The hidden fortress = Kakushi-toride no san-akunin

The hidden fortress Kakushi-toride no san-akunin

Blu-ray - 2014

A general is charged with guarding his defeated clan's princess as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends.

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Subjects
Princesses > Japan > Drama.
Feudalism > Japan > Drama.
Escapes > Japan > Drama.
Gold > Japan > Drama.
Samurai films.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Feature films > Japan.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Samurai films
Action and adventure films
Feature films
Feature films Japan
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection c2014.
©2014
Language
Japanese
English
Other Authors
Akira Kurosawa, 1910-1998 (film director), Ryūzō Kikushima, 1914-1989 (screenwriter), Hideo Oguni, 1904-1996 (-), Shinobu Hashimoto, 1918-
Edition
Blu-ray special edition; widescreen
Item Description
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
Special features: New audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince; Documentary from 2003 on the making of the film; Interview from 2001 with filmmaker George Lucas about Kurosawa; Trailer; New English subtitle translation; a booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Catherine Russell.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Blu-ray; region A; widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master audio ; requires Blu-ray player.
New 2 K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; alternate 3.0 surround soundtrack.
Production Credits
Cinematography: Ishiro Yamazaki ; editor: Chozo Obata ; music: Masaru Sato.
Cinematography: Ishiro Yamazaki ; editor: Chozo Obata ; music: Masaru Sato.
ISBN
9781604658101
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

After escaping enemy abduction, a princess and her entourage hide out in a secret mountain stronghold in Fortress, the film that inspired Star Wars. Very loosely adapted from Shakespeare's Macbeth, Blood relocates the tragic tale to feudal-era Japan, where an ambitious warrior ascends to power. Both Akira Kurosawa classics, starring regular collaborator Tishuro Mifune, get digital makeovers of decade-old disc-catalog titles showing signs of age. Fans of the renowned filmmaker have been given a reason to rewatch them. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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