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The Hidden Fortress

Movie
1958
2h 19m
Not Rated
Japanese
Drama, Action, Adventure
User Score: 
8.2
Critic Score: 
94
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In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
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The Hidden Fortress

Not Rated
Movie
1958
2h 19m
Japanese
Drama, Action, Adventure
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In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
Rating
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8.2
IMDB
The Hidden Fortress (1958) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
94

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Cast

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Toshir Mifune
General Rokurota Makabe
Minoru Chiaki
Kamatari Fujiwara
Misa Uehara
Princess Yuki
Susumu Fujita
General Hyoe Tadokoro
Takashi Shimura
General Izumi Nagakura
Ikio Sawamura
Gambler (uncredited)
Kji Mitsui
Guard (uncredited)
Takeo Oikawa
Guard (uncredited)
Y Fujiki
Guard (uncredited)
Yutaka Sada
Guard (uncredited)
Haruo Suzuki
Horseman (uncredited)
Haruya Sakamoto
Horseman (uncredited)
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Horseman (uncredited)
Minoru It
Horseman (uncredited)
Shigekatsu Kanazawa
Horseman (uncredited)
Shin tomo
Horseman (uncredited)
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Horseman (uncredited)
Eiko Miyoshi
Maid (uncredited)
Toranosuke Ogawa
Magistrate (uncredited)
Kokuten Kd
Old Man (uncredited)
Etsur Saij
Samurai (uncredited)
Fuminori hashi
Samurai (uncredited)
Masayoshi Nagashima
Samurai (uncredited)
Takeshi Kat
Samurai (uncredited)
Directed By: Akira Kurosawa
Written By: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto (Screenplay), + 2 more

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KurtMoney says...
8 years ago
It's amazing to me how how contemporary this film's pacing of action and comedy feel considering it's over 60 years old. It's well known that Lucas was directly influenced by this film for Star Wars, but I think every "on the run" action/comedy movie since owes a a huge debt to this film as well. It just goes from one jam to another, never letting up. Especially as soon as they hit the road. This is great.
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karinrosner says...
11 months ago
This film was a bit hard to access as a Westerner, but with a little patience, I was rewarded. I definitely see its influence on Lucas and Star Wars, but our feudal peasants are _very_ different from our droids, Star Wars fans: their portrayal shows all of their crassness with really nothing to redeem them. On the technical side of things, the Criterion subtitles in white were very difficult to read against the film’s backgrounds.
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Nox Anexayi says...
4 months ago
I loved 7 Samurai, though admittedly I had to watch it in 2 sittings but it was a masterpiece. This is the second Akira Kurosawa movie from the boxset, and the one I looked forward to most. I loved Toshiro Mifune in the last one so I'm happy to see him back in this.
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LucanReynolds says...
5 years ago
Akira Kurosawa, what a master! *The Hidden Fortress* is a Japanese epic filled to the brim with entertainment. Famous for giving George Lucas the inspiration for 1977's *Star Wars*, it carries the same sort of atmosphere of adventure and light humour. These four central performances are all fantastic, even when the over-the-top aspects come into it, and the cinematography pleasantly surprised me too. The Hidden Fortress is maybe a little too long for my full enjoyment, but it's magical, funny and just so much fun for the most part.
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CinemaSerf
one year ago
Now though top billing and much of the screen time is afforded to Kurosawa regular Toshirô Mifune ("Gen. Makabe") this film really belongs to the two opportunistic farmers "Matakichi" (Kamatari Fujiwara) and "Tahei" (Minori Chiaki). These two chancers learn of a fortune in gold hidden away after th More
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