98. Bounty Hunters: An Akira Kurosawa Tribute

About this episode

The episode discusses the Clone Wars episode 'Bounty Hunters' as a tribute to Akira Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' and explores its influence on Star Wars storytelling.

Welcome to the return of our Clone Wars rewatch, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! As we return to our coverage of The Clone Wars Season 2, Andrew ( @StarlightAndrew ) & Conor ( @DepaBanana ) look back at the standalone episode "Bounty Hunters!" A tribute to Akira Kurosawa's legendary film Seven Samurai , we discuss how Kurosawa's films have inspired Star Wars over the years, and what future stories have taken similar story beats from Seven Samurai following this episode. With the return of Hondo Ohnaka, the introduction of several new Bounty Hunters to the Star Wars universe, and a story depicting Bounty Hunters in a different light than what we normally see in Star Wars , this standout episode of The Clone Wars marks a fitting return to our journey through the animated series. Episodes Discussed: "Bounty Hunters" (S2E17) Vote in this week's JEDI ARCHIVES Poll!-https://x.com/fortherepubpod/status/1967296321225920560?s=46 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for our 100X100 CELEBRATION- https://www.youtube.com/@fortherepublicpodcast "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew, Conor

Topics covered

• Clone Wars
• Bounty Hunters
• Akira Kurosawa
• Seven Samurai

Keywords

• Star Wars
• animation
• Hondo Ohnaka
• bounty hunters

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bounty Hunters: An Akira Kurosawa Tribute, Clone Wars, Star Wars Animation, The Clone Wars Season 2, Bounty Hunters, Seven Samurai, Star Wars, The Clone Wars, Star Wars Fans

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