'Xplosion of Awesome

Akira Kurosawa knew how to tell stories that last. The simple story of a ronin ( Toshirō Mifune ) wandering into a small town and causing chaos to solve a larger problem has been remade, adapted, and inspired dozens (if not hundreds) of projects over the years from spaghetti westerns to samurai science fiction. My favorite, however, has always been Stan Sakai 's Usagi Yojimbo which owes much to Kurosawa's tale.