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	The Hidden Fortress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hidden Fortress employs a non-traditional structure with respect to the characters, whereby the audience is gradually introduced to each character—often through layers of misdirection.
		As a film, The Hidden Fortress demonstrates what Kurosawa was capable of at the height of his powers as a filmmaker, with a rain of plot complications, hair's breadth escapes through visually compelling locations, and rich character development, brought together through tightly realized action in visually compelling settings.
		The influence of The Hidden Fortress can be seen in George Lucas's Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, particularly in the technique of telling of the story from the points of view of the film's lowliest characters.
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	The Hidden Fortress
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	MDHiddenFortress
		Japanese historical films frequently are set in one of two time periods, that of the civil wars shown in The Hidden Fortress or the later time of peace, the Tokugawa era, which began in 1600 and ended with the opening of Japan to the West.
		The Hidden Fortress is set in the earlier period, the 16th century, and Kurosawa's masterpiece, The Seven Samurai, deals with this later period.
		In The Hidden Fortress the regional wars and rivalries are unexplained and the unfolding action predates the beginning of the film.
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	Hidden Fortress
		Hidden Fortress, made in 1958 and in many ways a lighthearted and uncharacteristically comic film for Kurosawa, might be mistaken for a minor film compared to the epic and majestic canvases he so often created.
		Hidden Fortress unfolds like a fairly common adventure story, and by now everyone is aware that it was the inspiration for George Lucas when he created Star Wars.
		Hidden Fortress, with its near-perfect blend of action and humor, feels contemporary and hasn't aged an iota.
	www.reelmoviecritic.com /holiday2002/id1761.htm (608 words)

	The Hidden Fortress (1958)
		Played by regular Kurosawa collaborators Kamatari Fujiwara and Minoru Chiaki, the duo are thoroughly despicable — when they're not arguing with each other or cowering in fear, they commit such charitable acts as stealing rice and taking the armor of a dead soldier's body.
		Thusly are the plot seeds are sewn for this ripping yarn, which is now the latest addition to the Criterion Collection, that DVD compendium of prestigious films past and present (with the exceptions of malodorous dreck-fests Armaggedon and The Rock).
		While short on extras and curiously free of a commentary track, the Hidden Fortress DVD does remedy the shortcomings of the Seven Samurai and Yojimbo Criterion Edtion discs.
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	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Hidden Fortress at Epinions.com
		This man knows where the rest of the gold is, because he's hiding a mine in a hidden fortress in the mountains.
		This is because The Hidden Fortress is a film that benefits from the skillful direction of a true master.
		Whilst The Hidden Fortress may initially appear to be nothing more than a simple, Light Hearted adventure about getting a princess home, there is a lot more going on under the surface.
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	The Hidden Fortress DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tell me if you’ve heard the plot of THE HIDDEN FORTRESS before: A headstrong princess must be rescued from the clutches of an evil army by a group of wanderers, two of whom are always constantly bickering and denouncing each other.
		THE HIDDEN FORTRESS relies very little on spectacular action, and builds excitement in an intellectual way as the heroes use their brains to stay one step ahead of the enemy.
		THE HIDDEN FORTRESS was Kurosawa’s first film to use widescreen cinematography (actually, the first film in Japan to employ 2.35.1).
	www.dvdcult.com /rev_HiddenFort.htm (1853 words)

	Hidden Fortress
		While it is spectacular, The Hidden Fortress is widely and justifiably regarded as a second tier Kurosawa film, which is kind of like being a second tier Ivy League school.
		In the interview included with the disc, George Lucas claims that the main point of inspiration is that Hidden Fortress is told from the point of view of the two lowliest characters.
		This one claims that Hidden Fortress is the most expensive Japanese film ever made, but that might be taken with a grain of salt since it also claims that the film has a cast of 1 million.
	ruthlessreviews.com /hiddenfortress.html (693 words)

	Review: Hidden Fortress, The (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Hidden Fortress is the third-most influential of Akira Kurosawa's films (behind Rashomon and The Seven Samurai).
		Echoing the age-old theme of "The Prince and the Pauper," the story forces a princess to come face-to-face with the daily travails suffered by members of the lower castes when circumstances demand that she pretends to be a mute peasant.
		In The Hidden Fortress, he is playing a type — the honor-bound superhero samurai safeguarding his princess — and, as a result, all the stops are pulled out.
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	#40 The Hidden Fortress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		So, with Yuki disguised as a mute farming girl (she cannot speak because her imperious manner of speech would give her away) and the gold hidden in hollowed-out faggots, the small group traverses the countryside, mostly avoiding enemy soldiers except during those occasions when the situation forces General Makabe to swing into action.
		Unlike many of the great Japanese director's best-known efforts, The Hidden Fortress has not been remade in another language, but aspects of its production have found their way into numerous films released during the last 45 years.
		Many critics consider The Hidden Fortress to be one of Kurosawa's "lesser" films, but, after numerous careful, considered viewings, I find myself in a position to dispute that claim.
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	DVD: The Hidden Fortress (Criterion)
		A relatively early Toho DVD release, The Hidden Fortress is a great reminder of how wonderful these earlier movies can look and sound on the format when the proper care is given to the title.
		In fact, Criterion does a spectacular job with both the movie's video and audio presentation, restoring both to a level of quality that was likely only topped by the movie in its original release.
		Hidden Fortress is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and is Anamorphic for widescreen TVs.
	www.tohokingdom.com /web_pages/dvd/hidden_fortress_criterion.htm (686 words)

	DVD Times - The Hidden Fortress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Hidden Fortress is a 140-minute epic feature from Japanese Director Akira Kurosawa that focuses on four main characters and their adventure set against the backdrop of feudal wartime Japan.
		Put simply The Hidden Fortress is another must see film from Akira Kurosawa, a superb adventure with compelling characters who, much like the viewer will have learned a great many things after their adventure is over.
		The Hidden Fortress apparently used a unique sound format upon its original theatrical release, Criterion have also preserved this version of the soundtrack (the Perspect-A-Sound Simulated-Stereo track) and have showcased it using a Dolby Digital 3.0 Stereo track that only really seems to widen the soundstage.
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	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: The Hidden Fortress: The Criterion Collection
		The Hidden Fortress (1958) was the last picture Akira Kurosawa would make for Toho Films, the studio he had worked for during much of his career.
		The group soon gathers up the hidden gold (enclosed in firewood) and starts on the journey, doing their best to avoid detection — and especially the Yamana military, as the princess has been marked for immediate execution.
		While The Hidden Fortress was one of Kurosawa's favorite films, it has become best-known in western countries as a chief inspiration for George Lucas's Star Wars (1977), and it has gained many admirers who are looking for bits and pieces of the famous space-saga.
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	Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He stated that he was more concerned with the way that Hidden Fortress is told through the eyes of two lesser characters.
		In Hidden Fortress it is the two thieves; in Star Wars it is C3PO and R2D2.
		Hidden Fortress and Rashomon are 2 of my favorite Kurasawa/Mifune collaborations.
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	BBC - Films - review - The Hidden Fortress (Kakushi Toride No San Akumin)
		A comic epic, "Hidden Fortress" focuses not on the high drama of the aristocrats' escape, but on the slapstick antics of the faint-hearted peasants as they whinge and moan their way through the countryside.
		Confirming his status as one of the world's finest film makers, this new 35mm print of Kurosawa's "Hidden Fortress" is not to be missed - it's both cracking entertainment and a wonderful piece of cinema.
		"The Hidden Fortress" is re-issued in London on Friday 1st February 2002.
	www.bbc.co.uk /films/2002/01/22/hidden_fortress_1958_review.shtml (369 words)

	Borderland Resorts :: Hidden Fortress Trek & Raft
		The Dugunagadi Fortress is a maze of crumbling walls strategically situated on a plateau.
		The views are stunning; during the day one gazes at Tibetan snow-capped peaks and by night, the lights of Khasa, the first Tibetan town north of the Friendship Bridge, glisten throughout the dark evening sky.
		The Fortress is situated at an altitude of 2084 m and was built in 1854 by the Nepali Army to attack the Bhot, a region behind the Himalaya, which is Tibet.
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	[KFCC] Hidden Fortress Review
		Review: Hidden Fortress is an old fl and white samurai movie from Japan, this is a very simple movie from a time where special effects and big budgets did not exist.
		The story of Hidden Fortress is very simple but it has all the markings of a epic tale that story tellers could've told hundreds of years before.
		We are sure that it would be worth checking out some older movies, as for Hidden Fortress is easily said a classic.
	www.kfccinema.com /reviews/swordplay/hiddenfortress/hiddenfortress.html (685 words)

	Netribution > Features > Reviews > The Hidden Fortress BFI Kurosawa
		And another of his samurai epics, The Hidden Fortress, released here by the BFI in a sharp new print, was the inspiration for Star Wars.
		In fact, you would be much better coming to The Hidden Fortress with the Westerns of Howard Hawks and John Ford in mind.
		The journey from the hidden fortress back through enemy territory thoroughly tests the bravery and loyalty of the companions — tests that the bickering Tahei and Mataschichi almost always fail.
	www.netribution.co.uk /features/reviews/film/hidden_fortress.html (529 words)

	The Hidden Fortress: The Criterion Collection #116 DVD Review
		"The Hidden Fortress" is one of the many influences that can be connected with George Lucas' "Star Wars Saga." Whether the similarities are intentional, coincidental, or simply projection, it is interesting to compare the surface similarities between the two films.
		In the exclusive videotaped interview with George Lucas that was taped in January of 2001 for this DVD release, Mr.
		With the recent Oscar winning Chinese Fantasy Epic "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" coming to DVD in two weeks, owning "The Hidden Fortress: The Criterion Collection" on DVD makes for a perfect complimentary double feature when it streets this Tuesday, May 22, 2001 from Home Vision Entertainment.
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	Movie Info for The Hidden Fortress on MSN Movies
		If the plot of Hidden Fortress sounds vaguely familiar to you, try this exercise: substitute two robots for Chiaki and Fujiwara, Mark Hamill for Mifune, and Carrie Fisher for Uehara.
		George Lucas himself admitted that Hidden Fortress was a principal inspiration for his Star Wars saga; stretching the point farther, both Hidden Fortress and Star Wars had their roots in John Ford's The Searchers.
		Originally released in a 137-minute form, The Hidden Fortress was sliced to ribbons by its American distributors, and only recently has been completely restored.
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	they.misled.us » Blog Archive » Hidden Fortress
		Except this time they are searching for hidden gold.
		They notice enough and say, “let’s die together.” Moments later they release that the battle passed them by and the flee the fortress.
		While they are wondering around, trying to figure out how to get past the border to return to their homeland the discover a piece of gold in a stick.
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	Hidden Fortress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Full of the panorama and exuberant characters of John Ford's Westerns, "The Hidden Fortress" nonetheless keeps the strong Japanese issue of social hierarchy at the centre.
		This is mainly due to the character of the Princess, a beautiful, feisty woman who is forced to abandon her royal nature (and, symbolically, her voice) in order to - somewhat paradoxically - preserve her dynasty.
		We identify most with these characters, who learn the hard way to conquer the opportunism that poverty and necessity sometimes require, and because of this "The Hidden Fortress" is a film that can be appreciated by virtually any audience.
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	Steven Rubio's Online Life: the hidden fortress
		The Hidden Fortress is something of a departure for Kurosawa.
		It has some of the epic sweep we associate with his work, it has the sumptuous cinematography (it was his first wide-screen movie), it has Toshiro Mifune as a warrior from past times.
		The Hidden Fortress is better than a Star Wars movie, I suppose, but I found it a bit disappointing.
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	Amazon.co.uk: Hidden Fortress [1958]: Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Along the way, they are simultaneously assisted and thwarted by two itinerant and not-too-bright farmers with their own designs on the treasure, giving the story a subtle comic bent.
		Acknowledged by George Lucas as the inspiration for Star Wars (note the similarities, especially the comic duo who are the models for R2D2 and C3PO), Hidden Fortress combines an epic tale of struggle and honour with modern comic sensibilities, creating a masterful addition to world cinema.
		Hidden Fortress is an outstanding example of Akira Kurosawa's film-making style, clear and simple.
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		A general and a princess must dodge enemy clans while smuggling the royal treasure to their homeland with two bumbling, conniving peasants at their sides.
		Acknowledged as a primary influence on George Lucas' Star Wars, The Hidden Fortress delivers Kurosawa's inimitably deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action and humanist compassion on an epic scale.
		With this version of The Hidden Fortress, the original 1958 "perspecta Sterophonic" soundtrack will be recreated for the first time on home video.
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	The Hidden Fortress - DVD Movie Central
		His instinct for visuals was uncanny, and in The Hidden Fortress, his first film shot in a Scope aspect ratio, he showed no sign of intimidation with the wider screen.
		Truth is, the similarities are mostly cosmetic…Lucas learned the value of the horizontal wipe from Kurosawa, and confessed that the idea for his landmark sci-fi fairy tale began with the same notion the Japanese director used: telling a grand, epic story from the point of view of the two lowest characters.
		The Hidden Fortress is an imaginative, landmark effort in cinematic storytelling.
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	Amazon.com: Akira Kurosawa - 4 Samurai Classics (Seven Samurai / The Hidden Fortress / Yojimbo / Sanjuro) - Criterion ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In another of the many Kurosawa-Mifune collaborations, The Hidden Fortress (1958) tells the story of a warrior and a princess trying against all odds to return to their homeland with their fortune.
		Hidden Fortress includes a theatrical trailer and an eight minute interview with George Lucas who discusses Kurosawa's influence on him as a filmmaker.
		"Hidden Fortress" was one of the shaping influences on George Lucas's "Star Wars." In it, a general (Toshiro Mifune) and a princess are attempting to sneak across a border.
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