A general and a princess must dodge enemy clans while smuggling the royal treasure out of hostile territory with two bumbling, conniving peasents at their sides; it's a spirited adventure that only Akira Kurosawa could create. Acknowledged as a primary influence on George Lucas' STAR WARS, THE HIDDEN FORTRESS delivers Kurosawa's inimitably deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action and humanist compassion on an epic scale.