{"product_id":"the-hidden-fortress","title":"THE HIDDEN FORTRESS - DVD","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Hidden Fortress (DVD)\u003cbr\u003eA film by Akira Kurosawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA story of rival clans, hidden gold, and a princess in distress, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hidden Fortress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a thrilling blend of fairy tale and samurai action. It was Kurosawa's first film shot in the widescreen process of Tohoscope, and he exploited this to the full in the film's rich variety of landscape locations, including the slopes of Mount Fuji.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film became the director's biggest box office hit of his career to date and won several major international awards, including the Golden Bear at the 1959 Berlin Film Festival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome twenty years on, the film's influence would have an even greater impact on cinema history when George Lucas borrowed elements of the story for the first film in his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial features\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDigitally remastered in High Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInterview with director George Lucas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2001, 8 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Japanese theatrical trailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSleeve notes by film historian and critic Philip Kemp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapan | 1958 | black and white | Japanese language, with optional English subtitles | 133 minutes | DVD9 | original aspect ratio 2.35:1 | PCM mono audio (320kbps) | Region 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is as though Bunuel had made The Mark Of Zorro...so imaginative, so funny, so tender, and so sophisticated. --Donald Richie, The Films Of Akira Kurosawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe movie that confirmed Kurosawa's greatest strength, his innovative handling of genre. --Time Out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600847458478,"sku":"BFIV2018","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/the-hidden-fortress-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409294","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-hidden-fortress","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}