Saturday, 5 May 2012

The general, the princess and the peasants


The Hidden Fortress (1958)

This is Akira Kurosawa's first film made in widescreen and once again he teams up with actor Toshiro Mifune. Two peasants down on their luck get caught up with gold, a fugitive general and the princess he is protecting.

Moving to widescreen definitely helps this film look even better than the previous Kurosawa pictures I have seen and in general this is a really good looking film. The plot for the film provided some elements of inspiration for the first Star Wars film but you should not expect too many similarities. Over all this is a really well made film and certainly worth a watch.

4/5

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