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Join us for a seven-film series showcasing many of Japanese master Akira Kurosawa’s greatest films in breathtaking new 4K restorations! https://hipointetheatre.org/film-series/kurosawa-in-focus/Akira Kurosawa, 1958
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.
“One of the greatest action-adventure films ever made.” – David Ehrenstein, Criterion
“Deserves recognition as a definitive cultural expression of Japan’s master filmmaker.” – Armond White
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1005 McCausland Ave, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63117, 1005 McCausland Ave, St Louis, MO 63117-1924, United States, Richmond Heights
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