![George Lucas originally considered Toshiro Mifune for the role of Obi Wan. Such a fun “what if?” : r/StarWars George Lucas originally considered Toshiro Mifune for the role of Obi Wan. Such a fun “what if?” : r/StarWars](https://preview.redd.it/p1rcu583tur21.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=06895da35bc2de9cbd8a923b445184a71537470c)
George Lucas originally considered Toshiro Mifune for the role of Obi Wan. Such a fun “what if?” : r/StarWars
Laura ลอร'า 劳拉 on Twitter: "I want to go into the alternate dimension/universe where Toshiro Mifune accepted the Obi Wan Kenobi role. # StarWars https://t.co/RAmEJG5kkh" / Twitter
![Star Wars Holocron on Twitter: "Did you know? Japanese acting legend Toshiro Mifune turned down the role of Ben Kenobi in Star Wars https://t.co/eB6eprRDIA" / Twitter Star Wars Holocron on Twitter: "Did you know? Japanese acting legend Toshiro Mifune turned down the role of Ben Kenobi in Star Wars https://t.co/eB6eprRDIA" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Drpdzp9WwAEnNd4.jpg)
Star Wars Holocron on Twitter: "Did you know? Japanese acting legend Toshiro Mifune turned down the role of Ben Kenobi in Star Wars https://t.co/eB6eprRDIA" / Twitter
![Phil Szostak on Twitter: "George Lucas considered casting Toshiro Mifune, legendary lead actor in most of Akira Kurosawa's samurai films that inspired Lucas, as Obi-Wan Kenobi in #StarWars Episode IV: #ANewHope. https://t.co/c5nFFFbe9T" / Phil Szostak on Twitter: "George Lucas considered casting Toshiro Mifune, legendary lead actor in most of Akira Kurosawa's samurai films that inspired Lucas, as Obi-Wan Kenobi in #StarWars Episode IV: #ANewHope. https://t.co/c5nFFFbe9T" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgzTvPOW4AIkSx9.jpg)
Phil Szostak on Twitter: "George Lucas considered casting Toshiro Mifune, legendary lead actor in most of Akira Kurosawa's samurai films that inspired Lucas, as Obi-Wan Kenobi in #StarWars Episode IV: #ANewHope. https://t.co/c5nFFFbe9T" /
![Toshiro Mifune was originally offered to play as Obi-Wan Kenobi or Darth Vader - Art, Media & Technology - JKHub Toshiro Mifune was originally offered to play as Obi-Wan Kenobi or Darth Vader - Art, Media & Technology - JKHub](https://68.media.tumblr.com/a5fc7b1d76bd2079cc038764d18b4843/tumblr_op3ttvvOrR1s7zy0eo1_1280.jpg)