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Did the name Mifune (Usagis lord) come from Kurosawa regular actor Toshiro Mifune?

April 26, 2017actor kurosawa Lord regular toshiro usagi

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Did the name Mifune (Usagis lord) come from Kurosawa regular actor Toshiro Mifune?

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(WWW Board June 2000) Usagi’s lord was indeed named after Toshiro Mifune. Also, Gen is a homage to the character he portrayed in Yojimbo and Sanjuro. I saw Mifune once and he was a very impressive man. (UY Vol 1, #28) Gen was modeled after Toshiro Mifune’s “Yojimbo/Sanjuro” character but I don’t remember why I decided to use that name. It was probably just because it sounded good.