list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around The Hidden Fortress on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/The_Hidden_Fortress/15318/default.aspx Title: The Hidden Fortress
Year: 1958
Director: Akira Kurosawa
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, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:02:43 GMTThe Hidden Fortress1958Akira Kurosawa<a href="/players/P____98309/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Akira Kurosawa</a>'s The Hidden Fortress (original Japanese title: Kakushi Toride No San Akunin) stars <a href="/players/P____12769/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Minoru Chiaki</a> and <a href="/players/P____25258/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Kamatari Fujiwara</a> as a pair of misfit soldiers. Running from the enemy after a disastrous defeat, the two soldiers fall in with general <a href="/players/P____49015/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Toshiro Mifune</a>, 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 <a href=/films/15318/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Hidden Fortress</a> sounds vaguely familiar to you, try this exercise: substitute two robots for Chiaki and Fujiwara, <a href="/players/P____29931/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Mark Hamill</a> for Mifune, and <a href="/players/P____89886/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Carrie Fisher</a> for Uehara. <a href="/players/P___100308/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>George Lucas</a> himself admitted that <a href=/films/15318/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Hidden Fortress</a> was a principal inspiration for his <a href=/films/32762/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Star Wars</a> saga; stretching the point farther, both <a href=/films/15318/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Hidden Fortress</a> and <a href=/films/32762/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Star Wars</a> had their roots in <a href="/players/P____90133/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>John Ford</a>'s <a href=/films/30396/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>The Searchers</a>. 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, All Movie Guide9Taggedy Taggged (6-10)2384http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t11444re63e.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Hidden_Fortress/15318/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Spout_Customer_Care/Re_Film_Content/420/41617/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: csprague
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Post Date: 4/16/2009 11:07:48 AM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] [quote user="csprague"] Dear Movie Lovers, I have reached a point where I can no longer make corrections to films and the database on a per request basis. As you may know, we license our film content from AllMovie.com (the source for most major film sites). If you find a film that needs to be corrected or have info added to it (this includes duplicates), please submit it to AllMovie.com here: http://www.allmovie.com/contact/corrections thanks for taking the time to report errors, hopefully AllMovie.com will be able to process your requests in a timely manner. Cheers, Christi [/quote] Christi, I reported the duplicate entries I previous mentioned to allmovie.com and they deleted the duplicate entry!! It no longer appears at allmovie.com. However, it still appears on Spout!!! Does Spout's database only get updated on a periodic basis? Will this eventually be deleted automatically? What's going on?? Again, here are the duplicates on Spout: The_Hidden_Fortress's detail page Three_Rascals_in_the_Hidden_Fortress's detail page [/quote] Hey Rizzo, Sorry for delayed responses. Yeay for AMG! And yes, the Spout database does a monthly pull from AMG on the 15th I think, so you might not see it update on here until later. BTW, Seely does still work here, but mostly on Spoutblog. Cheers, Christi
]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:07:48 GMTcspragueSpout Customer Care4/16/2009 11:07:48 AM[quote user="Risselada"] [quote user="csprague"] Dear Movie Lovers, I have reached a point where I can no longer make corrections to films and the database on a per request basis. As you may know, we license our film content from AllMovie.com (the source for most major film sites). If you find a film that needs to be corrected or have info added to it (this includes duplicates), please submit it to AllMovie.com here: http://www.allmovie.com/contact/corrections thanks for taking the time to report errors, hopefully AllMovie.com will be able to process your requests in a timely manner. Cheers, Christi [/quote] Christi, I reported the duplicate entries I previous mentioned to allmovie.com and they deleted the duplicate entry!! It no longer appears at allmovie.com. However, it still appears on Spout!!! Does Spout's database only get updated on a periodic basis? Will this eventually be deleted automatically? What's going on?? Again, here are the duplicates on Spout: <a href='http://www.spout.com/films/The_Hidden_Fortress/15318/default.aspx'>The_Hidden_Fortress's detail page</a> <a href='http://www.spout.com/films/Three_Rascals_in_the_Hidden_Fortress/76056/default.aspx'>Three_Rascals_in_the_Hidden_Fortress's detail page</a> [/quote] Hey Rizzo, Sorry for delayed responses. Yeay for AMG! And yes, the Spout database does a monthly pull from AMG on the 15th I think, so you might not see it update on here until later. BTW, Seely does still work here, but mostly on Spoutblog. Cheers, Christi http://www.spout.com/groups/Spout_Customer_Care/Re_Film_Content/420/41616/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 4/16/2009 10:45:03 AM
Body: [quote user="csprague"] Dear Movie Lovers, I have reached a point where I can no longer make corrections to films and the database on a per request basis. As you may know, we license our film content from AllMovie.com (the source for most major film sites). If you find a film that needs to be corrected or have info added to it (this includes duplicates), please submit it to AllMovie.com here: http://www.allmovie.com/contact/corrections thanks for taking the time to report errors, hopefully AllMovie.com will be able to process your requests in a timely manner. Cheers, Christi [/quote] Christi, I reported the duplicate entries I previous mentioned to allmovie.com and they deleted the duplicate entry!! It no longer appears at allmovie.com. However, it still appears on Spout!!! Does Spout's database only get updated on a periodic basis? Will this eventually be deleted automatically? What's going on?? Again, here are the duplicates on Spout: The_Hidden_Fortress's detail page Three_Rascals_in_the_Hidden_Fortress's detail page
]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:45:03 GMTRisseladaSpout Customer Care4/16/2009 10:45:03 AM[quote user="csprague"] Dear Movie Lovers, I have reached a point where I can no longer make corrections to films and the database on a per request basis. As you may know, we license our film content from AllMovie.com (the source for most major film sites). If you find a film that needs to be corrected or have info added to it (this includes duplicates), please submit it to AllMovie.com here: http://www.allmovie.com/contact/corrections thanks for taking the time to report errors, hopefully AllMovie.com will be able to process your requests in a timely manner. Cheers, Christi [/quote] Christi, I reported the duplicate entries I previous mentioned to allmovie.com and they deleted the duplicate entry!! It no longer appears at allmovie.com. However, it still appears on Spout!!! Does Spout's database only get updated on a periodic basis? Will this eventually be deleted automatically? What's going on?? Again, here are the duplicates on Spout: <a href='http://www.spout.com/films/The_Hidden_Fortress/15318/default.aspx'>The_Hidden_Fortress's detail page</a> <a href='http://www.spout.com/films/Three_Rascals_in_the_Hidden_Fortress/76056/default.aspx'>Three_Rascals_in_the_Hidden_Fortress's detail page</a> http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Re_Which_of_these_films_written_by_Shinobu_Hashimo/657/41575/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 4/13/2009 11:38:39 AM
Body: [quote user="Windbreaker"] What a list. Quite an impact by one writer! I still need to see Harakiri & Dodes, but I'll be shocked if they dethrone Hidden Fortress. That was my first Hashimoto film and it hasn't been topped by others on this list yet. Most of the rest are tied for 2nd place. Hard to have a list where Seven Samurai and Sword of Doom are included but aren't ranked first! [/quote] Interesting, because Hidden Fortress is actually my least favorite of those I've seen (although still very good!). Maybe I was just in the wrong mood or need to see it again! I remember first time watching it knowing that it was an inspiration for the Star Wars story in a way. Maybe I was expecting something other than what it really was.
]]>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:38:39 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls4/13/2009 11:38:39 AM[quote user="Windbreaker"] What a list. Quite an impact by one writer! I still need to see Harakiri &amp; Dodes, but I'll be shocked if they dethrone Hidden Fortress. That was my first Hashimoto film and it hasn't been topped by others on this list yet. Most of the rest are tied for 2nd place. Hard to have a list where Seven Samurai and Sword of Doom are included but aren't ranked first! [/quote] Interesting, because Hidden Fortress is actually my least favorite of those I've seen (although still very good!). Maybe I was just in the wrong mood or need to see it again! I remember first time watching it knowing that it was an inspiration for the Star Wars story in a way. Maybe I was expecting something other than what it really was. http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Which_of_these_films_written_by_Shinobu_Hashimoto/657/41361/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 3/31/2009 1:24:05 PM
Body: Please reference this thread for the rules of this group. I recently watched the amazing Harakiri. It's one of the best films I've seen in a while. I just discovered that a man named Shinobu Hashimoto was a screenwriter on this film and some of the greatest and most well known Japanese films including many of the best known samurai films and many of Kurosawa's best films. Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:The Bad Sleep WellDodes'ka-denHarakiriThe Hidden FortressIkiruRashomonSamurai RebellionSeven SamuraiThe Sword of DoomThrone of Blood
]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:24:05 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls3/31/2009 1:24:05 PMPlease reference this thread for the rules of this group. I recently watched the amazing Harakiri. It's one of the best films I've seen in a while. I just discovered that a man named Shinobu Hashimoto was a screenwriter on this film and some of the greatest and most well known Japanese films including many of the best known samurai films and many of Kurosawa's best films. Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:The Bad Sleep WellDodes'ka-denHarakiriThe Hidden FortressIkiruRashomonSamurai RebellionSeven SamuraiThe Sword of DoomThrone of Blood http://www.spout.com/groups/Spout_Customer_Care/Re_Film_Content/420/41359/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 3/31/2009 1:17:39 PM
Body: Duplicates: The_Hidden_Fortress's detail page Three_Rascals_in_the_Hidden_Fortress's detail page
]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:17:39 GMTRisseladaSpout Customer Care3/31/2009 1:17:39 PMDuplicates: <a href='http://www.spout.com/films/The_Hidden_Fortress/15318/default.aspx'>The_Hidden_Fortress's detail page</a> <a href='http://www.spout.com/films/Three_Rascals_in_the_Hidden_Fortress/76056/default.aspx'>Three_Rascals_in_the_Hidden_Fortress's detail page</a> http://www.spout.com/groups/Real_movies/Re_Akira_Kurosawa/257/18245/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 8/16/2007 5:37:53 PM
Body: I've seen 5 Kurosawa movies but wish it was more.I think Seven Samurai would be a fantastic place to start!Rashomon is my other favorite.If you like Shakespeare check out Ran or Throne of Blood (I haven't seen the latter)If you watch Yojimbo or The Hidden Fortress you may feel some familiarity as the former was remade into many different movies including A Fistful of Dollars. And the latter was a large influence on portions of Star Wars.
]]>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:37:53 GMTRisseladaReal movies8/16/2007 5:37:53 PMI&#39;ve seen 5 Kurosawa movies but wish it was more.I think Seven Samurai would be a fantastic place to start!Rashomon is my other favorite.If you like Shakespeare check out Ran or Throne of Blood (I haven&#39;t seen the latter)If you watch Yojimbo or The Hidden Fortress you may feel some familiarity as the former was remade into many different movies including A Fistful of Dollars. And the latter was a large influence on portions of Star Wars. http://www.spout.com/groups/FRESH/Re_Seven_Samurai_and_Kurosawa/75/10009/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Windbreaker
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Post Date: 6/2/2007 8:39:11 PM
Body: I'm a huge Kurosawa fan. Seven Samruai is #2 behind Hidden Fortress. Talk about a gem! After watching HF, I bought a region-free, 2-volume collection of Kurosawa stuff. Has all the greats. I watched SS twice the first year I owned it, then rented the newly restored version.
]]>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:39:11 GMTWindbreakerFRESH6/2/2007 8:39:11 PMI&#39;m a huge Kurosawa fan. Seven Samruai is #2 behind Hidden Fortress. Talk about a gem! After watching HF, I bought a region-free, 2-volume collection of Kurosawa stuff. Has all the greats. I watched SS twice the first year I owned it, then rented the newly restored version. http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Casting_Futon/Re_Seven_Samurai_remake/305/8894/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
Post To: The Casting Futon
Post Date: 5/16/2007 1:09:37 PM
Body: Well, my initial reaction is *BARF*Although I know they've already remade this movie with The Magnificent Seven, and although I've never seen it I hear it's quite good.And don't forget how many times Yojimbo was essentially remade with success.And even Star Wars had some elements of The Hidden Fortress.Maybe there is something about Kurosawa that lends itself to good remakes. Have there been any really bad ones? I'm sure there have been, but I just can't think of any right now.I'm sure it requires the right filmmakers remaking it.
]]>Wed, 16 May 2007 17:09:37 GMTRisseladaThe Casting Futon5/16/2007 1:09:37 PMWell, my initial reaction is *BARF*Although I know they&#39;ve already remade this movie with The Magnificent Seven, and although I&#39;ve never seen it I hear it&#39;s quite good.And don&#39;t forget how many times Yojimbo was essentially remade with success.And even Star Wars had some elements of The Hidden Fortress.Maybe there is something about Kurosawa that lends itself to good remakes. Have there been any really bad ones? I&#39;m sure there have been, but I just can&#39;t think of any right now.I&#39;m sure it requires the right filmmakers remaking it. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/war/MemberTagFilms.aspxwar
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