Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 Akira Kurosawa: Four Samurai Classics (Criterion) Disc 2: Hidden Fortress, The (1958) Rating: Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Susumu Fujita, Misa Uehara Director: Akira Kurosawa Category: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Foreign Studio: Criterion Subtitles: English Length: 139 mins     New dual layer edition transfer, with digitally restored image and sound A general and a princess must dodge enemy clans while smuggling the royal treasure out of hostile territory with two bumbling, conniving peasants at their sides; it’s a spirited adventure that only Akira Kurosawa could create. Acknowledged as a primary influence on George Lucas’ Star Wars, The Hidden Fortress delivers Kurosawa’s inimitably deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action and humanist compassion on an epic scale. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this landmark motion picture in a stunning, newly-restored Tohoscope edition.