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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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Yūkyō Gonin Otoko (1958)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.