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Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-UCPiWJizg
A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one, The Hidden Fortress stars the inimitable Toshiro Mifune as a general charged with guarding his defeated clan’s princess (a fierce Misa Uehara) as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. This rip-roaring ride is among the director’s most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas’s Star Wars. The Hidden Fortress delivers Kurosawa’s trademark deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action, and compassionate humanity. Description courtesy of Janus Films. (Dir.: Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1958, 139 min., b&w, 35mm, Japanese with English subtitles)
Film still courtesy of Janus Films |
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