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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

Plot: Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Hidden Fortress" (1958)
Release Date: Friday, October 25 2002
22 years ago
Genres: Documentary
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Cast

Portrait of Masayuki YuiMasayuki Yui. Masayuki Yui was 55 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 21 1947
Portrait of Akira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa. Akira Kurosawa would have been no older than 88 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 23 1910 –
Died: Sun, Sep 06 1998
Portrait of Teruyo NogamiTeruyo Nogami. Teruyo Nogami was 75 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Tue, May 24 1927
Portrait of Misa UeharaMisa Uehara. Misa Uehara was 65 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 26 1937
Portrait of Takeshi KatōTakeshi Katō. Takeshi Katō was 73 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, May 24 1929 –
Died: Fri, Jul 31 2015
Portrait of Masahiro TakaseMasahiro Takase. Masahiro Takase was 71 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 22 1931 –
Died: Sat, Dec 28 2019
Portrait of Yoshirō MurakiYoshirō Muraki. Yoshirō Muraki was 78 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 15 1924 –
Died: Mon, Oct 26 2009
Portrait of Kôichi HamamuraKôichi Hamamura. Kôichi Hamamura was >> in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Daisaku KimuraDaisaku Kimura. Daisaku Kimura was 63 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 13 1939
Portrait of Yoshio TsuchiyaYoshio Tsuchiya. Yoshio Tsuchiya was 75 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, May 18 1927 –
Died: Wed, Feb 08 2017
Portrait of Toshirō MifuneToshirō Mifune. Toshirō Mifune would have been no older than 77 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 01 1920 –
Died: Wed, Dec 24 1997
Portrait of Takao SaitōTakao Saitō. Takao Saitō was 73 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 05 1929 –
Died: Sat, Dec 06 2014
Portrait of Yū FujikiYū Fujiki. Yū Fujiki was 71 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 02 1931 –
Died: Mon, Dec 19 2005
Portrait of Yōichi MatsueYōichi Matsue. Yōichi Matsue was 71 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 26 1930 –
Died: Sat, Mar 09 2019
Portrait of Keiju KobayashiKeiju Kobayashi. Keiju Kobayashi was 78 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 23 1923 –
Died: Thu, Sep 16 2010
Portrait of Shirō MifuneShirō Mifune. Shirō Mifune was 51 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Self'.
Birthday: Mon, Nov 27 1950

Crew

Portrait of Yoshinari OkamotoYoshinari Okamoto. Yoshinari Okamoto was >> in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Writer, Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masayuki YuiMasayuki Yui. Masayuki Yui was 55 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Producer, Writer'
Birthday: Sun, Sep 21 1947
Portrait of Teruyo NogamiTeruyo Nogami. Teruyo Nogami was 75 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' as 'Producer'
Birthday: Tue, May 24 1927