Kyuzo Mifune
Japanese judoka (1883–1965)
三船久蔵 · 미후네 규조
- Born
- 21 April 1883, Iwate Prefecture
- Died
- 27 January 1965, Tokyo
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- judo
- Occupation
- judoka
Kyuzo Mifune (三船 久蔵, Mifune Kyūzō; April 21, 1883 – January 27, 1965) was a Japanese judoka and one of the greatest exponents of the art of judo after the founder, Kanō Jigorō. He is considered by many to be the greatest judo technician ever, after Kanō.
Awards and honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon 1956
- Person of Cultural Merit 1961
Teachers
Students
- Tomoji Kuribayashi
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.