No Obi-Wan Kenobi.
April 18, 2025 5:33 PM   Subscribe

"So here was a book about Japanese fencing, written by two renowned teachers which in its history and tradition section was illustrating real-sword samurai fighting using an actor! Incredible, even if he was “Japan’s leading actor of international fame."
Kurosawa’s samurai: Seven Samurai, Yojimbo and Sanjuro.

Toshiro Mifune turned down Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader roles
posted by clavdivs (1 comment total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Mifune as Obi-wan would have been so incredible, my god.

I also practice kendo and I too love the economy and realism of Kurosawa's fight scenes. I feel like they are very clearly made for a Japanese audience, a large percentage of whom would have practiced kendo in PE as children and know what a really scary opponent looks like - not jumping around or doing flourishes or monologuing - just absolutely calm and ready to cut you down before you even raise to block their strike.
posted by potrzebie at 5:42 PM on April 18


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