Episode notes
Forrest, J. Andrew World, Conan Neutron, and KT Baldassaro talk about Akira Kurosawa's 1958 the Hidden Fortress on the third episode of Movie Night Adventure #akirakurosawa #kurosawa #hiddenfortress #starwars #georgelucas #sevensamurai
The Hidden Fortress has been pointed out by George Lucas as the main inspiration for Star Wars: A New Hope.
In 1958, the difficult production on The Hidden Fortress, led to Kurosawa having to start his own studio rather than continuing to leave production to Toho Studios.
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