The Hidden Fortress (The Criterion Collection) R1 DVD

Alkuperäinen ja aito Criterion Collection julkaisu. R1, ei suomitekstejä. Tekstit englanniksi. 

A general and a princess must dodge enemy clans while smuggling the royal treasure out of hostile territory with two bumbling, conniving peasants at their sides; it's a spirited adventure that only Akira Kurosawa could create. Acknowledged as a primary influence on George Lucas' Star Wars, The Hidden Fortress delivers Kurosawa's inimitably deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action and humanist compassion on an epic scale. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this landmark motion picture in a stunning, newly-restored Tohoscope edition.

• Director ? : ? Akira Kurosawa
• Media Format ? : ? Anamorphic, NTSC, Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Widescreen, Black & White
• Run time ? : ? 2 hours and 6 minutes
• Release date ? : ? May 22, 2001
• Actors ? : ? Toshir Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takashi Shimura
• Subtitles: ? : ? English
• Language ? : ? Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Japanese (Dolby Digital 3.0), Unqualified
• Studio ? : ? Criterion
• ASIN ? : ? B00005B1ZL
• Writers ? : ? Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Ryz Kikushima, Shinobu Hashimoto
• Number of discs ? : ? 1

I'd heard about THE HIDDEN FORTRESS as a young man whenever the roots of STAR WARS were discussed. FORTRESS is always mentioned as the film that influenced George Lucas the most in crafting his STAR WARS films. It wasn't until last year that I actually decided to rent it and see what it and its director Akira Kurosawa were all about. THE HIDDEN FORTRESS was my first introduction to the incredible direction of Akira Kurosawa. I've gone on to watch several of his other films and am now a huge fan. I also discovered that quite a few Hollywood movies have their roots in Kurosawa films. Interestingly enough, an interview with George Lucas has been included on the disk as a bonus, which completes the HIDDEN FORTRESS/STAR WARS connection.
FORTRESS is a fast-moving film. It's story is reminiscent of the serials of the 1930's (including "wipes" to transition from scene to scene -- again, another technique that Lucas borrowed for STAR WARS). Our heroes leap out of frying pan into fire on several occasions.
The Japanese style of acting (at least in 1958 when this film was made) is very stylized and little over the top or "stagey". However, the stylized performances only add to the wonderful, other-worldly atmosphere of HIDDEN FORTRESS. That's one thing that I enjoyed about this Kurosawa film: it definitely takes the viewer to a world he has not seen before ... a weird, ancient and savage old-Japan.
Those are my thoughts on this film. This was the first Kurosawa I ever saw and I was very impressed. Immediately I rented YOJIMBO and HIGH AND LOW and SEVEN SAMURAI and went on to be a fan.

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