Film actor Mifune dies at 77

Film actor Mifune dies at 77

Leading Japanese film actor Toshiro Mifune, whose films include classics ''Rashomon'' and ''The Seven Samurai,'' dies of organ failure Dec. 24 night in a Tokyo hospital. He was 77. This photo was taken February 1990.

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                      Film actor Toshiro Mifune (2)

                      Film actor Toshiro Mifune (2)

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