Mifune () is a

Japanese surname Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are Japanese orthography, pronounced and romanization of Japanese, romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames w ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

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 '' ...

(三船敏郎) (1920–1997), Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films * Jiro Mifune (born 1972), game designer *

Mifune Chizuko Chizuko Mifune (御船千鶴子, ''Mifune Chizuko'', 17 July 1886 – 19 January 1911) was a self-proclaimed clairvoyant during the late Meiji period in Japan. Early years Born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Mifune was married in 1908. It has been s ...

(御船千鶴子) (1886–1911), female clairvoyant * Mika Mifune ( 三船美佳) (born 1982), actress *

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 Cit ...

(三船久蔵) (1883–1965), judoka Fictional characters: * Captain Mifune, a character from ''The Matrix Revolutions'' *

Mifune (Soul Eater) The ''Soul Eater (manga), Soul Eater'' manga and anime series features an extensive cast of Character (arts), fictional characters created by Atsushi Ohkubo. It is set in a fictional universe, fabricated universe inhabited by various characters ...

, a character in the manga and anime ''Soul Eater'' *Admiral Mifune, a character from the anime ''

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor is an anime series based on light novel series by Hitoshi Yoshioka, taking the title from its first volume. It was produced by some of Japan's larger studios, including Big West, Tatsunoko Productions, King Records and VAP. '' ...

'' *Go Mifune, main character in the anime series ''

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 W ...

'' *Lord Mifune, a feudal ruler in ''

Usagi Yojimbo is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai. It is set primarily at the beginning of the Edo period of Japanese history and features anthropomorphic animals replacing humans. The main character is a rabbit ''rōnin'', Miyamoto Usagi, whom Sak ...

'' *General Mifune, a Samurai general in ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

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