Capcom spent 2 years trying to get permission to use Toshiro Mifune's likeness in Onimusha: Way of the Sword  - AUTOMATON WEST
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Onimusha's new protagonist is modeled after late actor Toshiro Mifune, known for his roles in many critically acclaimed samurai films.
    • Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      16·
      27 天前

      You probably will be familiar with his face if you have seen any of the somewhat older samurai movies. Probably better known in Asia than outside of it though.

            • falidorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
              4·
              27 天前

              I’d recommend so many Mifune films. High and Low, Yojimbo (the movie that Leone copied almost shot for shot), or the Samurai Trilogy. Just a few of his 100+ movies he made. Mifune is one of the greatest actors to ever live.

    • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      27 天前

      he’s arguably the biggest Japanese film actor of all time. It would have been a big deal to japanese people.

    • De_Narm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      27 天前

      You do not need them, yes, but I think it’s always fun to recognize people in games like Like a Dragon.

      That aside, it’s always been a thing in Onimusha. It wouldn’t be a proper revival of the IP without one of their biggest USP.

    • mohab@piefed.socialEnglish
      121·
      27 天前

      Fun fact: I never ever even heard the name Toshiro Mifune.

      I just can’t… why do people wear ignorance as a badge of honor nowadays?