Episode 38: Samurai and Star Wars
From Japan and the World by Christopher Harding
March 27, 2026 · 4 min
About this episode
This episode explores the connections between samurai culture and the Star Wars franchise.
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People in this episode
Host: Christopher Harding
Topics covered
- samurai
- Star Wars
- Japanese culture
- history
- society
Keywords
- samurai
- Star Wars
- Japanese history
- culture
- society
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Samurai, Star Wars
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