Name: Akira Kurosawa’s THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958)
Start: 2025-05-31T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-31T15:30:00-04:00
Location: The Carolina Theatre of Durham

$Akira Kurosawa\u2019s THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958)$

RETRO: THE CRITERION COLLECTION
May 30 – June 1, 2025 | $12 per person | $100 for a 10-Pass or $50 for a 5-Pass
Akira Kurosawa’s THE HIDDEN FORTRESS Spine #116
(1958, 139 min)
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.
In Japanese with English subtitles
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