In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
Cinematography
Horizontal wipes and deep focus that rewired cinema's DNA.
Direction
Kurosawa makes you root for two absolute cowards.
Stunts
That horse chase down the mountain? No CGI, just chaos.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Toshirō Mifune
General Rokurota Makabe
Minoru Chiaki
Tahei
Kamatari Fujiwara
Matashichi
Misa Uehara
Princess Yuki
Susumu Fujita
General Hyoe Tadokoro
Takashi Shimura
General Izumi Nagakura
Ikio Sawamura
Gambler (uncredited)
Kōji Mitsui
Guard (uncredited)
Yū Fujiki
Guard (uncredited)
Yutaka Sada
Guard (uncredited)
Haruo Suzuki
Horseman (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
George Lucas openly cribbed the hidden princess, bickering sidekicks, and wipe transitions for Star Wars—this is basically Episode IV's grandfather.
Kurosawa shot the mountain fortress scenes near Mount Fuji in brutal winter; Mifune performed his own horse stunts after the professional rider refused.
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I think 🤔 Misa Uehara is most beautiful ❤️ actress in cinema 🎥
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‘Acknowledged by George Lucas as a primary inspiration for Star Wars.’
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Leia, Obiwan, C3PO and R2D2 in this movie.
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