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The Hidden Fortress (Essential Art House) (1958)

  
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One of the main inspirations for "Star Wars," this Kurosawa epic is set in feudal Japan, where wily general Toshiro Mifune must escort a deposed princess and her clan's fortune through enemy territory, with some unwilling help from two bungling thieves. 139 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Japanese Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English. In Japanese with English subtitles.
 
SKU: D00794
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Category:
Foreign
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White
Format: 
Widescreen
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Minoru Chiaki, Susumu Fujita, Kamatari Fujiwara, Toshiko Higuchi, Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Takashi Shimura, Eiko Miyoshi, Kichijiro Ueda, Koji Mitsui
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