Few things are as magical in the movies as a director and star who find themselves in perfect sync and develop a body of work together -- witness the films of D.W. Griffith and Lillian Gish, John Ford ...

In his defining moments on screen, Toshiro Mifune was glowering and silent, as if careful not to let slip a hint of his next move. To judge by Mifune: The Last Samurai, he was much the same off screen ...

A 1962 samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa has earned a new spot among cinema’s greatest works, as Sanjuro continues to gain global recognition decades after its release. The black-and-white ...

Mifune: The Last Samurai is a feature-length documentary by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki. Decades after his death, Toshiro Mifune remains a true giant of world cinema.