The Hidden Fortress Movie Review 1958

Kurosawa's tale of a warrior who protects a princess from warring feudal lords. An inspiration for George Lucas' "Star Wars" series and deserving of its excellent reputation. In Japanese with English subtitles.

Distribution

Criterion Collection, 210 E. 52nd St., 578 Broadway, New York, NY 10022, Phone: (212)212756-8822, Toll-free: 800-446-2001, URL: http://www.criterionco.com, Remarks: Does not sell directly to consumers

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 139 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

War, General, Director/Star Teams: Kurosawa & Mifune, Rescue Missions

Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryuzo Kikushima, Hideo Oguni

Cast

Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Kamatari (Keita) Fujiwara, Susumu Fujita, Eiko Miyoshi, Takashi Shimura, Kichijiro Ueda, Koji Mitsui, Minoru Chiaki, Toshiko Higuchi, Shiten Ohashi

Cinematography

Kazuo Yamazaki

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Music

Masaru Sato

Producer

Akira Kurosawa, Masumi Fujimoto

Awards

Berlin Intl. Film Fest. 1959: Director (Kurosawa).