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Mifune
Mifune () is a Japanese name, Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Toshirō Mifune (三船 敏郎) (1920–1997), Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films *Jiro Mifune (born 1972), game designer *Mifune Chizuko (御船千鶴子) (1886–1911), female clairvoyant *Mika Mifune (:ja:三船美佳, 三船美佳) (born 1982), actress *Kyuzo Mifune (三船久蔵) (1883–1965), judoka Fictional characters: *List of minor characters in the Matrix series#Captain_Mifune, Captain Mifune, a character from ''The Matrix Revolutions'' *Mifune (Soul Eater), a character in the manga and anime ''Soul Eater'' *Admiral Mifune, a character from the anime ''The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' *Go Mifune, main character in the anime series ''Speed Racer'' *Lord Mifune, a feudal ruler in ''Usagi Yojimbo'' *General Mifune, a Samurai general in ''Naruto'' See also *Mifune, Kumamoto (御船町; -machi), town in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto, Japan *''Mifune's Last Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshirō Mifune
was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948–1965) with Akira Kurosawa in such works as ''Rashomon'', ''Seven Samurai'', ''The Hidden Fortress'', ''Throne of Blood'', and ''Yojimbo''. He also portrayed Miyamoto Musashi in Hiroshi Inagaki's ''Samurai Trilogy'' and one earlier Inagaki film, Lord Toranaga in the NBC television miniseries ''Shōgun'', and Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in three different films. Early life 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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyuzo Mifune
has been categorized as one of the greatest exponents of the art of judo after the founder, Kanō Jigorō. He is considered by many to be the greatest judo technician ever, after Kanō. Early life Mifune was born on April 21, 1883, in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture, on Honshū Island in Japan, a year after the Kodokan was founded.International Budo Institute: Kyuzo Mifune (''c.'' 2005). Retrieved on June 18, 2010.Noha, R. (''c.'' 2005) Kyuzo Mifune, Master of Judo Retrieved on June 11, 2010. (''c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Racer
''Speed Racer'', also known as , is a Japanese media franchise about Auto racing, automobile racing. ''Mach GoGoGo'' was originally serialized in print in Shueisha's 1966 ''Shōnen Book''. It was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics and later re-released in Japan by Fusosha. Adapted into anime by Tatsunoko Productions, its 52 episodes aired on Fuji TV from April 1967 to March 1968. In the US, the show aired in Broadcast syndication, syndication at approximately the same time. The anime was later re-broadcast on Tokyo MX from July 1 to September 25, 2008. Selected chapters of the manga were released by NOW Comics in the 1990s under the title ''Speed Racer Classics''. These were later released by Wildstorm Productions, a division of DC Comics, as ''Speed Racer: The Original Manga''. In 2008, under its Americanized title, ''Speed Racer'', ''Mach GoGoGo'' was republished in its entirety in the United States by Digital Manga Publishing and was released as a box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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