The samurai strikes back, at the British Museum Samurai exhibition                     https://flic.kr/p/2rXFS6Y Star Wars (1977) director George Lucas, drew inspiration for Darth Vader's helmet from samurai armour - particularly visible in the flared lower section resembling the neck-guard (shikoro). The visor was added to explain how the character could breathe in space. Lucas based the plot of the first Star Wars film loosely on the samurai film Hidden Fortress (1958) directed by Kurosawa Akira (1910-98) John Mollo and Aggie Guerard Rodgers, Darth Vader costume Wool, leather, fibreglass, plastic, cotton, metal, tape, paint and rubber About 1976-83. USA Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Los Angeles [Text from BM label]

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