The Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong
Kong Version)

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Kurosawa classic Hidden Fortress gets a blockbuster makeover in the 2008 epic remake The Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess (a.k.a. Kakushi Toride no San Akunin: The Last Princess). Director Higuchi Shinjis last two films, The Sinking of Japan & Lorelei, are good indicators of whats new on the menu. Keenly aware of how to make a film a cinematic event, Higuchi updates the classic story with thrilling action, striking special effects, & idol leads, while at the same time retaining the originals core narrative & themes. Nagasawa Masami ( Crying Out Love in the Center of the World) stars as the naive spoiled princess whose eyes are opened by her journey into the real world, & popular actor Hiroshi Abe ( Trick) steps into the hallowed shoes of Mifune Toshiro to play her grizzled samurai protector. Arashis Matsumoto Jun ( Hana Yori Dango: Final), in a role greatly expanded in comparison to the original film, plays the hot-blooded peasant who becomes the princesss unlikely hero & romantic interest.

After the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki (Nagasawa Masami) & general Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe), take cover in a hidden fortress, along with their clan & gold treasury. Fortuitously stumbling into the hideaways, brash young miner Takezo (Matsumoto Jun) & his bumbling sidekick Shinhachi (Miyagawa Daisuke) hatch a daring plan to help transport the gold out of enemy terrain
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