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If Star Wars Was in Japan and Jedis Were Ninjas [PICS]

yoshitoku.co.jp — If Star Wars took place in Japan and Jedis were ninjas, this is what Stormtroopers would hunt them down in during the Great Jedi Purge. They're obviously smarter than the average clone, too, since they're too dumb and clumsy to wield katana. Created by artist Yoshi Isao and on display at Gift Show 2008 in Tokyo.

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  • willynilly, on 02/12/2008, -28/+6Well, you got the second half right, but the title should start, "If Star Wars WERE in Japan".
    • CaptainLando, on 02/12/2008, -1/+7On second thought, "took place" would fit better in the place of "was." But my future analogy still applies!
      • absentmindedjwc, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2"'A long time ago' in a galaxy far, far away"
        Him saying "was" works
    • jacobu9, on 02/12/2008, -1/+1Sleep badly.
    • dinostabOMG, on 02/12/2008, -3/+1It's funny how often this keeps coming up in Digg comments. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive_mood
      The short version: using "were" is more expressive, but it is OPTIONAL. So, "was" is not incorrect.
      • pnmoore, on 02/12/2008, -4/+2adding to this, Star Wars is the title of a singular thing...a movie...so even if the claim is that Star Wars refers to a plural, and hence were is the required word to use, then that is wrong too...

        The World Wars WERE largely in Europe, but Star Wars WAS a movie.
        • Syric, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1There's a thing called subjunctive. Subjunctive uses "were" for all persons and pluralities. If what dinostabOMG says is true, then the "were" is optional, but it's definitely not wrong.
    • bluezinc, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3He also got the whole concept wrong. This isn't some re-imagining of the past, Lucas took old Samurai helmets, mixed them with Nazi helmets, mixed in a little flash gordon and got the look for darth vader.
  • CaptainLando, on 02/12/2008, -7/+36@willynilly,
    Actually, because it is a title of a movie, the correct usage is indeed, was.
    Now if Star Wars the movie never existed, we lived and fought in space, and the phrase 'star war' described a war that was fought among the stars, you could say, "The star wars were devastating, but we needed the oil."
    • ChibiJosh, on 02/12/2008, -3/+8"The contrary-to-fact present conditional is used to refer to a current state or event that is known to be false or improbable. The past subjunctive must be used." Using "were" in this case is correct.
    • Sagags, on 02/12/2008, -2/+3you missed the reply button
  • Member148, on 02/12/2008, -0/+9Are their voices in sync with the sound track. :-)
  • dpcdomino, on 02/12/2008, -6/+94Ruke...I am your father
    • Trax91, on 02/12/2008, -10/+2Ruku... watakushi shinpukuhencho anata-no otosan
      That's what I got from manually translating from romaji dictionary.
      • e36wheelman, on 02/12/2008, -2/+11You completely missed that joke.
        • KingGorilla, on 02/12/2008, -4/+3you mean the racist one?
          • Ndiggnation, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3Do people not have accents when speaking a language other than their own? I'm sure we sound ridiculous speaking Japanese with an American accent.
          • KingGorilla, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1I guess that makes it okay
    • Grimdotdotdot, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Stlike me down and I wirr become mow powafur than you can possibry imagine!
  • AlThor880, on 02/12/2008, -0/+34... it would have been called "The Hidden Fortress"

    ... oh wait...
  • webfoundation, on 02/12/2008, -1/+14Ad-free mirror is here: http://www.imagesocket.com/view/1_01683.jpg

    So this thing is actually real? I saw this 'prototype' 6 months ago. Can someone tell me what price they are going for since I can't read Japanese.
    • zigunerweisen, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3From what I can tell, the plague reads: "galactic empire dark lord armor". So yes, it did belong to Darth Vader long time ago in a galaxy far far away.
    • smoger, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1346,000 yen
  • vsujohn2, on 02/12/2008, -7/+57Princess Reah, Han Soro, and Ruke Skyrawker!
    • benitojuarez, on 02/12/2008, -1/+7what about wedge antirries
    • jmpeagle, on 02/12/2008, -10/+1because they are chinese/korean?
      • bencefeher, on 02/12/2008, -1/+7No, because there is no "L" in the Japanese alphabet. It is replaced with a very light "R" sound.
    • GRVeee2, on 02/12/2008, -5/+2i see what you did there... ya no i get it... it's funny...
    • xeyne, on 02/12/2008, -6/+1Skylawker?
  • asskicker32, on 02/12/2008, -0/+14Actually, if "Star Wars" was set in Japan, it would be an amalgam of Kurosawa films set in future-cum-past times... Oh wait...
  • jaej, on 02/12/2008, -2/+5down after 8 comments....yes
  • asskicker32, on 02/12/2008, -0/+9...And it would star Toshiro Mifune
  • nateIT, on 02/12/2008, -0/+6is the plural of jedi, jedi or jedis?
    • 1807, on 02/12/2008, -0/+15jedi...how many times does the emperor have to say the jedi will fall..he aint just talkin about one of them there bucko.
    • khellendros1984, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Emperor: Teh jediez gonna get pwned ROFL
  • mikochu, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Looks more like Howard the Duck Meets Darth Vader... j/k. I want.
  • Harboggles, on 02/12/2008, -1/+1Huroh rah rah.
  • bonjourmr, on 04/25/2008, -8/+1Chewbacca = Chopsuey
    • ckm1224, on 02/12/2008, -2/+2chop suey is chinese culture. fake chinese culture, a.k.a. american chinese.

      failed.

      i saw a star wars exhibit in japan, in 2004. still got the flyer i think....
    • gijoel, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Honk Kong Fuey?
    • asskicker32, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2Not only is your comment mildly racist, its grossly incorrect. Chop Seuy is supposed to be a chinese dish, but it was created in San Francisco; by an American. Niether culture is based in Japan.
  • CalicoDreams, on 02/12/2008, -1/+5It's a trap!
  • Shamonue, on 02/12/2008, -2/+36I thought that was a Samurai, not a Ninja.
    • matu4251, on 02/12/2008, -0/+4My vote goes for samurai too...
    • rogersj3, on 02/12/2008, -1/+4That's because it is. It appears to be emulating a style of armor worn during the 15th and 16th centuries called Asagawa Odoshi.
    • KingGorilla, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1where the ***** are the ninjas they promised
      • NSNick, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3What, you think they're going to be in plain sight, waiting to be photographed?
      • HarryTruman, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1You must have missed the ninja parade a while back.
  • opticwind, on 02/12/2008, -0/+11If star wars was in Japan:
    1) All light sabers would be phone attachment
    2) All stormtroopers would dance in the middle of the street while being photographed
    3) Kurosawa would sue for copyright infringement
    • K31TH3R, on 02/12/2008, -4/+14) There would eventually be an orgy
    • e36wheelman, on 02/12/2008, -0/+24) ... Profit?
    • khellendros1984, on 02/12/2008, -0/+15) Stormtroopers would buy used panties from vending machines. And beer. Good match!
  • Kikkoman, on 02/12/2008, -4/+2Feel the Cosmos Ruke.. Burn the Cosmos..
  • skanlessflipboy, on 02/12/2008, -8/+2And if the bible was a Manga...
    http://www.digg.com/arts_culture/The_Bible_as_Grap ...
  • MsGo, on 02/12/2008, -3/+5But but Jedi ARE basically Space Samurai...Close enough..
    • vibrokatana, on 02/12/2008, -2/+4The philosophies are a bit different. The jedi value devotion to life itself were as a samurai would be devoted to the country, people or ruler.
    • diskit, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1How many Jedi did we see commit Seppuku?
      Obi-Wan came close, but not close enough.
  • lenninct, on 02/12/2008, -12/+4Star Wars=LAME!!!!!!!
  • diggonit, on 02/12/2008, -4/+1Godzilla would kick all of their asses.
  • sims5487, on 02/12/2008, -1/+6As a film historian, this submission makes me cry.
  • omegadirective, on 02/12/2008, -2/+1Impressive...most impressive
  • okami182, on 02/12/2008, -1/+0Anyone else reminded of Doku from Ninja Gaiden Black for Xbox?
  • Kikkoman, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1I dunno what cost 346500 yen and 189000 yen, but that totals 535000 yen, approx. 5350 USD (not including tax?).
    I wonder if it includes a voice changer? That would be amazing...
    • asskicker32, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1divide by 100 for a rough estimate. Or hack off the last two 0s.

      ¥346,500 would be $3,465
    • dedrat013, on 02/12/2008, -0/+0yen rate has been getting higher lately...god i hate having to use three days to get my rent paid...like 104 and climbing
  • Seaseme, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3"jedi" is the plural form of "jedi".
  • clucas101, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3This came out in Japan about 2 years ago, they made about 200,000 of them and sold out instantly. Old.
  • KolYma, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3I think the title is supposed to read, "If the TMNT were Japanese, this is what shredder would look like."
  • Zuggy, on 02/12/2008, -0/+4Cool pic, but this seems to pop up every few months on digg, the Darth Vader Samurai Armor
  • blankoboy, on 02/12/2008, -2/+6Ninja != Samurai

    sigh.....
    • positron, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2Actually, ninja WERE samurai. Specifically, samurai who had been ordered by their lord to do a covert ops mission.
  • GatorLCA, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2Michael Jackson really needs to stop with the plastic surgery
  • Kiosodeus, on 02/12/2008, -0/+0Duh, I know where the ninjas are.

    They're right behind you!
    FOOLS! You can never photograph a ninja!
  • alkajazz, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1You mean samurai?
  • omgdspmpg, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1fail... lucas owes so much to kurosawa
  • bearnard, on 02/26/2008, -0/+0here's an article about japanese swords http://www.japanese-antiques.net/About%20Japanese% ...
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