Fortunately, the occasional anachronism is about the only thing wrong with the tale. The Hidden Fortress is a great adventure movie, as well as very funny. That said, I can state with the utmost seriousness that I know Akira Kurosawa. Akira Kurosawa is a friend of mine. And you, Mr. Lucas, are no Akira Kurosawa. If only Tahei and Matakishi were around to beat him, as he so richly deserves.
"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
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