He’s always been quick to credit “The Hidden Fortress” for informing the creation of R2-D2 and C-3PO, and for giving him the idea to introduce a galaxy far, far away through the eyes of its most innocuous characters, but that’s where it stops. It was George Lucas who rescued the film from oblivion (and leveraged his own success to support Kurosawa after the industry had turned on the aging master like a wild tiger), but even Lucas has been reserved in his praise.
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“The Hidden Fortress” over-delivered on that front more than he ever could’ve imagined.Ī self-described piece of “100% entertainment” that became the biggest hit of Kurosawa’s career to date, the fourth-highest-grossing film of its year in Japan, and later one of the most consecrated inspirations for a movie called “ Star Wars,” “The Hidden Fortress” is typically remembered as a low-calorie snack or a historical footnote. Kurosawa knew that he was backing himself into a corner that he could only buy his way out of with box office receipts. 'Andor': Shaping the Spy Missions, Heists, and Flashbacks That Lead to 'Rogue One'Īll the Details on 'Hunger Games' Prequel 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes'īrendan Fraser and Colin Farrell Stand Out Among New Batch of Best Actor Contenders 'Star Wars' Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns Can't Say 'Anything' About Her Taika Waititi Movie
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