Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess

Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShinji Higuchi
Written byKazuki Nakashima
Based on
The Hidden Fortress
by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyShoji Ehara
Edited bySōichi Ueno
Music byNaoki Satō
Production
companies
Distributed byToho[1]
Release date
  • 10 May 2008 (2008-05-10) (Japan)
Running time
118 minutes[2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥930 million ($8.5 million)[3]

Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess[4] (Japanese: 隠し砦の三悪人 THE LAST PRINCESS(ザ ラスト プリンセス), Hepburn: Kakushitoride no Sanakunin: Za Rasuto Purinsesu, lit. 'The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess') is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Shinji Higuchi. A remake of the 1958 Akira Kurosawa film The Hidden Fortress, it was released on 10 May 2008.[2][5]

Plot

Makabe Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe), a loyal retainer of Princess Yuki (Masami Nagasawa), has been commissioned to transport Yuki and Akizuki's ample treasury of gold bars safely to the politically stable Hayakawa. They disguise themselves as humble firewood peddlers, hiding the gold bars inside the logs they are carrying so as to pass safely through roadblocks set up by Yamana, which is under the control of Takayama Gyobu (Kippei Shiina), whose attire bears a striking resemblance to that of Darth Vader.

Along the way, Rokurota comes across Takezo (Jun Matsumoto) and Shimpachi (Daisuke Miyagawa), who have escaped from forced labor in a gold mine. Takezo and Shimpachi first frown on joining the journey, but eventually agree to help out in the hope of escaping Yamana's oppression and cashing in on the gold reward Rokurota offers them.[citation needed]

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on 1 November 2007.[6] Filming locations included Mount Aso, Kumamoto Castle, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Shizuoka Prefecture.[citation needed]

Release

The film premiered on 17 April 2008 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall, and was released theatrically in Japan on 10 May 2008.[7] An early screening was held on 27 April 2018 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, garnering positive reactions from the audience.[8][9] It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on 14 May 2008.[10]

The Last Princess was released on DVD on 12 December 2008 in Japan. It charted at number four on the Oricon DVD chart.[11]

On 28 June 2010 it was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on DVD by 4Digital Asia.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ 隠し砦の三悪人 THE LAST PRINCESS (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b Schilling, Mark (9 May 2008). "Kakushi Toride no San Akunin". The Japan Times. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Kakushi Toride no San Akunin - The Last Princess". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess DVD – Compare Prices and View Trailer at Find-DVD.co.uk". Medifusion. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. ^ 松本潤＆長澤まさみ出演「隠し砦の三悪人」に早くも続編の構想が！. eiga.com (in Japanese). 8 May 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  6. ^ 松本潤と長澤まさみで黒澤映画「隠し砦の三悪人」リメイク！. eiga.com (in Japanese). 29 October 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  7. ^ すべらない舞台挨拶に2000人が爆笑！「隠し砦の三悪人」ジャパンプレミア. eiga.com (in Japanese). 18 April 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Los Angeles Premiere of Toho's HIDDEN FORTRESS: THE LAST PRINCESS". USC Cinematic Arts. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  9. ^ 松本潤主演作「隠し砦の三悪人」カンヌ映画祭見本市へ！. eiga.com (in Japanese). 12 May 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  10. ^ 『隠し砦の三悪人』舞台挨拶、松ジュンが宮川大輔に「なんで来たの?」. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  11. ^ 隠し砦の三悪人 THE LAST PRINCESS スタンダード・エディション. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

External links

  • Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess at IMDb


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