Question

In a film from this country, a disguised princess and a general move hidden gold in hollow logs. That film served as inspiration for George Lucas when writing Star Wars. (10[1]-5[1])While exploring an abandoned (10[1])amusement park, a protagonist from this country finds her parents transformed into pigs and is forced to work (10[1])at a (10[1])bathhouse attended by spirits. This country is the setting of the film The Hidden Fortress and another film that ends with a shot of four swords sticking out of funeral mounds of the title group of warriors that were hired to defend a town from bandits. For 10 points, name this home country of Hayao Miyazaki and Akira Kurosawa, who directed Seven Samurai. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Japan [or Nippon-koku; or Nihon-koku] (The film in the third sentence is Spirited Away.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben Rotko (UG)Swarthmore BMaryland2910
Miles Jaffee (DII)LehighColumbia A29-5
Lucas Shedlock (DII)PrincetonNYU C3310
Jasmine Bao (UG)Swarthmore AUniversity of Delaware B5110
Nat KuNYU BPenn5310
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia ALehigh11710

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y5100%0%20%56.60