Kikuchiyo's Robe

What was the actual predominant color of the robe worn by Toshiro Mifune in his role as wanna-be samurai Kikuchiyo for the black-and-white Kurosawa film Seven Samurai? The robe is light in tone as appears to be decorated with a pattern based on feathers or slender leaves. [more inside]
posted by mwhybark on Mar 1, 2007 - 26 answers