Kurosawa's Yojimbo/Sanjuro-Zat oichi
I'm curious. After a night of back to back Kurosawa classics (Yojimbo/Sanjuro) do you think Genosuke might be a reference to Sanjuro? They have similar mannerisms and looks? Or am I just off base?
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He's the chap played by Tadanobu Asano - who is something of a Toshiro Mifune for our time, I think. And he's a ronin looking for work as a yojimbo, and yes, Asano does play it a lot like our Toshi. Bless him.
Kambei of the Descending Gormful Bedafter Gumi.