4Digital Asia have announced the UK DVD release of 'Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess' for the 28th June, 2010. The film is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1958 classic and tells the tale of hidden gold bullion and a princess on the run. The cast includes Jun Matsumoto, Kippei Shiina, and Masami Nagasawa.
Synopsis
Makabe Rokurota, the loyal retainer of Princess Yuki-hime, Yuki-hime 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 the local warlord.
Along the way, Rokurota comes across Takezo and Shimpachi, who have escaped from forced labor in a gold mine. They eventually agree to help out on this foolhardy mission in the hope of escaping Yamana's oppression and cashing in on the gold reward Rokurota offers them.
Features
Original Japanese trailer
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Artwork and trailer are below, and you can preorder the DVD now from Amazon.co.uk.
