Apr 12, 2010 18:20:03
Samurai Wars: What Would Star Wars Characters Look Like in Feudal Japan?
(This article was originally posted in Japanese at 10:19 Apr. 10, 2010)
Artist Steve Bialik has a ongoing project representing Star Wars characters as samurai and yokai in ukiyo-e style Japanese art.
Pics after the cut!
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Darth Vader wears a Noh mask instead of the full-face one.
Yoda looks like some Japanese folklore creature.
Emperor Palpatine with kumadori(Kabuki makeup).
Obi-Wan Kenobi as a Zen priest.
Chewbacca the oni backs up Han Solo the samurai.
A clean-cut Jabba the Hutt, or a giant toad, more like.
Boba Fett shows his eyes here.
Admiral Ackbar.
The series seems to be still in progress. Stay tuned for more to come.
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