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Nioh inspired by Akira Kurosawa - DrakeVagabond - 05-18-2017
The game was originally based on the unfinished Akira Kurosawa film, Oni. Though the idea was dropped in favor of an original story, the artistic elements and battle movements were inspired by other Kurosawa films such as Yojimbo and Seven Samurai.
Sources:
http://wccftech.com/niohs-game-director-the-game-will-take-70-hours-on-average-no-plans-for-pc-release-currently/
http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/29/kurosawa-comes-to-ps3