(aka 'Kakushi toride no san akunin" or "The Hidden Fortress" or "The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress" or "Three Bad Men in a Hidden Fortress" or "Three Rascals in the Hidden Fortress')
Japan 1958
A general and a princess must dodge enemy clans while smuggling the royal treasure out of hostile territory with two bumbling, conniving peasants at their sides; it’s a spirited adventure that only Akira Kurosawa could create. Acknowledged as a primary influence on George Lucas’ Star Wars, The Hidden Fortress delivers Kurosawa’s inimitably deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action and humanist compassion on an epic scale.
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Theatrical Release: December 28th, 1958 - Japan
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DVD Review: Criterion - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Distribution | Criterion Collection - Spine # 116 - Region 1 - NTSC | |
| Runtime | 2:18:35 | |
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| Audio | Japanese (Dolby Digital 3.0 Dolby), Japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0) | |
| Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information:
Edition Details: • Exclusive
video interview with George Lucas about The
Hidden Fortress (8:07) |
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This is a
fantastic image - one of Criterion's best I would say. Very sharp with
excellent contrast and the overall image is bright. Criterion used a
pristine interpositive for this new hi-def transfer and it shows. This
whole DVD is a treat with the an optional Dolby Digital 3.0 soundtrack
preserving the original Perspect-A-Sound with simulated-stereo effects,
as well as inclusion of the original mono. No commentary, but an 8
minute interview with George Lucas talking about Kurosawa's influence.
For Kurosawa fans this is a real lock-it-in-the-vault-at-night keeper.
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Recommended Reading for Kurosawa Fans (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film by Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp |
Eros Plus Massacre: An Introduction to the Japanese New Wave Cinema (Midland Book, Mb 469) by David Desser |
Akira Kurosawa and
Intertextual Cinema by James Goodwin |
Kurosawa: Film Studies and
Japanese Cinema (Asia-Pacific.) by Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto |
The Warrior's Camera by Stephen Prince |
The Films of Akira Kurosawa by Donald Ritchie |
The Emperor and the
Wolf: The Lives and Films of Akira Kurosawa and
Toshiro Mifune by Stuart Galbraith IV |
Something Like an Autobiography by Akira Kurosawa | A Hundred Years of Japanese Film by Donald Richie |
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