Toshiro Mifune
September, 1963
Because A Staunchly Romantic hero image is vital to the self-esteem of a demilitarized but historically mighty nation like Japan, it is not surprising that the realistic and fiercely masculine screen portrayals of sword-swinging, swashbuckling feudal samurai by a virile and feral actor named Toshiro Mifune have captured this proud little country's imagination. Under the brilliant direction of Akira Kurosawa (Playboy, March 1962), especially in such critically acclaimed imports as The Seven Samur...
