Like De Niro, he always seems to play volatile men, on the edge of madness and violence; but he is really only compelling to me when he occasionally displays the doubt and torment of an ordinary man, as in "Seven Samurai". But he a vital muse to Kurosawa, an alter-ego almost, and without each other after 1965 each man badly lost his way.
greatest Japanese actor of all time
one of the greatest actors of all times...
I enjoy watching every Akira Kurosawa film that he's in
The greatest actor who ever lived.
The ultimate cinematic badass.
my wish has been granted! finally
I wish we could 'follow' him
This guy is fecking great
Who doesn't love this man?
Also, there is no image more badass than Mifune in full samurai armor.