Starred in most of Kurosawa's films, notably Yojimbo, The Seven Samurai, and The Hidden Fortress (a main inspiriation for Star Wars. Plot summary : a general Toshiro Mifune helps rescue a princess with the help of two buffoonish knaves.)

Did not combine the best parts of Clint Eastwood and Sir Alec Guinness. Actually, Eastwood studied Mifune!.