With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, this daily feature provides one new movie each day worth checking out on a major streaming platform. At certain points in their ...

The Hidden Fortress (1958) is a good example of why Akira Kurosawa has long been considered one of the most consistently entertaining of the world-class directors. It’s also a reminder that his was a ...

A handsome rogue and his two bickering companions accompany a strong willed princess across a strange and mysterious landscape, evading capture and triumphing over adversity against the backdrop of an ...

Criterion has recently released Cannes Palme d’Or winner Blue Is the Warmest Color, Errol Morris’ A Brief History of Time, and Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress on Blu-ray. What do these films have ...

Known as the Japanese adventure movie that inspired "Star Wars," Kurosawa's "The Hidden Fortress" is so much more than that. With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, this ...

Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress is a true folk epic. It has a cast of thousands, plenty of fighting, a mute princess, Misa Uehara, a fire ritual and a noble hero (Toshiro Mifune). In fact, it ...

Akira Kurasawa’s The Hidden Fortress, with Misa Uehara, is the comic adventure that inspired George Lucas’s Star Wars. We don’t generally associate Akira Kurosawa with comic adventure. But that’s what ...