Cleaner82
You just made a good scene that much better.

sosage
Yeah. I read that it took an insane amount of convincing to get Mifune to even show up to the set that day. Let alone getting him to agree to do this scene. I don't think anyone will think less of him if he shit his pants.

Does anyone know how they pulled off the neck arrow?

Camonk
Yes! Awesome! I remember seeing a documentary on Kurosawa, and he talked about how terrified Toshiro was of doing this. I believe the neck arrow was the only one that was on a cord.

potvin
I had a feeling just from watching that those arrows were really being fired because they look too natural for effects of the era and because Mifune was just that bad-ass.

a flaming monkey
Ok, Mifune baby, that was great baby! We just gotta shoot ten more takes from every angle. Again, and again and again!

Thatcher Pennywhistle
I wish this clip had the entire lead up. There's at least another two minutes of arrows outlining his body like in a cartoon before he even gets hit.

He keeps turning around with a WTF look, then when turns away: more arrows.

j lzrd / swift idiot
Insanity. Complete insanity.

halon
I wish I could give comments stars

Jeff Fries
I'll do it for us both