Toshiro Mifune (三船 敏郎, Mifune Toshirō, April 1, 1920 – December 24, 1997) was a Japanese actor and producer. A winner of numerous awards and accolades over a lengthy career, Mifune is best known for starring in Akira Kurosawa's critically-acclaimed jidaigeki films such as Rashomon (1950), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957), The Hidden Fortress (1958) and Yojimbo (1961). He also portrayed Miyamoto Musashi in Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy (1954–1956), Lord Toranaga in the NBC television miniseries Shōgun, and Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in three different films. He is widely considered one of the greatest actors of all time. More about Toshiro Mifune
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Toshiro Mifune was born on April 1, 1920, in Seitō, Japanese-occupied Shandong (present-day Qingdao, China), the eldest son of Tokuzo and Sen Mifune. His father Tokuzo was a trade merchant and photographer who ran a photography business in Qingdao and Yingkou, and was originally the son of a medical doctor from Kawauchi, Akita Prefecture. His mother Sen was the daughter of a hatamoto, a high-ranking samurai official. Toshiro's parents, who were working as Methodist missionaries, were some of the Japanese citizens encouraged to live in Shandong by the Japanese government during its occupation before the Republic of China took over the city in 1922. Mifune grew up with his parents and two younger siblings in Dalian, Fengtian from the age of 4 to 19.The most expensive item with a signature of Toshiro Mifune (Toshiro Mifune PSA/DNA Signed 3x5 Matted with 8x10 Photo 12x20 Overall Rare) was sold in March 2021 for $499.99 while the cheapest item (BEN GAZZARA & TOSHIRO MIFUNE autograph HAND SIGNED 6323) found a new owner for $14.50 in October 2017. The month with the most items sold (3) was May 2020 with an average selling price of $124.99 for an autographed item of Toshiro Mifune. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2023 with $304.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $22.50 was June 2010. In average, an autographed item from Toshiro Mifune is worth $155.00.
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*HELL IN THE PACIFIC 1968 8x10 SIGNED BY Toshirô Mifune (Capt. Tsuruhiko Kuroda) | $150.00 | ||
JAPANESE LEADING ACTOR TOSHIRO MIFUNE, SIGNED VINTAGE STUDIO PHOTO | $199.99 | ||
JAPANESE SUPER MARTIAL ART STAR,ACTOR TOSHIRO MIFUNE SIGNED VINTAGE STUDIO PHOTO | $199.99 | ||
Toshiro Mifune autograph | $210.00 | ||
Toshiro Mifune legendary actor photo signed 8x10 b/w Seven Samurai | $99.99 | ||
Toshiro Mifune REAL Hand signed Autographed 4x6 photo | $69.99 | ||
Toshiro Mifune signed 5x6,5 inch postcard autograph | $299.99 | ||
Toshiro Mifune signed 5x7 inch photo autograph | $250.00 | ||
Toshiro Mifune. Japanese film and televisn actor. b/w, 4¾x6½. Autographed Photo | $300.00 | ||
Very Rare Toshiro Mifune Shogun Actor Signed 4.75x6.5 Photo with JSA COA | $399.00 |