Akakiri
- Episode aired Sep 22, 2021
- TV-PG
- 13m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
A Jedi returns to his forbidden love to help defend her kingdom from a Sith-like Shogun.A Jedi returns to his forbidden love to help defend her kingdom from a Sith-like Shogun.A Jedi returns to his forbidden love to help defend her kingdom from a Sith-like Shogun.
Yu Miyazaki
- Tsubaki
- (voice)
- (as Yu Miyazaki)
Wataru Takagi
- Kamahachi
- (voice)
- (as Wataru Takagi)
Yukari Nozawa
- Massago
- (voice)
- (as Yukari Nozawa)
Katsuhiko Sasaki
- Master
- (voice)
- (as Katsuhiko Sasaki)
Taichi Takeda
- Musha B
- (voice)
- (as Taishi Takeda)
Hiroko Kiso
- Musha C
- (voice)
Yuuki Shin
- Musha E
- (voice)
- (as Yuki Shin)
Michitake Kikuchi
- Musha F
- (voice)
- (as Michitake Kikuchi)
Serika Hiromatsu
- Musha G
- (voice)
- (as Serika Hiromatsu)
Henry Golding
- Tsubaki
- (English version)
- (voice)
Jamie Chung
- Misa
- (English version)
- (voice)
Keone Young
- Kamahachi
- (English version)
- (voice)
George Takei
- Senshuu
- (English version)
- (voice)
Lorraine Toussaint
- Masago
- (English version)
- (voice)
Paul Nakauchi
- Master
- (English version)
- (voice)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis episode was a nod to The Hidden Fortress (1958) which gave much inspiration to George Lucas to write Star Wars (1977)
- Quotes
Tsubaki: Misa, do they really need to be here?
Kamahachi: [scoffs] 'Scuse me?
Tsubaki: From what I can tell, you can't seem to fight.
Kamahachi: I see. Jedi judge by appearances, do they? Heh. If you must know, we're not strong fighters.
[chuckles]
Senshuu: Heh. We can't even fend off wild tooka-cats!
[both laugh]
- ConnectionsReferences The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Featured review
Misa Jar Jar Binks
"Star Wars Visions" saves one of its better episodes for last with an interesting adaptation of a one of the saga's key moments.
Tsubaki (Henry Golding) arrives back on his home planet, looking to reunite with Princess Misa (Jamie Chung). Tsubaki though is plagued by an affliction, that strikes at times of stress and which causes him to fall to the floor wracked in pain. Rescued from assailants by Misa, Kamahachi (Keone Young) and Senshuu (George Takei) the four plan to journey to the Princesses palace and face down Masago (Lorraine Toussaint) a Sith Lady who has infiltrated the palace and taken control.
This was one of the better stories of the series and the artwork matched it. It's not difficult to see where the story might be heading from an early stage though, of course, they might have switched the ending around for a different outcome. There are nods to "Hidden Fortress" with Kamahachi and Senshuu acting like the original inspirations for R2D2 and C-3PO.
This was the only episode of the series to directly tackle an element of the films head on and I'm glad that more of them didn't choose to go down this route. I would also say, that perhaps this is one of the episodes that suffers from coming after other editions with similar types of characters.
Overall, like most anthology series, Visions has been a mixed bag. Some, like "The Ninth Jedi" and "The Duel" I've really enjoyed whilst others, like "Lop and Ocho" and "The Twins" I've felt less positively about. As an experiment though, overall, I think it's been a worthwhile one and I'd be interested in seeing some of these stories expanded to either a feature length or into a series proper.
Tsubaki (Henry Golding) arrives back on his home planet, looking to reunite with Princess Misa (Jamie Chung). Tsubaki though is plagued by an affliction, that strikes at times of stress and which causes him to fall to the floor wracked in pain. Rescued from assailants by Misa, Kamahachi (Keone Young) and Senshuu (George Takei) the four plan to journey to the Princesses palace and face down Masago (Lorraine Toussaint) a Sith Lady who has infiltrated the palace and taken control.
This was one of the better stories of the series and the artwork matched it. It's not difficult to see where the story might be heading from an early stage though, of course, they might have switched the ending around for a different outcome. There are nods to "Hidden Fortress" with Kamahachi and Senshuu acting like the original inspirations for R2D2 and C-3PO.
This was the only episode of the series to directly tackle an element of the films head on and I'm glad that more of them didn't choose to go down this route. I would also say, that perhaps this is one of the episodes that suffers from coming after other editions with similar types of characters.
Overall, like most anthology series, Visions has been a mixed bag. Some, like "The Ninth Jedi" and "The Duel" I've really enjoyed whilst others, like "Lop and Ocho" and "The Twins" I've felt less positively about. As an experiment though, overall, I think it's been a worthwhile one and I'd be interested in seeing some of these stories expanded to either a feature length or into a series proper.
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- southdavid
- Dec 15, 2021
Details
- Runtime13 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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