| Description |
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono Dolby rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 116 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 116.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono sound. |
| Language |
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1958. |
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Special features: New audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince; New English subtitle translation. |
| Credits |
Cinematography: Ishiro Yamazaki ; editor: Chozo Obata ; music: Masaru Sato ; art director: Yoshiro Muraki. |
| Cast |
Toshiro Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Susumu Fujita, Misa Uehara. |
| Summary |
A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one. A general charged with guarding his defeated clan's princess 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. Delivers Kurosawa's trademark deft blend of wry humor, and breathtaking action. |
| Subject |
Princesses -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Feudalism -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Escapes -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Gold -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS, JAPANESE.
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| Genre |
Feature films Japan.
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Samurai films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Feature films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, film director, screenwriter.
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Kikushima, Ryūzō, 1914-1989, screenwriter.
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Fujimoto, Masumi, 1910-1979.
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Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997, actor.
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Chiaki, Minoru, 1917-1999, actor.
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Fujiwara, Kamatari, 1905-1985, actor.
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Fujita, Susumu, 1912-1991, actor.
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Uehara, Misa, actor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Kakushi-toride no san-akunin |
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Hidden fortress |
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Kakushi toride no san akunin (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
9781604658101 (set) |
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160465810X (set) |
| Music No. |
CC2344BDDVD The Criterion Collection (set) |
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CC2344BDDVD-2 The Criterion Collection |
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