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Perhaps Star Wars (in particular, A New Hope) isn’t so much influenced by Kurosawa as by the “jidaigeki” genre in which he operated… on today’s show, we’ll briefly introduce ourselves to the Japanese period drama and discuss how it comes full circle with the new Visions novel, Ronin. Punch it!
Here’s the article referenced in the show… ‘Jidaigeki’: A Beginner’s Guide to Period Dramas in Japan.