エピソード4 新たなる希望 スター・ウォーズエピソード4
[quote][i]"A long time ago in a galaxy far far away..."[/i][/quote]


[b]Star Wars[/b] (retroactively retitled [b]Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope[/b]) is a 1977 American epic space opera [[science fiction]] film written and directed by [[George Lucas]], produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by [[20th century studios]].

The cast includes [[Mark Hamill]], [[Harrison Ford]], [[Carrie Fisher]], Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, and [[James Earl Jones]].

Set a long time ago in a far away galaxy that is ruled by the tyrannical [[Galactic Empire (star Wars)|]], the story focuses on a group of freedom fighters known as the [[Rebel Alliance (star Wars)|]], who aim to destroy the Empire's newest weapon, the [[Death Star]]. When Rebel leader [[Princess Leia|Princess Leia]] is apprehended by the Empire, [[Luke Skywalker]] acquires stolen architectural plans of the Death Star and sets out to rescue her while learning the ways of a metaphysical power known as "the Force" from [[Jedi]] Master [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]].

Star Wars was followed by [[The Star Wars Holiday Special]] in 1978, [[Star Wars: The Empire strikes back|The Empire Strikes Back]] in 1980 and [[Star Wars: return of The Jedi|Return of the Jedi]] in 1983, which concludes the original film trilogy.
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