The hidden fortress
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, film producer,
Fujimoto, Masumi, 1910-1979, film producer.
Kikushima, Ryūzō, 1914-1989, screenwriter.
Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996, screenwriter.
Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918- screenwriter.
Published
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.) 
Status
Buena Vista Branch - Videos
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Published
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
jpn
UPC
715515174817

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
General Note
Widescreen (2.39:1).
General Note
Special features: Commentary (features film historian Stephen Prince); Akira Kurosawa: it is wonderful to create (documentary from 2003 on the making of the film and its widescreen cinematography); George Lucas on Akira Kurosawa (interview from 2001 with the filmmaker, pays tribute to the visual mastery of Kurosawa and details the elements of the film that directly inspired Star Wars); Trailer. Booklet features an essay by film scholar Catherine Russell.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography by Ichio Yamazaki ; music by Masaru Sato ; editing, Chozo Obata ; art direction, Yoshiro Muraki ; costume design, Masahiro Kato.
Participants/Performers
Toshiro Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Susumu Fujita, Takashi Shimura, Misa Uehara, Eiko Miyoshi, Toshiko Higuchi.
Description
A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one. A general 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. This rip-roaring ride is among the director's most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas's Star Wars. Delivers Kurosawa's trademark deft blend of wry humor, and breathtaking action.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; monaural; Dolby digital; widescreen (2.39:1)
Language
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kurosawa, A., Fujimoto, M., Kikushima, R., Oguni, H., Hashimoto, S., Mifune, T., Chiaki, M., Fujiwara, K., Fujita, S., Shimura, T., Uehara, M., Miyoshi, E., Yamazaki, I., Satō, M., Obata, C., Muraki, Y., Katō, M., Prince, S., Lucas, G., & Russell, C. (2016). The hidden fortress (Widescreen.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Akira Kurosawa et al.. 2016. The Hidden Fortress. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Akira Kurosawa et al.. The Hidden Fortress The Criterion Collection, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kurosawa, Akira, et al. The Hidden Fortress Widescreen., The Criterion Collection, 2016.

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