The Hidden Fortress - Criterion Collection
by Akira Kurosawa
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Actor: Kamatari Fujiwara, Minoru Chiaki, Misa Uehara, Takashi Shimura, Toshir? MifuneDirector: Akira Kurosawa
Brand: Image Entertainment
Cinematographer: Kazuo Yamasaki
Producer: Akira Kurosawa
Writer: Akira Kurosawa
Producer: Sanezumi Fujimoto
Writer: Hideo Oguni
Writer: Ryuzo Kikushima
Writer: Shinobu Hashimoto
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 126 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-05-22
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Criterion
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Movie Review: What a Fun Movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
Action, fighting, a strong princess, and a triumphant hero. Sound familiar? George Lucas borrowed details from this movie to make Star Wars. Two peasants going home after a battle and dreaming of gold they never earned. They become involved with a General escorting a woman who wears men's clothing through enemy territory. Unbeknownst to them, she is their princess and trying to get to back to a secure fortress for safety. The adventure begins. Part Hollywood swashbuckler, part Western, this movie is great. I highly recommend it.
Summary of The Hidden Fortress - Criterion Collection
A general and a princess must dodge enemy clans while smuggling the royal treasure out of hostile territory with two bumbling, conniving peasants at their sides; it's a spirited adventure that only Akira Kurosawa could create. Acknowledged as a primary influence on George Lucas' Star Wars, The Hidden Fortress delivers Kurosawa's inimitably deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action and humanist compassion on an epic scale. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this landmark motion picture in a stunning, newly-restored Tohoscope edition.In one of the many classic collaborations between director Akira Kurosawa and his leading man Toshir? Mifune, this 1958 film tells the story of a warrior and a princess trying against all odds to return to their homeland with their fortune. Along the way, they are simultaneously assisted and thwarted by two itinerant and not too bright farmers with their own designs on the treasure, giving the story a subtle comic bent. The Hidden Fortress combines an epic tale of struggle and honor with modern comic sensibilities, creating a masterful addition to world cinema. --Robert Lane
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