DVD & Blu-Ray: THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958 - Criterion Collection)

Product Description: A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai) could make one, The Hidden Fortress stars the inimitable Toshiro Mifune (Yojimbo) 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.

Read more about the movie and special features after the jump.

• Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki
  
• Director: Akira Kurosawa
  
• Writer: Ryûzô Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa
  

• Rated: Not Rated
• Runtime: 139 min
• Studio: Criterion Collection

• Language: Japanese
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Region: Region A/1

Buy from Amazon.com (Click links to order / pre-order):

• Criterion Collection Blu-ray/DVD ($34.99) - 1 Disc

Special Features:

• New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• Alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack preserving the original Perspecta simulated stereo effects, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray
• New audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince, author of The Warrior's Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa
• Documentary from 2003 on the making of the film, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
• Interview from 2001 with filmmaker George Lucas about Kurosawa
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Catherine Russell

Ratings:

• IMDb.com: 8,0/10 from 18.981 users
• Rottentomatoes: 100% (23 fresh, 0 rotten, score: 8.6/10).
• Metacritic: N/A.

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