The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, following two bumbling peasants who are recruited, without fully understanding the danger, to escort a disguised princess and a general carrying a hidden fortune of gold safely across hostile territory. The film tells much of its story from the perspective of its two lowly, self-interested peasant characters rather than its noble protagonists, an unusual narrative choice for an adventure film of its scale. The Hidden Fortress is widely known for its direct influence on George Lucas's Star Wars, whose robot characters C-3PO and R2-D2 and framing of events through low-ranking characters both draw on Kurosawa's film.
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Is The Hidden Fortress connected to Star Wars?
Britannica ties the film to Star Wars through its article on George Lucas.
Britannica says so. Its page on the film carries a note on the film's influence on Star Wars, taken from its article on George Lucas, and that passage names Kurosawa's Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958; The Hidden Fortress) in connection with Lucas's film. Kakushi-toride no san-akunin is the film's Japanese title.
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The Hidden Fortress (Japanese: 隠し砦の三悪人, Hepburn: Kakushi Toride no San Akunin; lit. 'The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress') is a 1958 Japanese epic jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.
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The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese epic jidaigeki
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The Hidden Fortress, Description, original language
The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, following two bumbling peasants who are recruited, without fully understanding the danger, to escort a disguised princess and a general carrying a hidden fortune of gold safely across hostile territory.
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The Hidden Fortress (Japanese: 隠し砦の三悪人, Hepburn: Kakushi Toride no San Akunin; lit. 'The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress') is a 1958 Japanese epic jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.
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The Hidden Fortress (Japanese: 隠し砦の三悪人, Hepburn: Kakushi Toride no San Akunin; lit. 'The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress') is a 1958 Japanese epic jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.
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Wikidata P166: FIPRESCI Prize at Berlinale
Wikidata P166 (award received): FIPRESCI Prize at Berlinale.
Wikidata P166: Silver Bear for Best Director
Wikidata P166 (award received): Silver Bear for Best Director.
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