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The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Twitter Facebook Google+Adventure | Road Movie | Comedy
Most recently watched by sensoria, GMOM65
Overview
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
Length 139 minutes
Actors
Toshirō Mifune | Minoru Chiaki | Kamatari Fujiwara | Misa Uehara | Susumu Fujita | Takashi Shimura | Ikio Sawamura | Kôji Mitsui | Takeo Oikawa | Yû Fujiki | Yutaka Sada | Haruo Suzuki | Haruya Sakamoto | Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi | Minoru Itô | Shigekatsu Kanazawa | Shin Ôtomo | Yoshio Tsuchiya | Eiko Miyoshi | Toranosuke Ogawa | Kokuten Kôdô | Etsurô Saijô | Fuminori Ôhashi | Masayoshi Nagashima | Takeshi Katô | Toshiko Higuchi | Kichijirô Ueda | Nakajirô Tomita | Yoshifumi Tajima | Akira Tani | Haruo Nakajima | Ichirô Chiba | Makoto Satō | Ryû Kuze | Sachio Sakai | Senkichi Ômura | Shôichi Hirose | Takuzô Kumagai | Yoshio Kosugi | Rinsaku Ogata | Tadao Nakamaru
Viewing History (seen 3 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02/2015 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 9 stars |
| 03/09/2010 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 9 stars |
| 08/06/2003 | TV | DVD | Library | 8.5 stars |
| (Average) 8.83 stars |
Viewing Notes
After Throne of Blood, TCM screened The Hidden Fortress (1958), which has always been one of my favorites (not just of Kurosawa). So much comedy & action in this well-paced “road film” that I could easily watch all two & a half hours again. Adore this movie.
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