(CNN) -- When Hugh Jackman first called his director for "The Wolverine," James Mangold told him that he had had an inspiration after reading the script. Mangold wanted to make the set-in-Japan film similar to "The Outlaw Josey Wales" by making the mutant a Josey Wales with healing powers. Jackman hadn't seen the classic Clint Eastwood film, so Mangold sent him a copy. 

"I felt like tonally, it would give him a clue of what I was talking about," the director said. 

The director started thinking about the deep affinity between gun-slinging Westerns and swordfighting samurai films. Mangold thought that drawing upon both of them would help "The Wolverine" stand apart from the rest of the X-Men series. 

This installment takes place after "X-Men: The Last Stand," as Wolverine retreats from killing the love of his life, Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix, and heads to Japan. It is based on the comic by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, and Mangold thought of it as Hugh Jackman in a Western in Japan, without the horse. To make sense of this movie mashup, the director tweeted images from the top ten inspirations for "The Wolverine," daring fans to identify them. 

Astute fans of Mangold's body of work (which includes "Cop Land," "Walk the Line" and "3:10 to Yuma") might have spotted the 1959 Yasujiro Ozu film "Floating Weeds," since the director has cited it as one of the best films of all time as well as a major influence on his first film, "Heavy." 

"Ozu is the most underappreciated Japanese director, in my mind," Mangold said. "For me, the whole trip that Logan takes south to the Nagasaki area, it's almost the reverse train trip that the older couple take in 'Tokyo Story.' "  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. When does "The Wolverine," take place?
2. At what point is the "The Wolverine," set?
3. When does the new installment of the x men series take place?
Q2:
1. What film had Hugh Jackman never seen?
2. Which movie was unknown to Hugh Jackman?
3. What film was Hugh Jackman unaware of?
Q3:
1. Where is Wolverine headed in "The Wolverine,"?
2. What is Wolverine's destination in "The Wolverine,"?
3. What location is Wolverine traveling to in the film?
Q4:
1. Who is directing "The Wolverine,"?
2. What is the name of the director of "The Wolverine,"?
3. Who is the director of "The Wolverine,"?
Q5:
1. Where was "The Wolverine," set?
2. Where was the setting of "The Wolverine,"?
3. What country served as the setting for "The Wolverine,"?
Q6:
1. What is the basis for "The Wolverine,"?
2. Where does the film version of "The Wolverine," come from?
3. Where did the idea for "The Wolverine," movie come from?
Q7:
1. Who is "The Wolverine," comic by?
2. Who created the comic version of "The Wolverine,"?
3. Who wrote "The Wolverine," comic?
Q8:
1. Who made tweets of images?
2. Whose tweets contained imaged?
3. Who tweeted out some photos?
Q9:
1. What does Yasujiro Ozu do?
2. What is Yasujiro Ozu known as?
3. What does Yasujiro Ozu do for a living?
Q10:
1. Did James Mangold send Hugh Jackman a copy of The Outlaw Josey Wales?
2. Did Hugh Jackman receive a copy of a movie from James Mangold?
3. Was Hugh Jackman sent a film by the director of The Wolverine?
Q11:
1. What film did James Mangold send Hugh Jackman?
2. Which movie did Hugh Jackman get from James Mangold?
3. A copy what film was gifted to Hugh Jackman by the director of his new film?
