The Hidden Fortress (1958)

Original title

隠し砦の三悪人

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 19m

Rated

PG

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 714 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two greedy peasants get caught up in a war and agree to help a general and a princess cross enemy territory for a reward. They bicker and scheme while facing dangers and obstacles along the way.

lightheartedadventurousplayfulbrisksweepingepiccomedicaction-packed

What happens

The Hidden Fortress (Japanese: 隠し砦の三悪人, Hepburn: Kakushi Toride no San Akunin; lit. 'The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress') is a 1958 Japanese epic jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It tells the story of two peasants who agree to escort a man and a woman across enemy lines in return for gold, without knowing that he is a general and she is a princess. The film stars Toshiro Mifune as General Makabe Rokurōta and Misa Uehara as Princess Yuki, while the peasants, Tahei and Matashichi, are portrayed by Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara respectively. The Hidden Fortress was the fourth highest-grossing film of the year in Japan, and Kurosawa's most successful film up to that point. It influenced the 1977 American film Star Wars. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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