Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune, who starred in Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" and the U.S. TV adaptation of "Shogun," will finally get to leave his mark on the Hollywood Walk of Fame more than 17 years after his death.

Mr. Mifune will get his star on the sidewalk this year alongside Hollywood notables such as Steve Carell, Bradley Cooper and Quentin Tarantino, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce said Monday.

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