A true genius of Kurosawa, I think, until you've seen a few of the films and then you've

been able to see other films at the same time and be able to realize his visual style.

My favorite of all time is really Seven Samurai.

Then maybe Jymbo and then Akuru and maybe Hidden Fortress at that.

So it's not at the very top of my list, but I was impressed and I liked it.

And it's really his visual style to me that it's so strong and unique.

And again, a very, very powerful element in how he tells his stories.

I think he comes from a generation of filmmakers that were still influenced by silent films, which is something that I've been very interested in, having come out of film school. Greetings, everyone.

Greetings, everyone.

We're gonna start.

Welcome to the Cinema Behind Star Wars.

There were going to be other panelists joining with me, but they all got drafted to do other panels.

So it's just me. You've got just me now.

Just to introduce myself a little bit in case you're not familiar,

and I'm assuming none of you are.

My name is Brian Young.

I do The Full of Sith podcast.

For eight or nine years,

I wrote a column called The Cinema Behind Star Wars at Star Wars.com. And I write for Star Wars Insider.

I've done all these Marvel comics, writing essays and stuff.

I write Topps Star Wars cards.

The cinema behind Star Wars column has actually moved over

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