Real-Life Boogeymen Actors Who Were Just as Scary Off-Camera

Mifune Toshiro was an iconic character in cinema for his unique performances in movies like Seven Samurai (1954). He was a veteran of the Imperial Japanese Army, and he brought a disciplined intensity to his roles. The film’s director, Akira Kurosawa, recognized Mifune’s ability to express heavy emotion without dialogue, just through his looks.