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Actors: Toshiro Mifune

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Two selfish, squabbling farmers left with nothing in the wake of a brutal war stumble upon an odd traveling party consisting of a domineering strong man, a pretty young woman, and some pack horses. Turns out the man is a disguised general sneaking his defeated rulers' heir -- a princess -- across enemy territory with the clan's gold to safety with an ally, and he commandeers the farmers to help him. This 1958 Kurosawa swashbuckler was intended to spoof the popular swordplay thrillers of the day; it has plenty of action and humor and is perhaps the director's most accessible film for Western viewers. George Lucas has professed a great fondness for this movie, and you can see the basic Star Wars plot, with a Han Solo, a princess, and two comic characters (the farmers become C3PO and R2D2) crossing enemy territory, but it's a richer plot, with more complex characters than Lucas's space opera/comic book.
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Script Analysis of The Hidden Fortress

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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 30%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 60%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 10% Time/Era of Movie:    -   16th-19th century War Thriller    -   Yes War story:    -   escaping behind enemy lines

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Age:    -   40's-50's Has special powers?    -   Yes Magical/mental powers of main character:    -   is very quick Ethnicity/Nationality    -   Japanese Unusual characteristics    -   Super muscles! (man)

Setting

Asia/Pacific    -   Yes Asian country:    -   Japan Mountains/Cliffs    -   Yes Mountains:    -   climbing on trails Forest?    -   Yes Water?    -   Yes Small town?    -   Yes Misc setting    -   fort/military installation    -   castle

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   moderately messy visuals of dead Kind of violence:    -   hand to hand    -   swords Unusual forms of death    -   impaled    -   perforation--swords/knives Any profanity?    -   None

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