The Hidden Fortress

Makatari Fujiwara, Minoru Chiaki, Misa Uehara

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 Ak...( read more  read more... )ira Kurosawa could create. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this landmark motion picture in a stunning, newly-restored Tohoscope edition.

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Unrated, 139 min.

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa

Released: December 31, 1958

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DVD Released: April 9, 2002

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  • March 19, 2009
    Funny, and overflowing with excitement and fun.
  • June 9, 2008
    A pair of bickering escaped slaves stumble upon the mountain hideout of a defeated general and his princess who are being hunted by the occupying army. They decide to join forces (with the added incentive of a horde of royal gold) to reach friendly territory. Widely acknowledged ... ...( read more )
  • February 29, 2008
    Mifune is gold, all the characters are great!
    An inspiration for Star Wars.
  • February 3, 2008
    Enjoyable little film from the master, that still touches subjects about the human nature that are very common in Kurosawa's work. In this case most notabbly is greed, and how it can drive people to even risk their lives as long as there is a promise of some goods.

    Excellent per... ...( read more )
  • December 13, 2007
    Saw this movie again, and it's hilarious! I love how the characters of the Princess, the General (Toshiro Mifune :) and the two 'farmers' are magnified by their bodylanguage and facial expressions. This is definitely still one of my favorites.
  • June 22, 2009
    They say Star Wars was based off this film. I guess I can kinda see that. In any account it is a great film.

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  • IRONMANBLAST
    February 28, 2008
    IT SHOULD BE TAKEN AS HONOR AND GRATITUDE THAT LUCAS'S IDEAS FOR THE EPIC WERE SPAWNED HERE.

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