A legend tells that he would have torn with his own hands this troublesome organ. Indeed, the young Date clan heir lost his right eye after contracting smallpox.
The Japan where Masamune grows was plagued by civil wars affecting the whole archipelago for nearly a century. This political instability affected both the center of the country, where Oda Nobunaga began its reunification plan of the Japanese islands, and the remote areas of northern Japan where many small local lords made alliances games and fomented betrayals in purpose of absorbing their neighbors.īut this is just a detail for the young Masamune who faced personal difficulties very early in his life. He was born in September 1567 in the castle of Yonezawa in present-day Yamagata Prefecture.
Date Masamune’s life One-Eyed Dragon’s Youthĭate Masamune was the eldest son of Terumune Date, one of many feudal lords in the Tohoku region. We will now look into the fascinating life of this unconventional samurai. Now that we have talked about the relatedness between Darth Vader’s helmet and Date Masamune’s kabuto. George Lucas is also one of the executive producers of Kagemusha. As examples, we will mention only the Seven Samurai and Kagemusha which take place during the lifetime of Date Masamune. The Japanese filmmaker transcribed in several of his films in the most turbulent periods in the History of Japan. And this is not surprising, given that George Lucas is a big fan of Akira Kurosawa, a famous Japanese movie director. With these figurines, which are not very different from what is shown in the Star Wars universe, we realize that feudal Japan is undeniably one of the sources of inspiration for Lucasfilm. If you’re a fan of these plastic models, note that there are also Japanese Boba Fett and Stormtroopers figurines.
This second Darth Vader figurine is more detailed, and you can easily understand why when you see it costs 140 euros.
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