The family of the late Kurosawa Akira are suing NHK over last year’s hit taiga drama series Musashi. They claim that the story and eleven scenes from the first episode of the yearlong period drama were lifted directly from Kurosawa’s 1954 classic film “Shichinin no Samurai” (Seven Samurai) and are demanding ¥150 million in compensation. Musashi was yet another tale of the life of legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, perhaps Japan’s most famous samurai. It starred kabuki actor Ichikawa Shinnosuke (photo, 26) in the lead role.