Round 8: Tossup 19

In a film by this director, Martin Scorsese cameos as Vincent van Gogh in a cornfield. A film by this director ends as a terminally ill businessman sings to himself as he swings on a playset. (15[1])Sergio Leone’s Dollars trilogy was inspired by a film by this director in which a man offers his services to two rival families. (15[1]-5[1])A film by this director in which two peasants discover gold in tree branches heavily inspired (*) Star Wars and led George (10[1])Lucas to try to cast this director’s frequent actor Toshiro Mifune as Darth (10[1])Vader. This director of Hidden Fortress and Ikiru created a film in which the title warriors are hired by a village to protect them from bandits. For 10 points, name this Japanese director of Seven Samurai. (0[1])■END■

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