The Hidden Fortress

Great film! Despite how utterly repulsive the characters are, you really start to like them, especially Tahei and Masashichi (though I could hardly understand a WORD the latter said – at least I could mostly get the gist from the others). Except the princess – I was so glad when they made her pretend to be a mute. She was incredibly irritating. A simple story told in a clever way: it certainly felt ahead of its time. Good fun, though I have to say, despite antecedence and sophistication, it was no Star Wars.