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. Sergio Leone’s Dollars trilogy was inspired by a film by this director in which a man offers his services to two rival families. A film by this director in which two peasants discover gold in tree branches heavily inspired (*) Star Wars and led George Lucas to try to cast this director’s frequent actor Toshiro Mifune as Darth 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. ■END■
ANSWER: Akira Kurosawa [or Kurosawa Akira] (The first line is from Dreams. The third line is Yojimbo.)
<Other Fine Arts — Ganon Evans> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 8
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Giles | USN A | Merrol Hyde A | 73 | 15 |
| Lucia Gellert | USN B | USN C | 74 | 15 |
| Khoa Ta | Owensboro | Portland High | 94 | -5 |
| Randy Cooper | Franklin Road Academy | Merrol Hyde B | 109 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 44% | 19% | 6% | 82.71 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 40% | 20% | 66.00 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 60% | 40% | 20% | 85.33 |