They also see that there is a nobility and purity in this all-but-lost cause, which will refine their martial vocation as nothing else would. Kurosawa and his co-writers Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni created an epic primal myth which has pulsated in cinema ever since, through the genres of westerns, war movies and crime dramas: the crew of ascetic, unsentimental but uncynical freelance mercenaries, brought together for a single job, taking pity on the desperate civilians who have nothing to offer but gratitude.
#SEVEN SAMURAI MOVIE#
Plenty of lines can be drawn between Seven Samurai and 1977's original Star Wars movie - small-time farmers (the Rebel Alliance) struggle against the oppressive and greedy invaders (The Empire) and succeed thanks to the aid of kind-hearted warriors who show them the way (the Jedi).W hile researching samurai history for an Akira Kurosawa film project in the early 1950s, producer Sojiro Motoki discovered references to masterless warriors, or ronin, defending villages from marauders in 16th-century Japan. This is likely a callback to George Lucas' original inspirations for the franchise. Nevertheless, it's certainly interesting that two separate Star Wars projects released many years apart would derive stories from the same source. These close homages (a nicer way of saying rip-offs) prove how influential Seven Samurai has been to cinema, and there are plenty of similar examples outside of Star Wars. Unlike The Mandalorian, there are actually seven "samurai" characters in this Clone Wars episode, rather than just Djarin and Cara Dune, and the tension between the Jedi and bounty hunters better reflect the dynamic between the rogue samurai in Kurosawa's original film.
#SEVEN SAMURAI PROFESSIONAL#
As with Seven Samurai and The Mandalorian's "The Sanctuary", the professional fighters train the locals to defend their crops and help repel a band of pirates demanding tribute.
This story sees the Jedi trio of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano work alongside a group of 4 bounty hunters to protect a farming village on the planet of Felucia. Season 2 of The Clone Wars featured the appropriately titled "Bounty Hunters" and in many ways this offering comes even closer to Seven Samurai. While the parallels between The Mandalorian's "The Sanctuary" episode and Seven Samurai are not subtle, Star Wars: The Clone Wars aired an even more directly influenced episode years prior. The samurai teach their hosts the basics of fighting, learn the consequences of their violent lifestyles and become personally embroiled in the battle. The Japanese film sees the titular septet of warriors come together with the mission of protecting a peasant farming village from invaders during the harvest. While the episode is a clear homage to The Magnificent Seven, that itself is a western remake of Akira Kurosawa's heralded 1954 effort Seven Samurai. Related: Why Clone Wars Isn’t Divisive (But The Star Wars Prequels Are)
They train the modest farmers in combat and make a final successful stand alongside the villains. Although Mando initially takes the job of protecting the village purely for the money, he and Dune both become invested in the peoples' plight. There, the iconic pair meet a former rebel named Cara Dune and take up residence in a simple rural village currently under threat from Klatoonian raiders. By far the most overt of The Mandalorian's western references comes in episode 4, "The Sanctuary." This effort sees Din Djarin take Baby Yoda to the backwater planet of Sorgan in an attempt to lie low from the Empire and Din's disgruntled bounty hunter colleagues.
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