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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Akira Kurosawa |
| Stars: |
Misa Uehara |
| Actors: |
Susumu Fujita |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Samurai · Comedy · Drama · Japanese |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
037429135129 |
| Release Date: |
1958 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 19min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Japanese |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Criterion Collection, 2hr 19min
Release Company: Criterion Collection (May 22, 2001)
UPC: 037429135129 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 19min
Release Company: Home Vision (August 25, 1993)
UPC: 037429067635 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Shinobu Hashimoto |
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Professional Reviews
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(03/01/2002, p.104, Jamie Russell): "...[The film] blends intimate characterisation with vast vistas....The CinemaScope cinematography lends sweep..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"I do not mind dying, Rokurota. I have enjoyed happiness which I could never have known in the castle. I have seen people in their true form, and beauty and ugliness with my own eyes. I thank you, Rokurota. Now I may die without regret."--Princess Yukihime (Misa Uehara) to General Rokurota Makabe (Toshir? Mifune)
"I trust their greed. They will do anything if they are saddled with gold."--General Makabe, regarding the farmers |
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| Details: |
During a civil war in 16th-century feudal Japan, two cowardly farmers (Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara) stumble upon Makabe (Toshir? 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. <br> <br> 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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