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The hidden fortress / a film by Akira Kurosawa.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: CC2616DDVD | The Criterion CollectionLanguage: Japanese Original language: Japanese Subtitle language: English Series: Criterion collection ; 116.Publisher: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]Description: 1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9781681431413
  • 1681431416
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki.Summary: A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one. A general charged with guarding his defeated clan's princess as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. This rip-roaring ride is among the director's most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas's Star Wars. Delivers Kurosawa's trademark deft blend of wry humor, and breathtaking action.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one. A general charged with guarding his defeated clan's princess as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. This rip-roaring ride is among the director's most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas's Star Wars. Delivers Kurosawa's trademark deft blend of wry humor, and breathtaking action.

DVD, widescreen (2.35:1)

Japanese dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.

Widescreen (2.35:1).

A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one. A general charged with guarding his defeated clan's princess as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. This rip-roaring ride is among the director's most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas's Star Wars. Delivers Kurosawa's trademark deft blend of wry humor, and breathtaking action.

Special features: New audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince; Documentary from 2003 on the making of the film; Interview from 2001 with filmmaker George Lucas about Kurosawa; trailer; a booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Catherine Russell.

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