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Feb. 12th, 2012 01:24 pmMy theory; they made the wrong Kurosawa film into a western.
Sanjuro would adapt pretty well to the Wyoming territory just prior to statehood. Having major politicians off in Washington petitioning for statehood is pretty equivalent to sankin gyoretsu, and that leaves the nascent state run by the major ranching interests which in a few years would precipitate the Johnson County Range War.
A group of heroic smaller ranchers are trying to fight against the corruption of the big guys getting their way in the newborn state's politics, and might go to a local law authority to protest the corruption - and perhaps the head of one of the mid-sized ranches, looked to as a sort of patron and most active in politics out of the group, doing apparently nothing when in fact he's making his own inquiries. And of course that doesn't and can't work - the authority is completely in the employ of the big ranches, and will promptly try to arrest/lynch the group of heros, and arrest/kidnap the chief rancher. This corrupt lawman is backed up by a lot of hired guns from Texas, and will try to put forth the claim that too much activity in the territory would "rock the boat" and prevent it from successfully gaining state status.
Can our heros overcome their own cluelessness and being incredibly outgunned, and manage to rescue their would-be spokesman from the clutches of the big ranch interests? Might they need the assistance of the US cavalry to pull it off, or possibly a wandering gambler or gunslinger? 'Cause obviously the first place my mind goes with this is roleplaying games rather than movies. No werewolves, steam walkers, ghost stones or magically energized playing cards; just black powder weapons, trains, horses, and huge mustaches.
Sanjuro would adapt pretty well to the Wyoming territory just prior to statehood. Having major politicians off in Washington petitioning for statehood is pretty equivalent to sankin gyoretsu, and that leaves the nascent state run by the major ranching interests which in a few years would precipitate the Johnson County Range War.
A group of heroic smaller ranchers are trying to fight against the corruption of the big guys getting their way in the newborn state's politics, and might go to a local law authority to protest the corruption - and perhaps the head of one of the mid-sized ranches, looked to as a sort of patron and most active in politics out of the group, doing apparently nothing when in fact he's making his own inquiries. And of course that doesn't and can't work - the authority is completely in the employ of the big ranches, and will promptly try to arrest/lynch the group of heros, and arrest/kidnap the chief rancher. This corrupt lawman is backed up by a lot of hired guns from Texas, and will try to put forth the claim that too much activity in the territory would "rock the boat" and prevent it from successfully gaining state status.
Can our heros overcome their own cluelessness and being incredibly outgunned, and manage to rescue their would-be spokesman from the clutches of the big ranch interests? Might they need the assistance of the US cavalry to pull it off, or possibly a wandering gambler or gunslinger? 'Cause obviously the first place my mind goes with this is roleplaying games rather than movies. No werewolves, steam walkers, ghost stones or magically energized playing cards; just black powder weapons, trains, horses, and huge mustaches.