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Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune were twelve films deep in their legendary collaboration when they made Yojimbo, a straightforward samurai movie that somehow became an unqualified masterpiece with a far-reaching influence on Western cinema that continues to this day. The director and actor had put themselves and Japan on the world map of movies in 1951 when they brought Rashomon to the Venice Film Festival. In 1954 — the same year their studio, Toho, released the first Godzilla — they had shown ronin fighting with honor in the seminal Seven Samurai. Hollywood remade that film in 196...

Kunie Tanaka, Beloved One Piece Inspiration, Dies at 88 Today, the film community and One Piece fandom is coming together to mourn the loss of a beloved talent. A report from Japan has confirmed Kunie Tanaka has died at 88. The beloved actor enjoyed a great many awards during his career in film, and he served as special inspiration for The report confirms the actor passed away in late March at the age of 88. For fans of One Piece, they might not know who Tanaka was on his own, but they might recognize his features. After all, the actor inspired the design of Admiral Kizaru. Creator Eiichir...