The Hidden Fortress (Japanese: 隠し砦の三悪人, Hepburn: Kakushi Toride no San Akunin, lit. ' The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress ') is a 1958 Japanese epic jidaigeki [5] adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.It tells the story of two peasants who agree to escort a man and a woman across enemy lines in return for gold without …

The Hidden Fortress: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Susumu Fujita. Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.

Oct 26, 2020 · The Hidden Fortress stars the inimitable Toshiro Mifune as a general charged with guarding his defeated clan’s princess (a fierce Misa Uehara) 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 …

Mar 18, 2014 · The Hidden Fortress shares the humanist ideology of so much Japanese cinema of the 1950s, accommodating democratic values of social equality to a renewed history of the nation. A heroic montage of Yuki’s face superimposed on the crescent-moon flag of her clan as she surveys the landscape is legible as a nostalgic longing for an imaginary nation.

Oct 30, 2019 · The Hidden Fortress (1958) Topics Hidden Fortress, Gold, Princess Yuki Language Japanese Item Size 1.9G . The story follows two greedy peasants in feudal Japan, Tahei and Matashichi, who are returning home from a failed attempt to profit from a war between neighboring clans. En Route they encounter the remnants of the defeated tribe that ...

The Hidden Fortress. Edit. Summaries. Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines. The story follows two greedy peasants in feudal Japan, Tahei and Matashichi, who are returning home from a failed attempt to profit from a war between neighboring clans. En Route they encounter the remnants ...

The Hidden Fortress delivers Kurosawa’s trademark deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action, and compassionate humanity. A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one, The Hidden Fortress stars the inimitable Toshiro Mifune as a general charged with guarding his defeated clan’s princess (a fierce Misa Uehara) as the two ...

These two chancers learn of a fortune in gold hidden away after their land is invaded by their neighbours. Off they set to discover it, and along the way stumble upon the general in his mountain-top eerie. Now it's not really a fortress, more a big shack at the top of a hill, but they soon discover it hides something way more valuable than gold.

The Hidden Fortress, overall, has a much lighter tone than some of Kurosawa's other films set in the same setting. While most of his films have that element of subtle dark humor, The Hidden Fortress could be considered a true comedy at times, mainly due to the shenanigans of the two oddball protagonists.