), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), Yuen Biao (1957), Run Run Shaw (1907), Yoshiko Yamaguchi (1920), Shih Kien (1913), and Zhou Xuan (1920).

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