Hidden Fortress (Blu-ray)

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  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 19 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: March 29, 2016
  • Originally Released: 1958
  • Label: Criterion Collection

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User Ratings: 17,455
Rating: 3.5/4 -- For all its scale, it is at its heart a "nerd" comedy Full Review
Film Freak Central
Apr 10, 2014
Kurosawa's calculations pay off in thrills and clever character delineation. The trials of the journey impose heroic imperatives and bonds of loyalty that ennoble even the meanest characters. Full Review
Washington Post
May 6, 2017
[The Hidden Fortress] is overlong and drawn out in the beginning but once it gets moving, is filled with interest, suspense, action and comedy. I enjoyed it immensely. Full Review
Shin Nichibei/New Japanese American News
Jun 18, 2019
Rating: 3/5 -- Kurosawa was drawing influence from American directors like John Ford, so its an enjoyable film, but sometimes the movies that influenced a generation of filmmakers lose some of their luster because they've been borrowed from so many times. Full Review
Scene-Stealers.com
May 2, 2014
The film illustrates Kurosawa's two weaknesses: a tendency to over-labor and repeat and the mingling of incompatible genres; both are traits of a director who is unsure of his style. Full Review
Esquire Magazine
Jul 30, 2019
Rating: 4/4 -- By introducing comedy into the mixture and telling the tale from an atypical perspective, Kurosawa has differentiated The Hidden Fortress from nearly every similar feudal era Japanese epic ever committed to the screen. This is a masterpiece. Full Review
ReelViews
Mar 27, 2003
Rating: 5/5 -- The Hidden Fortress effortlessly intertwines action, drama, and comedy. Full Review
BBC.com
Jan 26, 2002

Product Description:

During a civil war in 16th-century feudal Japan, two cowardly farmers (Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara) stumble upon Makabe (Toshirô Mifune), a fierce army general. Escaping from hostile territory, General Makabe embarks on a mission to rescue both Yukihime (Misa Uehara), the willfull princess of his ruling house, and the royal fortune. In the selfish hopes of finding the gold, the two misfits accompany the hardened soldier through dangerous mountain passes.

In addition to its status as one of Akira Kurosawa's finest films, THE HIDDEN FORTRESS is especially notable for its influence on director George Lucas's STAR WARS. Lucas admittedly borrowed much from Kurosawa's lighthearted epic; the two bickering misfits were the inspiration for R2-D2 and C-3PO, while Princess Leia was largely patterned after the feisty Lady Yukihime. Both Luke Skywalker and Han Solo contain elements of General Makabe, but neither character matches Mifune's disciplined ferocity.

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  • UPC: 715515174718
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