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The Hidden Fortress (Japanese: 隠し砦の三悪人, Hepburn: Kakushi Toride no San Akunin, lit. ' The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress ') is a 1958 Japanese jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It tells the story of two peasants who agree to escort a man and a woman across enemy ...
The Hidden Fortress: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Susumu Fujita. Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.
- (42K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1960-10-06
Oct 26, 2020 · 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.
- 138 min
- 26.1K
- Shadows of the Dark
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A feudal adventure told from an eccentric perspective, The Hidden Fortress is among Akira Kurosawa's most purely enjoyable epics. Japanese peasants Matashichi (Kamatari Fujiwara) and Tahei...
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- Toshiro Mifune
- Akira Kurosawa
- Toho Company Ltd.
Mar 18, 2014 · A film review of The Hidden Fortress, Akira Kurosawa's first hit after Seven Samurai, and a key influence on Star Wars. The film follows a princess, a samurai, and two peasants on a road trip across a war-torn land, using widescreen and humor to explore themes of nation, class, and humanism.
A classic adventure film by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune as a general escorting a princess and a treasure across enemy territory. The Criterion edition features a new restoration, commentary, documentary, interview, and more.
Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines. 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.
