Sanjuro- Samurai proto-cowboy.
Cowboys can crop up anywhere, not just in The Old West.
During the 1950's and 60's Western Movies began to draw on other sources. Japanese director Akira Kurosawa was particularly influential. Toshirō Mifune frequently appeared as a solitary, nameless hero upholding traditional values of justice against morally dissolute foes.
Sukhov- Red Army Cowboy.
Discussing his Soviet cult classic The White Sun of the Desert director Vladimir Motyl acknowledged the influence of Stagecoach and High Noon . He described the film as being a "cocktail" of Russian folktale and a Western. Visually, with it's stark landscapes , the film resembles the work of Sergio Leone.
This used to be a hell of a good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it...
In Easy Rider Wyatt (as in Earp -Peter Fonda) and Billy (as in The Kid- Dennis Hopper) ride through familiar Western landscapes on their motorcycles.
