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Rebroadcast • The Hidden Fortress • The Samurai Movie that Inspired George Lucas • Star Wars Generations • Episode 273

Rebroadcast • The Hidden Fortress • The Samurai Movie that Inspired George Lucas

For our last rebroadcast, lets go back to the origins of Star Wars!

What is The Hidden Fortress, and how did it influence George Lucas as he came up with Star Wars? Paul Hoppe joins me to talk about this Kurosawa classic about peasants and samurai in feudal Japan.

Paul Christopher Hoppe AKA ZenMadman is a writer, teacher, and student of poker, chess, language, and life. Find out more here:http://zenmadman.com/

A millennial, Gen Z’er, and Gen X’er walk into a cantina …

Each of us came into Star Wars in our own way, at our own time, and there is so much we can learn from each other when those differences fuel conversation, not conflict. Join Erin, Matthew, and Alex as we share our love for the galaxy far, far away on the Star Wars Generations Podcast!

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