(Created page with "Toshiro Mifune (三船敏郎, Mifune Toshirō, April 1, 1920 – December 24, 1997) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. Mifune was born in Tsingtao, China, to Japanese parents and grew up in Dalian. He did not set foot in Japan until he was 21. His father was an importer and a commercial photographer, and young Toshiro worked in his father's studio for a time after graduating from Dalian Middle School. He was automatically drafted into the Japa...") |
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* He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6912 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 14, 2016. | * He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6912 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 14, 2016. | ||
* He was offered the role of Tiger Tanaka in [[You Only Live Twice (Movie) | You Only Live Twice]] (1967), but he turned it down in favour of Grand Prix (1966). | * He was offered the role of Tiger Tanaka in [[You Only Live Twice (Movie) | You Only Live Twice]] (1967), but he turned it down in favour of Grand Prix (1966). | ||
* Mifune was one of the first people to see the original [[Godzilla (Movie) | Godzilla]] (1954), as he was invited to a Toho staff screening and Shinto ceremony for the film. | * Mifune was one of the first people to see the original [[Godzilla 1954 (Movie) | Godzilla]] (1954), as he was invited to a Toho staff screening and Shinto ceremony for the film. | ||