Rashomon is one of Kurosawa's most critically acclaimed films. It was hugely popular in Japan and throughout the world. Rashomon has been credited as the film largely responsible for igniting westerns in the United States. Many of Kurosawa's films have been copied or re-made in America. Classics such as The Magnificent Seven, Star Wars, and A Fist Full of Dollars are based on Kurosawa's films Seven Samurai, Hidden Fortress, and Yojimbo, respectively. In this clip we see Toshiro Mifune as a bandit tied up while his captor explains to authorities how he captured him and anything else they might want to know. Mifune's captor uses honorific language and bows deeply to the male authorities he is talking to. He also exhibits Japanese politeness by bowing deeply when he is finished talking. He then addresses the bandit and tells him that it is karmic retribution that caused him to be thrown from the horse that he stole. This Buddhist idea is something that a Japanese audience would be well aware of. For a non-Japanese audience, we can then see an instance where Buddhist ideas permeate many different aspects of Japanese life. Mifune shows his true colors in his defiant response to his subjugator. He uses a rolling harsh speaking style that he became famous for. His lack of respect for his captors and indifference towards his punishment shows the brash strength of his character. These types of energetic performances are what elevated Mifune to star-status and gained him many leading roles in Kurosawa's films.