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Noriyoshi Ohrai (Japanese: 生頼 範義, Hepburn: Ōrai Noriyoshi, November 17, 1935 – October 27, 2015) was a Japanese illustrator. He is famous for illustrating the international version of The Empire Strikes Back poster [1] [2] and several Godzilla film posters during the political Heisei period.
"Jabba's alphabet" from a Star Wars-themed Pizza Hut box. A language based on the Quechuan languages, [23] Huttese is a lingua franca in the Star Wars universe. It is spoken by many groups and species, on Nal Hutta, Nar Shaddaa, Tatooine and other worlds in and around Hutt Space, the region of the galaxy under the Hutts' sphere of influence.
J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 The Hobbit and 1954–55 The Lord of the Rings novels inspired George Lucas's creation of Star Wars in 1977. An early draft for the 1977 Star Wars film is said to have included an exchange of dialogue between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker taken directly from the conversation between Gandalf and Bilbo in Chapter 1 of The Hobbit, where Bilbo/Luke says "Good morning!"
Star Wars was released on May 25, 1977, and first subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope in the 1979 book The Art of Star Wars. [54] The film's success led Lucas to make it the basis of an elaborate film serial. [55] With the backstory he created for the sequel, Lucas decided that the series would be a trilogy of trilogies. [56]
In 2013 Sorayama was a contributor to the art book Star Wars Art Concept. [7] In 2016, South Korean fashion label Juun.J released a series of garments in collaboration with Sorayama. [8] French fashion brand Dior collaborated with Sorayama for their Pre-Fall 2019 menswear collection. [9]
The Art of Return of the Jedi (1983; known by 1994 as "The Art of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi), by Carol Titelman; The Art of the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition (1997) The Art of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), by Jonathan Bresman; The Art of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), by Mark Cotta Vaz
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Because of his actions, he saved his classmates' lives. A profile written by the New York Times following his death read, "He was also a deep scholar of Star Wars, amassing a legion of Jedi action figures with his brother Ted, 14.” Lucasfilm reached out to his family and promised that he would be honored in the Star Wars universe.