Date Masamune: the samurai who inspired Darth Vader (2016)
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#2George Lucas was an admirer of the works of Akira Kurosawa, and "Jedi" was said to be derived from "Jidaigeki". which the name of Samurai soap operas popular in Japan.
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#3"George Lucas in Love" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ49Smi2SLQ
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#4> Date Masamune’s helmet is famous in Japan as its crescent moon-shaped central ornament (the “maedate”) distinguish it from other samurais’ hard hats. Strangely, this device is not included in the Darth Vader design while it is one of the elements that have forged the legend of this warlord from Tohoku.
Strangely? You are the one who brought this whole subject up…
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#5Huh, interesting. I always assumed the helmet was based on the german WW2 helmets seeing how so much of the weaponry is taken from there. Compare for example the Stormtrooper heavy blaster with the German MG-34. And even the name "Stormtrooper" compared to "Sturmabteilung" (Storm detachment) based on the earlier "Sturmtruppen" (literally Storm trooper).
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#6Not very surprising. The Vader-Obi Wan light saber fight in the Episode IV is also very closely modeled after Kendo [1].
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#7Huh, interesting. I always assumed the helmet was based on the german WW2 helmets seeing how so much of the weaponry is taken from there. Compare for example the Stormtrooper heavy blaster with the German MG-34. And even the name "Stormtrooper" compared to "Sturmabteilung" (Storm detachment) based on the earlier "Sturmtruppen" (literally Storm trooper).
Wiki says [1] that the heavy blasters were Lewis guns, the main Stormtrooper weapons were Sterling submachine guns.
Light sabres were the battery holder for a photographic flash gun.
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#8Junk article that does not cite any real reference between Masamune's helmet and Darth Vader's design. Oh yes Lucas loved Kurosawa movies and so what? It seems like a weak link if any.
And it sounds like a product placement piece to advertise Bandai figurines...
> A complex character who has experienced many tragedies that have brought him into a spiral of revenge, much like Anakin Skywalker actually.
Lol but seriously this guy sees connections everywhere
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#9Looks to me like Darth Vader was directly ripped from Doctor Who.
I posted a shot for shot comparison on my Twitter:
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#10Looks to me like Darth Vader was directly ripped from Doctor Who. I posted a shot for shot comparison on my Twitter: https://twitter.com/bootrino/status/1304949615578345474
Valerian, too: https://screenrant.com/star-wars-valerian-series-inspiration....
But that scene is too similar to be an accident and it wouldn't be the only lookalike scene in SW.