Steven OKAZAKI
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Nippon Visions ½
Legendary actor Toshiro MIFUNE (1920–1997) participated in almost 170 film productions. While his work goes far beyond his collaboration with director Akira KUROSAWA, these two names will make every movie buff think of such classics as RASHOMON, THE SEVEN SAMURAI or YOJIMBO. Steven OKAZAKI portrays a fascinating personality and sheds light on a major chapter in the history of Japanese cinema.
Japan 2016
80 minutes
Director
Steven OKAZAKI
Script
Steven OKAZAKI, Stuart Galbraith IV
Cinematography
Toru HINA, Yasuyuki ISHIKAWA
Production
"Mifune: The Last Samurai" Film Partners
Distribution
Koch Films
Voice acting
Keanu Reeves
About Steven OKAZAKI
Steven OKAZAKI was born in Los Angeles in 1952 as a grandson to Japanese immigrants. Since his filmmaking debut in 1976 he has directed numerous documentary films, including DAYS OF WAITING, which won the 1991 Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject, and WHITE LIGHT/BLACK RAIN, which won a 2008 Emmy Award. Other films like UNFINISHED BUSINESS (1985) and THE MUSHROOM CLUB (2006) received nominations for an Academy Award.