The Hidden Fortress Comments

  • Johnny 2022-03-15 09:01:05

    An important reason why Kurosawa can become a master of film is seriousness. It is an extremely responsible attitude towards movies that allows him to maintain a high level of each film. It is said that the plot of "Warring States Heroes" is not complicated, even a bit like a short story in an ancient Chinese script. But Akira Kurosawa was stunned by expanding what can be said in one sentence into a feature-length feature film with rich meaning and twists and turns. Compared with previous...

  • Jacklyn 2022-03-15 09:01:05

    The thousand-year-old actress Ji Jun riding a horse to chase the soul comes from...

  • Giovani 2022-03-14 14:12:24

    Although the story comes from the Warring States period in Japan, it is not the epic war epic of the Eastern Zhou dynasties, but it is a heroic and courageous, fulfilling promise to escort the princess out of danger by riding a thousand miles alone. The theme of the road + revenge, the hero The top-level perspective of the disaster, and the experience of wandering through the bottom of the civil society, portrayed a social group image of Japan during the Warring States Period. Toshiro Mifune’s...

  • Elza 2022-01-09 08:01:11

    This movie does not have such a strong dramatic conflict. It is more of an intellectual contest. The rhythm is very good, but it is still too long and there is no absolute climax. Ladder riots and spears singled out two textbook-like shots and composition. Uehara Misa's slender figure is really...

  • Dee 2022-01-09 08:01:11

    Toshiro Mifune is Kurosawa's muse! He is just over 1.70 meters tall, and his thighs are exposed in this film. Each close-up photographed Mifune's furry face as a sculpture. It is obviously reluctant to drag on horseback and duel so long. When the director particularly loves an actor, the character must be alive and well. Uehara Misa shaved his eyebrows, and shouted every line, a very leading princess. The relationship between the characters has changed wonderfully along the...

  • Krystal 2022-01-09 08:01:11

    Most of the roles played by Toshiro Mifune are bold and thoughtful celebrities and greats. He can perfectly control the righteous roles in these period dramas, but his performance in modern dramas is lackluster. In this film, the performance of the two farmers is even more commendable. The two are gagging, and Kurosawa vividly portrays the images of the two farmers who will love their money and their lives. "The stone group can hide the stone, the crowd can hide the...

  • Reginald 2022-01-09 08:01:11

    The eyes of the little people see the tide of the great era. The twists and turns of the story itself and the wrestling between the characters build a very strong entertainment; at that time, Kurosawa loved Mifune, and the white thighs with the upside-down shots were truly heroic; In addition, the wide screen makes Kurosawa Ming more powerful, watching the camera itself and the movement of people and objects in the lens is really a moment of...

Extended Reading

The Hidden Fortress quotes

  • General Hyoe Tadokoro: Why did you let me survive the shame of my defeat? To defeat an enemy yet let him live may seem kind, but it's cruel!

  • Princess Yuki: I have enjoyed the journey. The happiness of these days, I would have never known living in the castle. I've seen people as they are, without pretense. I've seen their beauty and their ugliness with my own eyes.