You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
99 points

Hidden Fortress by Akira Kurosawa. It’s still enjoyable today IMO, and you can really see how some of the characters are a direct line to Star Wars characters.

permalink
report
parent
reply
29 points

Now this information makes “Star Wars Visions: Ronin” look like the the “back to the roots” material.

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points

Akakiri is an even better example.

permalink
report
parent
reply
20 points

It also partially explains the Western feeling to Star Wars. Lots of Kurisawa films were made into Westerns.

Seven Samurai became the Magnificent Seven (and Bug’s Life!). Yojimbo and Sanjuro became A Fistful of Dollars and A Few Dollars More.

permalink
report
parent
reply

Memes

!memes@lemmy.ml

Create post

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

Community stats

  • 13K

    Monthly active users

  • 12K

    Posts

  • 259K

    Comments