NY Times article
fans of action movies, the marriage of American gunfighting and Japanese swordplay has yielded an almost biblical genealogy. Hollywood influenced Akira Kurosawa, who made “Seven Samurai,” which John Sturges westernized as “The Magnificent Seven,” which spurred Kurosawa to reply with “Yojimbo,” which Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood copied as “A Fistful of Dollars.” […]