Toshiro Mifune | Actors

Stream of the Day: Akira Kurosawa’s ‘The Hidden Fortress’ Is More Than the Movie That Inspired ‘Star Wars’

Known as the Japanese adventure movie that inspired “Star Wars,” Kurosawa’s “The Hidden Fortress” is so much more than that.

May 8, 2020 5:41 pm /

This frustratingly thin portrait of Toshiro Mifune marks the first time that Akira Kurosawa’s untamed muse has ever been boring on screen.

Nov 25, 2016 9:00 am /

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