THE HIDDEN FORTRESS - George Lucas on the Kurosawa Film that Inspired STAR WARS
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2021
- Film director George Lucas discusses the role that Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress played in inspiring STAR WARS.
The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人, Kakushi toride no san akunin, literally, "The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress") is a 1958 jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It narrates the story of two peasants who agree to escort a man and a woman across enemy lines in return for gold without knowing that he is a general and the woman is a princess. The film stars Toshiro Mifune as General Makabe Rokurōta (真壁 六郎太) and Misa Uehara as Princess Yuki while the role of the peasants, Tahei and Matashichi, are portrayed by Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara respectively.
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What other films inspired Star Wars?
Another great video, keep up the good work, Now, I need to watch more Kurosawa
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Kurosawa is one of the best no doubt. Eventually, we'd like to do videos where we discuss where to start with different directors' filmographies.
Very interesting. Thank you for uploading.
Apologies for the late reply. Thank you for watching!
Faster. More intense.
You literally just saved my cinema project bro. 💪
That's great! We're glad you found this video useful.
Lol he lifted most of the plot for Star Wars