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✓ Published: 05-Nov-2021
✓ Published: 05-Nov-2021
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60706nnnFollowing the international success of Rashomon (1950) and Seven Samurai (1954), Akira Kurosawa’s films came to exemplify Japanese cinema to western cinemagoers and had 'a significant influence on many international auteurs and genres' (Russell 2011). Most famously, George Lucas admits to basing the storyline for the original Star Wars (1977) upon The Hidden Fortress (1958), with its swordfights, rescued princess, and warriors’ code of honour. Lucas mimicked Kurosawa’s visual style
60706nnnFollowing the international success of Rashomon (1950) and Seven Samurai (1954), Akira Kurosawa’s films came to exemplify Japanese cinema to western cinemagoers and had 'a significant influence on many international auteurs and genres' (Russell 2011). Most famously, George Lucas admits to basing the storyline for the original Star Wars (1977) upon The Hidden Fortress (1958), with its swordfights, rescued princess, and warriors’ code of honour. Lucas mimicked Kurosawa’s visual style
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