Blu-ray & 4K UHD release: ‘The Hidden Fortress’

By   |  Jun 5, 2025

BFI are bringing the 1958 Japanese period adventure drama ‘The Hidden Fortress’ (隠し砦の三悪人) to UK Blu-ray and 4K UHD on August 11, 2025.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa, the film tells the story of two peasants who agree to escort a man and a woman across enemy lines in return for gold without knowing that he is a general and the woman is a princess. The cast includes Toshiro Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Susumu Fujita, Takashi Shimura, and Misa Uehara.

Synopsis: In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.

Features:
• Restored 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Newly recorded audio commentary by Tony Rayns
• Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create – Hidden Fortress (2002)
• Interview with George Lucas (2001, 8 mins)
• Original trailer
• Illustrated booklet [First Pressing only]

‘The Hidden Fortress’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk.

Phil Mills
Follow me
Latest posts by Phil Mills (see all)

Share