The Hidden Fortress 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Akira Kurosawa BFI Toshiro Mifune

New 4K Restoration of the Akira Kurosawa classic that inspired Star Wars!

Introducing BFI's 4K Ultra HD (Region Free) Limited Edition release for 1958's The Hidden Fortress. Akira 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.

A story of rival clans, hidden gold and a princess in distress, The Hidden Fortress is a thrilling mix of fairy story and samurai action movie. Some twenty years on, the film's influence would have even greater impact on the world’s box office, when George Lucas borrowed elements of its plot for the first of his Star Wars series.

The Hidden Fortress became Kurosawa's biggest box office hit to date and won several awards, including the Golden Bear at the 1959 Berlin Film Festival.

Limited Edition Features:

• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Slip case
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated booklet with writing on the film by Kenta McGrath

Features:

• Restored 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Newly recorded audio commentary by Japanese-cinema expert Tony Rayns
• Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create – Hidden Fortress (2002)
• Interview with George Lucas(2001, 8 mins)
• Original trailer

Technical Specs:

• Language: Japanese
• Year: 1958
• Runtime: 140
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Subtitles: English (optional)