To: Borges; DollyCali; Perdogg
To: EveningStar
3 posted on
12/04/2015 2:31:58 PM PST by
Bobalu
(Even if I could take off, I could never get past the tractor beam!)
To: EveningStar
He could have pulled off the Obi Won role very well!
4 posted on
12/04/2015 2:33:32 PM PST by
Bobalu
(Even if I could take off, I could never get past the tractor beam!)
To: EveningStar
It seems like he was in just about all Japanese movies or movies about Japanese.
5 posted on
12/04/2015 2:34:15 PM PST by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: EveningStar
Probably a good thing. He didn’t have the imposing physical presence to pull off Vader (behind the mask, his Death Glare would have been wasted), and I think Guinness’ portrayal of Kenobi as the quiet, wise instructor came off better than Mifune’s (likely) stern and fierce taskmaster would have.
To: EveningStar
Toshiro Mifune's lovely daughter.
9 posted on
12/04/2015 2:38:54 PM PST by
Bobalu
(Even if I could take off, I could never get past the tractor beam!)
To: EveningStar
Yoda, perhaps, though the result would have been a very different character.
10 posted on
12/04/2015 2:38:56 PM PST by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: EveningStar
I can believe that. Very strong actor. I’m not sure about his English language skills, though. One of my favorites.
14 posted on
12/04/2015 2:50:51 PM PST by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: I like to destroy the Turks (Moslims))
To: EveningStar; Babalu
15 posted on
12/04/2015 2:52:01 PM PST by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: EveningStar
Toshiro has long been one of my favorites; I always thought of him as the Japanese prequel to Clint Eastwood. Funny that Clint’s first big break was a very close remake of one of Toshiro’s most famous films (Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo => A Fistful of Dollars), also remade later with Bruce Willis (Last Man Standing). All three great movies.
To: EveningStar
He had already done
something similar.
The Hidden Fortress, produced in 1958, has much in common with the original
Star Wars, including a knight, a rebel princess, and two bickering servants.
26 posted on
12/05/2015 5:31:25 AM PST by
jmcenanly
("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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