Posted by Steve on September 10, 2002 at 3:04 PM:
In Reply to: Re: Stuff for Stan... posted by BRIAN on September 09, 2002 at 2:56 PM:
Before I started reading Usagi Yojimbo, I was unfamilar with all of these people...
Some are actors, i.e. Toshiro Mifune...
Stan based Zato Ino on the character portrayed by one, Lone Goat and Cub was based on the character portrayed by another in the Lone Wolf and Cub film series...
Several are directors i.e. Akira Kurosawa...
Inagaki directed the Miyamoto Musashi trilogy based on the book by Yoshikawa...
As Stan stated , Dale Furutani is a friend of Stan's and the author of the Samuria Mystery trilogy i.e. Death in the Crossroads, Kill the Shogun, Etc. (good reading if you have not read them already)
Reading Usagi opened the doors to the world of the samurai for me and I have tried to find some of the movies and books which have influenced the creation of Usagi Yojimbo.
: Is a UY fan supposed to know most of these guys? I only know 3,4, & 6.