What is The Hidden Fortress, and how did it influence George Lucas as he came up with Star Wars? Paul Hoppe joins me to talk about this Kurosawa classic about peasants and samurai in feudal Japan.

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Paul Christopher Hoppe AKA ZenMadman is a writer, teacher, and student of poker, chess, language, and life.
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