A movie that understands the circumstances that the movie "Star Wars" was influenced by the Japanese era play

George LucasDirector's movie "Star WarsSeries is in JapanAkira KurosawaIt is well-known among film fans that it is heavily influenced by the work of the film. A detailed explanation of the circumstances is "How are Samurai Films Responsible for Star Wars?! - Film School'd -"It is content which can understand about the history of film in Japan and the United States.

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movies"Star Wars Episode 4 / New HopeIt was published in 1977.


The story goes back to Japan 67 years ago when Star Wars Episode 4 is released.


Akira Kurosawa, born in 1910, was brought to the courage of his father who was a physical education teacher and was watching many American movies as well as Japanese movies.


Kurosawa Akira is also interested in silent movies that were popular in Japan at that time.


At that time, when silent movies were screened at the movie theater, it was said that a man was always standing on the side of the screen.


A man standing next to the screen expresses the content in a narration during the screening of the silent movieActivity BenshiA professional commentator. My brother, Akira Kurosawa 's favorite brother, Himei (henzo) was employed as an activity benshi.


Time goes on in 1940.


To be merged later with TohoPLC Movies Production CenterAlthough it was Kurosawa Akira who joined the company, the script which had been influenced by Western culture was not accepted in Japan which was at the time the war, and it seems that he could not produce the movie which he really wanted to take.


The movie Kurosawa Akira made during wartime had propaganda-like content and was included.


However, during the Pacific War, Japan surrendered and accepted the Potsdam Declaration in 1945.


After World War II Japan will be occupied by allied countries including the United States.


After the war,Private censorship divisionSevere censorships were held on newspapers, broadcasts, even movies.


GHQIn the expression regulated by "There is a prohibition of expression in any form including propaganda on imperialism", which was practically with the prohibition of the production of era dramatic films with the theme of Samurai .


Meanwhile, Hollywood in the United States has entered an era called golden age. Control all of production / distribution / box officeStudio systemBy a movie company taking an industrial form such as large scale, good quality movies are born one after another.


However, in 1948, the major film company Paramount and other movie companies received a ruling declaring "to separate the theater chain from the main body of the movie company" and the studio system has come to a halt.


In addition to the prohibition of the studio system, the living system of staying in the suburbs apart from the city penetrated into the city, fewer people came to the movie theater in the city, so the Hollywood industry had great damage He said that he received a copy.


In Japan where occupation by GHQ was finished at that time, freedom of expression was accepted and it became possible for movie directors to produce movies as they liked.


The representative of the Japanese film industry at the time,Kenji Mizoguchi,Akira Kurosawa,Yasujiro OzuIt is a person such as.


Two genres of modern drama and period drama were major in the Japanese film world.


The pronunciation of the era is very similar to "that word" that appears in Star Wars.


Akira Kurosawa's first film after the war was a movie "Rashomon"Was released in 1950.


Rashomon received a Grand Prix at the Venice International Film Festival and received high praise overseas, although it was not highly appreciated in Japan.


Rashomon receives the grand prize, and the reputation of the Japanese movie is transmitted to all over the world.


Kenji Mizoguchi's "Rainy moon taleAnd Yasujiro Ozu's "Tokyo story", Akira Kurosawa's"Seven Samurai"Was released all over the world.


And in 1958 Akira Kurosawa's "Hidden Fortress"Will be open to the public.


The three evil people of the Hidden Fort set in the age of warring States remind the story of that movie representing Space Opera, "Two farmers help one princess who escaped war and escape to the allies" Contents.


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George Lucas who rethinked his life scooped at the University of Southern California to study films.


George Lucas in college days later said "Dirty Harry"Or"Apocalypse of HellI was in charge of the script ofJohn Mirias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaIt fulfills a fateful encounter with.


George · Lucas fell into the "Seven Samurai" who was taken to John Mirius and watched.


After that, in the American movie world, four directors representing the times appeared. With that four peopleMartin Scorsese,Francis Ford Coppola,Steven Spielberg, And George Lucas.


Francis Ford Coppola hit the world "GodfatherShooting.


Martin Scorsese said "Taxi driver"so,Robert De NiroAppointed.


Steven Spielberg's "Jaws"A big budget is spent on the promotion and it is a great success.


George Lucas's "Star Wars Episode 4 / New Hope" celebrated in 1977.


Star Wars Episode 4 seems to be heavily influenced by Japanese era play and Akira Kurosawa's work, for example, "Jedi" appearing in the work is said to have been named from "era" of the historical drama.


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Storm trooper 's costume is a samurai armor motif.


Yoda said that Shimada Kenpei appears in the "Seven Samurai" as a model.


The scene where Obi - Wan Kenobi cuts off the alien 's arms at the Moss Easley space bar is called Akira Kurosawa' s "A bouncerIt is similar to ".


Production where the scene changes from right to left is one of the techniques that Akira Kurosawa often used.


Taiping and seven who appeared in the bastard of the Hidden Fort are said to be models of Star Wars C-3PO and R2-D2.


A cut that closely resembles the scene that "the enemy appears gradually from the top of the hill" of the "Seven Samurai" appears in Star Wars.


Looking at the influence and circumstances of the era feature film in Star Wars, you can see that the movie is not just entertainment, but a communication that crosses the border.