Hidden Fortress, 1958 Trailer Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki

Store Akira Kurosawa s The Hidden Fortress was the inspiration for Star Wars. In fact George Lucas is interviewed for the special features of this BFI DVD release of this classic film. A story of rival clans, hidden gold, and a princess in distress, The Hidden Fortress is a thrilling blend of fairy tale and samurai action. It was Kurosawa s first film shot in the widescreen process of Tohoscope, and he exploited this to the full in the film s rich variety of landscape locations, including the slopes of Mount Fuji. The film became the director s biggest box office hit of his career to date and won several major international awards, including the Golden Bear at the 1959 Berlin Film Festival. Director: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Masaru Sato Genre: Action adventure Language: Japanese (with English subtitles) Country: Japan Year: 1958