The mask of Darth Vader appeared in the movie "Star Wars" was modeled after the kabuto (a headpiece of a Japanese warrior) of "the black-lacquered armor with 5 pieced cuirass used by Masamune DATE," which is currently owned by Sendai City Museum.
映画『スター・ウォーズ』のダース・ベイダーのマスクは仙台市博物館所蔵の「黒漆五枚胴具足伊達政宗所用」の兜をモチーフにデザインされた。