Figurine maker Sillof has re-imagined the cast of Star Wars as samurai-era people. Funny.
Link (Thanks, Walter!)
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August 30, 2010
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Some of the characters were actually "influenced" by Kurosawa's "The Hidden Fortress". The Criterion Collection DVD has George Lucas interviewed about the subject.
I wouldn't mess with the samurai-era Chewbacca. Scary.
Posted by: farleyk | August 30, 2010 at 07:25 PM
'sfunny, just the other day it dawned on me that Obi Wan Kenobi and Yoda can be written perfectly in Hiragana:
おびわんけのび
よだ
Probably common knowledge, but new to me =D
Posted by: Shaun Hunt | September 01, 2010 at 04:46 PM
very nice:)
Posted by: 2000ah.blogspot.com | September 06, 2010 at 07:44 AM