| The Hidden Fortress - The Criterion Collection (1958)
|
|
|
| My Rating |
|
10.0 |
| IMDb Rating |
|
8.1 |
| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
|
| Toshiro Mifune |
Gen. Rokurota Makabe
|
| Misa Uehara |
Lady Yukihime
|
| Kamatari Fujiwara |
Matashichi
|
| Minoru Chiaki |
Tahei
|
| Susumu Fujita |
Gen. Hyoe Tadokoro
|
| Takashi Shimura |
The Old General, Izumi Nagakura
|
| Eiko Miyoshi |
Lady-in-Waiting
|
| Kichijiro Ueda |
Girl-Dealer
|
| Toshiko Higuchi |
The Farmer's Daughter
|
| Koji Mitsui |
Soldier
|
| Toshirô Mifune |
General Rokurota Makabe
|
| Shiten Ohashi |
Samurai
|
|
|
|
| Plot |
| Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress (original Japanese title: Kakushi Toride No San Akunin) stars Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara as a pair of misfit soldiers. Running from the enemy after a disastrous defeat, the two soldiers fall in with general Toshiro Mifune, who is in search of a huge cache of gold. Mifune is also desirous of freeing princess-in-exile Misa Uehara from the clutches of the evil victorious army. Several large and small battles ensue before Mifune can realize his goal. If the plot of Hidden Fortress sounds vaguely familiar to you, try this exercise: substitute two robots for Chiaki and Fujiwara, Mark Hamill for Mifune, and Carrie Fisher for Uehara. George Lucas himself admitted that Hidden Fortress was a principal inspiration for his Star Wars saga; stretching the point farther, both Hidden Fortress and Star Wars had their roots in John Ford's The Searchers. Originally released in a 137-minute form, The Hidden Fortress was sliced to ribbons by its American distributors, and only recently has been completely restored. — Hal Erickson |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Adventure; Comedy |
| Director |
Akira Kurosawa |
| Producer |
Johanna Schiller; Sanezumi Fujimoto; Akira Kurosawa |
| Writer |
Shinobu Hashimoto; Ryuzo Kikushima; Akira Kurosawa; Hideo Oguni |
|
| Studio |
Criterion |
| Country |
Japan
|
| Language |
Japanese |
| Audience Rating |
NR |
| Running Time |
139 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
1958 |
| Color |
Color |
|
| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
85 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Location |
Disc 52 |
|
| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 2.35:1 B&W (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
037429135129 |
| Chapters |
32 |
| Release Date |
5/22/2001 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 JAPANESE: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
|
|
Extra Features
|
Original Theatrical Trailer
|
|
