Widescreen (2.35:1). Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. Special features: new audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince, author of The warrior's camera: the cinema of Akira Kurosawa; documentary from 2003 on the making of the film, created as part of the Toho Masterworks sereis Akira Kurosawa: it is wonderful to create; interview from 2001 with filmmaker George Lucas about Kurosawa; trailer; booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Catherine Russell.
Summary:
A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one. A general charged with guarding his defeated clan's princess 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. Delivers Kurosawa's trademark deft blend of wry humor, and breathtaking action.
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