Akira Kurosawa: The Hidden Fortress (New 4K Restoration)
Opens July 31, 2025
Akira Kurosawa: A Retrospective
Kurosawa’s first widescreen film is a delightfully comedic Samurai saga starring Toshiro Mifune as a general charged with guarding his defeated clan’s princess as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. New 4K restoration.
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Thursday, July 31, 2025
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Friday, August 8, 2025
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 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. The Hidden Fortress delivers Kurosawa’s trademark deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action, and compassionate humanity.
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Principal Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara
- Country: Japan
- Year: 1958
- Running Time: 139 min.
- Producer: Akira Kurosawa, Masumi Fujimoto
- Screenplay: Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
- Cinematographers: Ichio Yamazeki
- Editors: Akira Kurosawa
- Music: Masaru Sato
- Filmography: Ran (1985), Kagemusha (1980), Red Beard (1965), High and Low (1963), Sanjuro (1962), Yojimbo (1961), The Hidden Fortress (1958), Throne of Blood (1957), Seven Samurai (1954), Ikiru (1952), Rashomon (1950), Stray Dog (1949), Drunken Angel (1948)
- Language: Japanese
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- Format: 4K DCP
- US Distributor: Janus Films