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Jan 28, 2024 · 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...
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Apr 7, 2014 · All I know is that Lucas never made anything worth half a shit without Marsha. A four-minute trailer rounds out the disc-bound bounty. Catharine Russell delivers a well-modulated essay on The Hidden Fortress in the 14-page booklet insert, replacing Armond White's more impassioned if less-focused essay from the DVD release. I can't help but ...
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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 t...
Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortressgets a much needed upgrade from Criterion in a new dual-format edition. The film is presented in its original aspect ratio of about 2.39:1 with a new 1080p/24hz high-definition transfer on the dual-layer Blu-ray disc. The dual-layer DVD delivers a standard-definition version of the film in anamorphic widescreen. ...
Like the previous DVD edition Criterion delivers two audio tracks: a mono track and a recreation of the 3-channel Perspecta stereo presentation that played in certain theaters. The DVD presents both in Dolby Digital while the Blu-ray delivers the mono track in linear PCM and the 3.0 track in DTS-HD MA 5.1, with everything being directed to the fron...
The previous DVD edition was pretty scant on supplements, with only a trailer and an interview with George Lucas, but Criterion has added on more here. New to this edition is an audio commentary featuring film scholar Stephen Prince. Though I felt he may have been running out of steam as he got closer to the end of the film, Prince holds the track ...
Whether getting it for the Blu-ray or DVD, and whether you own the previous edition or not, this new edition comes highly recommended. It sports a stronger transfer and some interesting additional features. BUY AT:
Feb 17, 2018 · The Hidden Fortress movie trailer The inspiration for Star Wars The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune Japanese...
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Nov 3, 2004 · The Criterion Collection is proud to present this landmark motion picture in a stunning, newly-restored Tohoscope edition. Original DVD Special Features. - New 16x9 transfer, with digitally restored image and sound. - Exclusive video interview with George Lucas about The Hidden Fortress.
Aug 20, 2014 · THE HIDDEN FORTRESS trailer. Usage. Public Domain Mark 1.0. Topics. movie trailers, adventures, dramas, comedies, Toshiro Mifune, Hideo Oquri, Minoru Chiaki. The Kurosawa classic that George Lucas redily acknowledges was the primary inspiration for "Star Wars." Addeddate.
Oct 30, 2019 · The Hidden Fortress (1958) The story follows two greedy peasants in feudal Japan, Tahei and Matashichi, who are returning home from a failed attempt to profit from a war between neighboring clans.
