Criterion Collection: The Hidden Fortress
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- Released
- 01/08/2002
- Film and TV Genre
- Action
- Video Format
- NTSC
- DVD Region
- 1 (will only play on Region 1 and Multi-Region DVD players)
Description
US IMPORT NTSC REGION 1 FORMAT
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.
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.
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Product Details
- Actors
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Year of release
- 1958
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1
- Disc Features
- Featurette
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
- Theatrical Trailer
- Anamorphic
- Series
- Criterion Collection
- Disc Layers
- 1
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Label / Studio
- CRITERION COLLECTION
- Run Time (minutes)
- 139
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Subtitle Language
- English,
- Japanese
- Cast & Crew
- Akira Kurosawa (Producer)
- Masumi Fujimoto (Producer)
- Akira Kurosawa (Screenwriter)
- Hideo Oguni (Screenwriter)
- Ryuzo Kikushima (Screenwriter)
- Shinobu Hashimoto (Screenwriter)
- Kazuo Yamasaki (Cinematographer)
Additional Information
- Production Interview - 1. George Lucas
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
