Here is the trailer from the upcoming film “MIFUNE: THE LAST SAMURAI.” The film is directed by Steven Okazaki
OPENING THEATRICALLY ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2016 IN NEW YORK (IFC CENTER)
WITH ADDITIONAL CITIES INCLUDING: LOS ANGELES (DECEMBER 2),
SAN FRANCISCO (DECEMBER 9) AND A WIDER NATIONAL RELEASE TO FOLLOW.
Nearly 20 years after his death, Toshiro Mifune remains a true giant of world cinema. He made 16 remarkable films with director Akira Kurosawa, including Rashomon, Seven Samurai and Yojimbo, and together they shook the film world, inspiring not only The Magnificent Seven and Clint Eastwood’s breakthrough movie, A Fistful of Dollars, but also George Lucas’ Star Wars.
MIFUNE: THE LAST SAMURAI, the new feature-length documentary by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki, explores the evolution of the samurai film; Mifune’s childhood and World War II experience; his accidental entry into the movies; and dynamic but sometimes turbulent collaboration with Kurosawa.