Kajiro Yamamoto is known as the mentor of Akira Kurosawa and was responsible for the career of Toshiro Mifune, the assistant cameraman in the Photography Department of Toho Productions
Kajiro Yamamoto ( , Yamamoto Kajiro, 15 March 1902  21 September 1974) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor who was known for his war films and comedies and as the mentor of Akira Kurosawa. He is also responsible for the career of Toshiro Mifune. In 1947, one of Mifune's friends who worked for the Photography Department of Toho Productions suggested Mifune try out for the Photography Department. He was accepted for a position as an assistant cameraman. 
