The Hidden Fortress (Essential Art House)

Widely remembered as the film that inspired George Lucas's Star Wars, the Hidden Fortress is one of Akira Kurosawa's most popular works, a thrillingly choreographed and cleverly written tale of chivalry and greed in medieval Japan, featuring Toshiro Mifune as a weary general in charge of protecting a princess (Misa Uehara).

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Producer: Akira Kurosawa
Producer: Duane Capizzi
Producer: Masumi Fujimoto
Actor: Minoru Chiaki
Actor: Susumu Fujita
Actor: Kamatari Fujiwara
Actor: Toshiro Mifune
Actor: Misa Uehara
Actor: Ikio Sawamura
Actor: Tadao Nakamaru
Actor: Toshiko Higuchi
Actor: Takashi Shimura
Actor: Eiko Miyoshi
Actor: Kichijiro Ueda
Actor: Koji Mitsui