The Hidden Fortress (Kakushi-toride no san-akunin) (1958)

A brilliant film. One of Kurosawa's best

“Only Hitchcock could make masterpieces more entertaining than Kurosawa. Both of these artists were masters at soaking their great entertainment with deep humanity and vice versa. Hidden Fortress is one of Kurosawa's most entertaining films a tiny step below Yojimbo. The serious issues are small, but there. Class issues are prevalent, although nowhere near as in depth as in The Seven Samurai. Everyone in the film is wonderful.

This film contains Kurosawa's best cinematography in black and white, competing with The Bad Sleep Well. The new Criterion DVD is so outstandingly gorgeous it just blew me away. I wish I could afford it to own for myself! 10/10” read more

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" Notes: I can’t believe I haven’t seen any movies directed by Akira Kurosawa for such a long time. A few years ago, I was doing a good job and ended up watching 13 of his movies but, by now, it has been ages since I saw another one of his movies. It is a real shame but maybe I will pick it up again at some point. Anyway, this flick is probably one of his most famous ones and therefore I was really eager to check it out. Indeed, it was a huge inspiration for Georges Lucas before creating �"

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" Notes: I can’t believe I haven’t seen any movies directed by Akira Kurosawa for such a long time. A few years ago, I was doing a good job and ended up watching 13 of his movies but, by now, it has been ages since I saw another one of his movies. It is a real shame but maybe I will pick it up again at some point. Anyway, this flick is probably one of his most famous ones and therefore I was really eager to check it out. Indeed, it was a huge inspiration for Georges Lucas before creating �"

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