Japanese Armour - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • The villain of Star Wars, Darth Vader wears futuristic armour including a helmet that bears a striking resemblance to the kabuto.
  • When Hannibal Lector seeks revenge on the Nazis who killed his sister, he disguises himself with a mask from his aunt's ancestral armor.
  • The Shredder, villain of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, wears a full suit of samurai armor with razor-sharp spikes.
  • Samurai armor is also worn by characters in Japanese martial arts films and samurai films like Yojimbo, the Seven Samurai, Shogun Assassin, and by Tom Cruise in the Last Samurai.

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