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The Hidden Fortress (1958)
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Synopsis
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
Cast
Minoru Chiaki
Tahei
Kamatari Fujiwara
Matashichi
Susumu Fujita
Gen. Hyoe Tadokoro
Toshiro Mifune
Gen. Rokurota Makabe
Eiko Miyoshi
Lady-in-Waiting
Takashi Shimura
The Old General, Izumi Nagakura
Misa Uehara
Lady Yukihime
Production Crew
Kazuo Yamazaki
Cinematographer
Masaru Sato
Composer (Music Score)
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Masumi Fujimoto
Producer
Yoshiro Muraki
Production Designer
Akira Kurosawa
Screenwriter
Hideo Oguni
Screenwriter
Ryuzo Kikushima
Screenwriter
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenwriter
Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1958
Runtime: 139
Country: Japan
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Adventure
Produced by
Toho
© 2008 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.