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
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DVD Released: April 9, 2002
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June 9, 2008A 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 )
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February 29, 2008Mifune is gold, all the characters are great!
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February 3, 2008Enjoyable 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.
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December 13, 2007Saw 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.
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June 22, 2009They 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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February 28, 2008IT SHOULD BE TAKEN AS HONOR AND GRATITUDE THAT LUCAS'S IDEAS FOR THE EPIC WERE SPAWNED HERE.
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