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The Hidden Fortress (1958)

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Hidden Fortress

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New 16x9 transfer, with digitally restored image and sound
Exclusive video interview with George Lucas about "The Hidden Fortress"
Optional Dolby Digital 3.0 soundtrack, preserving the original perspect-a-sound simulated-stereo effects
Original theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitle translation
Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
In Japanese with optional English subtitles
2.35:1 aspect ratio

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Year released: 1958
MPAA Rating: [ NR ]
Format: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV/Black & White
Length: 139
Sound: DD1/DD3.0
Subtitles: Eng
Studio: Criterion

Akira Kurosawa: Four Samurai Classics [4 Discs] [BOX SET]

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- Side #1 -- Seven Samurai
- 1. Main Titles [2:58]
- 2. "Is There No God to Protect Us?" [7:16]
- 3. Shopping for Samurai [6:40]
- 4. Death of a Thief [5:50]
- 5. A Master and His Disciples [9:57]
- 6. Samurai Auditions, Part I [7:33]
- 7. Samurai Auditions, Part II [9:20]
- 8. The Seventh Samurai [11:44]
- 9. Frightened Village [8:08]
- 10. False Alarm [4:29]
- 11. Making Plans [8:23]
- 12. "Still a Child" [3:52]
- 13. Samurai Armor [6:33]
- 14. The Secret Garden [7:17]
- 15. Training [6:15]
- 16. Intermission [5:14]
- 17. Harvesting [2:36]
- 18. Night Watch [4:27]
- 19. Building Barricades [5:52]
- 20. The Scouts [7:17]
- 21. The Surprise Attack [7:55]
- 22. Funeral [2:15]
- 23. The First Battle [11:07]
- 24. Night Skirmish [7:37]
- 25. The Second Battle [7:47]
- 26. Behind the Lines [11:29]
- 27. That Night [13:11]
- 28. The Last Battle [9:02]
- 29. Finale [4:12]
- 1. Opening Comments [2:58]
- 2. Kurosawa's Shooting and Editing Techniques [7:16]
- 3. Kurosawa as Orchestrator [6:40]
- 4. Mifune's Acting Style [5:50]
- 5. Musical Themes [9:57]
- 6. The Viewer as Omniscient Observer [7:33]
- 7. Shots for Dramatic Effect [9:20]
- 8. Extremes [11:44]
- 9. Dynamism in Shooting [8:08]
- 10. Pacing [4:29]
- 11. Compositions of Three [8:23]
- 12. Coming of Age [3:52]
- 13. Passion Directed Just Past the Lens [6:33]
- 14. Samurai Film Themes [7:17]
- 15. Mifune's Biography [6:15]
- 16. (No Commentary) [5:14]
- 17. Critical Reception of Mifune's Character [2:36]
- 18. Kurosawa's Mentor [4:27]
- 19. Kikuchiyo [5:52]
- 20. Kurosawa's P.O.V. Style [7:17]
- 21. Production History [7:55]
- 22. Parallels [2:15]
- 23. The Most Imitated Shot [11:07]
- 24. Kurosawa's Early Biography [7:37]
- 25. Kurosawa's Later Biography [7:47]
- 26. The One Technical Mistake [11:29]
- 27. The Japanese Film Industry [13:11]
- 28. Tension and Release [9:02]
- 29. Seven Samurai's Success [4:12]
- Side #2 -- The Hidden Fortress
- 1. Lost [5:00]
- 2. Wanted [4:01]
- 3. Capture & Escape [5:35]
- 4. "Find the Princess" [4:35]
- 5. Followed [1:40]
- 6. The General [5:59]
- 7. "A Hidden Fortress?" [4:15]
- 8. Rokurota Makabe [5:17]
- 9. "It's a Girl" [4:34]
- 10. Princess Yuki [4:01]
- 11. Doubting a General [2:27]
- 12. The Truth [4:29]
- 13. Trusting Fools [5:10]
- 14. Leaving the Fortress [3:53]
- 15. Running Away [4:04]
- 16. Botched Escape [5:30]
- 17. Tricking the Guards [4:22]
- 18. Blending In [2:04]
- 19. A Woman's Worth [3:52]
- 20. Princess Yuki's Command [3:07]
- 21. Rokurota in Action [:53]
- 22. Duel [2:00]
- 23. In the Rain [8:10]
- 24. Perfect Cover [5:52]
- 25. Fire Festival [2:47]
- 26. Fool's Gold [5:02]
- 27. Pressing Onwards [4:02]
- 28. Drawing Fire [2:18]
- 29. The Price of Friendship [4:07]
- 30. A Change of Heart [6:27]
- 31. "Lucky to Have Our Heads" [5:16]
- 32. Arrested & Rewarded [3:44]
- Side #3 -- Yojimbo
- 1. Credits/...His Own Will to Survive... [2:53]
- 2. "Everybody's After Easy Money" [2:48]
- 3. "I'll Get Paid for Killing" [10:23]
- 4. Two Coffins, or Maybe Three [3:44]
- 5. Seibei's Offer [5:47]
- 6. High Noon [6:52]
- 7. An Official Inspection [6:11]
- 8. Ushitora's Offer [3:40]
- 9. Bodyguards That Need Guarding [3:52]
- 10. Loose Lips Sink Ships [3:04]
- 11. A Bevy of Beauties [1:41]
- 12. The Village Boiling Point [4:47]
- 13. Unosuke Shows Off [3:12]
- 14. Hostages [6:04]
- 15. Doublecross/Family Reunion [7:36]
- 16. Sake Gush/Total Destruction [5:48]
- 17. A Shortcut to Hell [4:36]
- 18. Disappearing Act [9:01]
- 19. Practice Makes Perfect [7:30]
- 20. The Spoils of an Undertaker [10:51]
- Side #4 -- Sanjuro
- 1. Logos/Credits [2:14]
- 2. Board Meeting [5:30]
- 3. Disappearing Act [5:09]
- 4. "Just Give Me Some Money" [2:21]
- 5. Staking Out the Enemy [6:03]
- 6. Three Cats and a Tiger [4:19]
- 7. "Good Swords Are Kept in Their Sheaths" [5:17]
- 8. What's in a Name [4:01]
- 9. The Other Side of the Wall [3:35]
- 10. No Rest for the Weary [5:04]
- 11. Palanquin Procession [3:21]
- 12. Behind Closed Doors [4:09]
- 13. Good Guy or Bad Guy? [4:05]
- 14. The Bad Drink Sake [2:24]
- 15. Ambushes [4:45]
- 16. All Tied Up [4:19]
- 17. What the Water Brought [3:17]
- 18. Saving the Chamberlain [4:02]
- 19. Sanjuro Breaks the News [3:09]
- 20. Feeding the Samurai [2:51]
- 21. A Flood of Camellias [5:54]
- 22. "It's All Over" [1:34]
- 23. Ceremony of Thanks [3:27]
- 24. Two Unsheathed Swords [4:43]

Year released: 2002
MPAA Rating: [ ]
Format: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV/Letterbox for TV/Black & White
Length: 548
Sound: DD1/DDS
Subtitles: Eng
Studio: Criterion

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Hidden Fortress

Akira Kurosawa: Four Samurai Classics [4 Discs] [BOX SET]