蜘蛛巣城
was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948–1965) with Akira Kurosawa in such works as "Rashomon", "Seven Samurai", "The Hidden Fortress", "Throne of Blood", and "Yojimbo". He also portrayed Miyamoto Musashi in Hiroshi Inagaki's "Samurai Trilogy" and one earlier Inagaki film, Lord Toranaga in the NBC television miniseries "Shōgun", and Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in three different films.