“Originally, STAR WARS was a good concept in search of a story. And then I thought of HIDDEN FORTRESS.”
— George Lucas

“One of the greatest action-adventure films ever made.”
– David Ehrenstein, Criterion

“Deserves recognition as a definitive cultural expression of Japan’s master filmmaker.”
– Armond White

“In THE HIDDEN FORTRESS Kurosawa not only commemorated historical Japanese myths with new, vivid feeling but also created the source for many of the enduring entertainment tropes in world cinema today.”
– Armond White

 

FRI August 15th at 2:00 PM


SAT August 16th at 3:00 PM


SUN August 17th at 7:30 PM


MON August 18th at 2:00 PM


TUE August 19th at 2:00 PM


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THU August 21st at 1:30 PM

A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one, THE HIDDEN FORTRESS stars the inimitable Toshiro Mifune as a general charged with guarding his defeated clan’s princess (a fierce Misa Uehara) as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory.

Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends.

This rip-roaring ride is among the director’s most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas’s STAR WARS. THE HIDDEN FORTRESS delivers Kurosawa’s trademark deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action, and compassionate humanity.