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Directed by | Steven Okazaki |
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Produced by | Toshiaki Nakazawa |
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Edited by | Steven Okazaki |
Music by | Jeffrey Wood |
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Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United 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]
Mifune was produced by Toshiaki Nakazawa, known for producing 13 Assassins and Sukiyaki Western Django. [2]
Mifune is inspired by the book Samurai: Hyōden Mifune Toshirō (Samurai: A Biography of Mifune Toshirō) by Matsuda Michiko. [1] [3]
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]
On April 25, 2017, Netflix began streaming Mifune in the United States on the same day as its DVD release. [6]
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]
On Metacritic, the film has a score of 64 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [8]
Mifune: The Last Samurai | |
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Directed by | Steven Okazaki |
Screenplay by |
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Produced by | Toshiaki Nakazawa |
Starring |
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Cinematography |
|
Edited by | Steven Okazaki |
Music by | Jeffrey Wood |
Production companies |
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Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
Release dates |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United 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]
Mifune was produced by Toshiaki Nakazawa, known for producing 13 Assassins and Sukiyaki Western Django. [2]
Mifune is inspired by the book Samurai: Hyōden Mifune Toshirō (Samurai: A Biography of Mifune Toshirō) by Matsuda Michiko. [1] [3]
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]
On April 25, 2017, Netflix began streaming Mifune in the United States on the same day as its DVD release. [6]
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]
On Metacritic, the film has a score of 64 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [8]