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05/11/04
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:22
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: During a civil war in 16th-century feudal Japan, two cowardly farmers (Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara) stumble upon Makabe (Toshirô Mifune), a fierce army general. Escaping from hostile... [More]
Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura
Director: Akira Kurosawa
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Reviews for The Hidden Fortress
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10/25/02
George Lucas gives this Kurosawa classic its props as one of his inspirations for Star Wars.
03/10/03
The Hidden Fortress effortlessly intertwines action, drama, and comedy.
01/26/02
Why don't we have a Kurosawa altar at which to worship? After all, this is one temple I'd actually attend.
11/14/05
[An] exciting adventure epic.
05/22/05
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05/02/09
Kurosawa reminds us that he really is the best Samurai movie director ever ... There are many laugh out loud moments, and the film also bears some of Kurosawa's finest action sequences.
06/20/03
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07/22/05
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12/30/06
It's a top-notch work with a lot more humour than most Kurosawa films.
08/01/01
a masterpiece of composition, atmosphere, and subtext.
04/06/09
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02/29/08
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02/03/02
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07/26/02
Essentially a superficial film and that Kurosawa, for all his talent, is as prone to pot-boiling as anyone else.
05/09/05
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03/27/03
...memorable scenes and a touch of samurai honor code and philosophy to ponder
02/17/02
Highly entertaining comical samurai film.
06/22/09
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