Latest / Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
The Hidden Fortress (Episode 66) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Inspired by the theatrical Noh dramas he loved so much, Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress became a cultural and financial touchstone in 1958. Despite being dismissed in Japan as a lesser Kurosawa effort, it nonetheless became a top moneymaker and made a successful transition to US shores in late 1960. It stars the incomparable Kurosawa regular Toshiro Mufine and a great supporting cast including Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, and Misa Uehara.
Listen to your Hot Date hosts Dan and Vicky trip over themselves -- and butcher a few Japanese names along the way -- in praising this stunning…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.