The Hidden Fortress

Summary

The Hidden Fortress is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,202 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Hidden Fortress received the Silver Bear for Best Director^[3].
• The Hidden Fortress received the FIPRESCI Prize at Berlinale^[4].
• The Hidden Fortress's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• The Hidden Fortress's director is recorded as Akira Kurosawa^[6].
• The Hidden Fortress's screenwriter is recorded as Akira Kurosawa^[7].
• The Hidden Fortress's screenwriter is recorded as Shinobu Hashimoto^[8].
• The Hidden Fortress's screenwriter is recorded as Hideo Oguni^[9].
• The Hidden Fortress's composer is recorded as Masaru Sato^[10].
• The Hidden Fortress's genre is recorded as adventure film^[11].
• The Hidden Fortress's genre is recorded as drama film^[12].
• The Hidden Fortress's cast member is recorded as Toshirō Mifune^[13].
• The Hidden Fortress's cast member is recorded as Misa Uehara^[14].
• The Hidden Fortress's cast member is recorded as Minoru Chiaki^[15].
• The Hidden Fortress's cast member is recorded as Kamatari Fujiwara^[16].
• The Hidden Fortress's cast member is recorded as Takashi Shimura^[17].
• The Hidden Fortress's cast member is recorded as Susumu Fujita^[18].
• The Hidden Fortress's cast member is recorded as Toshiko Higuchi^[19].
• The Hidden Fortress's cast member is recorded as Yū Fujiki^[20].
• The Hidden Fortress's cast member is recorded as Yoshio Tsuchiya^[21].
• The Hidden Fortress's cast member is recorded as Kokuten Kōdō^[22].
• The Hidden Fortress's producer is recorded as Akira Kurosawa^[23].
• The Hidden Fortress's performer is recorded as Masaru Sato^[24].
• The Hidden Fortress's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316751675^[25].
• The Hidden Fortress's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2019073929^[26].
• The Hidden Fortress's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17031004c^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Hidden Fortress's performer is recorded as Masaru Sato^[24]. Its producer is recorded as Akira Kurosawa^[23]. Its director is recorded as Akira Kurosawa^[6]. Screenwriters include Akira Kurosawa^[7], Shinobu Hashimoto^[8], and Hideo Oguni^[9]. Cast members include Toshirō Mifune^[13], Misa Uehara^[14], Minoru Chiaki^[15], Kamatari Fujiwara^[16], Takashi Shimura^[17], and Susumu Fujita^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1958-12-25T00:00:00Z^[28] and +1958-12-28T00:00:00Z^[29]. The Hidden Fortress's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese^[30]. Genres include adventure film^[11] and drama film^[12].

Reception

Awards received include Silver Bear for Best Director^[3], an award for best direction^[31] and FIPRESCI Prize at Berlinale^[4], a film award category^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1957^[34]. Reviews include 8.5/10^[35], 96%^[36], 89/100^[37], 8.0/10^[38], and 4.1/5^[39].

Why It Matters

The Hidden Fortress ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,202 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

It has been cited as an influence by Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope^[42], a film^[43], directed by George Lucas^[44].

FAQs

What awards did The Hidden Fortress receive?

Honors received include Silver Bear for Best Director^[3] and FIPRESCI Prize at Berlinale^[4].

Who did The Hidden Fortress influence?

The Hidden Fortress has been cited as an influence by Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope^[42].