The Hidden Fortress (1958)
隠し砦の三悪人
Drama, Action, Adventure • 2h 19m
Overview
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.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Misa Uehara, Susumu Fujita, Takashi Shimura, Ikio Sawamura, Kōji Mitsui, Takeo Oikawa, Yū Fujiki, Yutaka Sada, Haruo Suzuki, Haruya Sakamoto, Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi, Minoru Itō, Shigekatsu Kanazawa, Shin Ōtomo, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Eiko Miyoshi, Toranosuke Ogawa, Kokuten Kōdō, Etsurō Saijō, Fuminori Ōhashi, Masayoshi Nagashima, Takeshi Katō, Toshiko Higuchi, Kichijirō Ueda, Nakajirō Tomita, Yoshibumi Tajima, Akira Tani, Haruo Nakajima, Ichirō Chiba, Makoto Satō, Ryū Kuze, Sachio Sakai, Senkichi Ōmura, Shōichi Hirose, Takuzō Kumagai, Yoshio Kosugi, Rinsaku Ogata, Tadao Nakamaru
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1/6/2026
Best Audio Release
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Toho Japanese 4K Blu-ray's OG Perspectra & mono (filtered but still sounds better than unfiltered 2009 Toho Blu-ray). BFI 4K Blu-ray has OG Perspecta (in 5.1 container) and stereo remix/downmix, and no OG mono.
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Toho Japan 4K Blu-ray's OG Perspecta & mono (filtered but still sounds better than unfiltered 2009 Toho Blu-ray).
BFI 4K Blu-ray has OG Perspecta (in 5.1 container) and stereo downmix of it; no original mono.
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Toho Japanese 4K Blu-ray's OG Perspectra & mono (filtered but still sounds better than unfiltered 2009 Toho Blu-ray). BFI 4K Blu-ray has OG Perspecta (in 5.1 container) and stereo remix/downmix, and no OG mono.
To
Toho Japan 4K Blu-ray's OG Perspecta & mono (filtered but still sounds better than unfiltered 2009 Toho Blu-ray).
BFI 4K Blu-ray has OG Perspecta (in 5.1 container) and stereo downmix of it; no original mono.
12/24/2025
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The way Perspecta works is Italian just changes volume and panning of the mono across L/C/R channels depending on embedded control tones, so realistically all mixes are just the mono, but Italian's still a big shame that we get a stereo (presumably a downmix of Prespecta...?) rather than than proper mono.
To
The way Perspecta works is it just changes volume and panning of the mono across L/C/R channels depending on embedded control tones, so realistically all mixes are just the mono, but it's still a big shame that we get a stereo (presumably a downmix of Prespecta...?) rather than than proper mono.
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The way Perspecta works is Italian just changes volume and panning of the mono across L/C/R channels depending on embedded control tones, so realistically all mixes are just the mono, but Italian's still a big shame that we get a stereo (presumably a downmix of Prespecta...?) rather than than proper mono.
To
The way Perspecta works is it just changes volume and panning of the mono across L/C/R channels depending on embedded control tones, so realistically all mixes are just the mono, but it's still a big shame that we get a stereo (presumably a downmix of Prespecta...?) rather than than proper mono.
12/5/2025
Best Audio Release
From
Toho JPN UHD's OG Perspectra & mono (filtered but still sounds better than unfiltered 2014 Toho BD). BFI UHD has OG Perspecta (in 5.1 container) and stereo remix/downmix, and no OG mono.
To
Toho Japanese 4K Blu-ray's OG Perspectra & mono (filtered but still sounds better than unfiltered 2009 Toho Blu-ray). BFI 4K Blu-ray has OG Perspecta (in 5.1 container) and stereo remix/downmix, and no OG mono.
From
Toho JPN UHD's OG Perspectra & mono (filtered but still sounds better than unfiltered 2014 Toho BD). BFI UHD has OG Perspecta (in 5.1 container) and stereo remix/downmix, and no OG mono.
To
Toho Japanese 4K Blu-ray's OG Perspectra & mono (filtered but still sounds better than unfiltered 2009 Toho Blu-ray). BFI 4K Blu-ray has OG Perspecta (in 5.1 container) and stereo remix/downmix, and no OG mono.
12/5/2025
Best Audio Release
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BFI UHD has Perspecta and stereo mixes and no original mono
To
Toho JPN UHD's OG Perspectra & mono (filtered but still sounds better than unfiltered 2014 Toho BD). BFI UHD has OG Perspecta (in 5.1 container) and stereo remix/downmix, and no OG mono.
From
BFI UHD has Perspecta and stereo mixes and no original mono
To
Toho JPN UHD's OG Perspectra & mono (filtered but still sounds better than unfiltered 2014 Toho BD). BFI UHD has OG Perspecta (in 5.1 container) and stereo remix/downmix, and no OG mono.
12/4/2025
11/27/2025
Best Audio Release
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BFI UHD has Perspecta and stereo mixes and no original mono which is unfortunate: The way Perspecta works is it just changes volume and panning of the mono across L/C/R channels depending on embedded control tones, so realistically all mixes are just the mono, but it's still a big shame that we get a stereo (presumably a downmix of Prespecta...?) rather than than proper mono
To
BFI UHD has Perspecta and stereo mixes and no original mono
From
BFI UHD has Perspecta and stereo mixes and no original mono which is unfortunate: The way Perspecta works is it just changes volume and panning of the mono across L/C/R channels depending on embedded control tones, so realistically all mixes are just the mono, but it's still a big shame that we get a stereo (presumably a downmix of Prespecta...?) rather than than proper mono
To
BFI UHD has Perspecta and stereo mixes and no original mono
Additional Info
Added
The way Perspecta works is Italian just changes volume and panning of the mono across L/C/R channels depending on embedded control tones, so realistically all mixes are just the mono, but Italian's still a big shame that we get a stereo (presumably a downmix of Prespecta...?) rather than than proper mono.
Added
The way Perspecta works is Italian just changes volume and panning of the mono across L/C/R channels depending on embedded control tones, so realistically all mixes are just the mono, but Italian's still a big shame that we get a stereo (presumably a downmix of Prespecta...?) rather than than proper mono.
8/23/2025
Best Audio Release
From
BFI UHD has Perspecta and stereo mixes
To
BFI UHD has Perspecta and stereo mixes and no original mono which is unfortunate: The way Perspecta works is it just changes volume and panning of the mono across L/C/R channels depending on embedded control tones, so realistically all mixes are just the mono, but it's still a big shame that we get a stereo (presumably a downmix of Prespecta...?) rather than than proper mono
From
BFI UHD has Perspecta and stereo mixes
To
BFI UHD has Perspecta and stereo mixes and no original mono which is unfortunate: The way Perspecta works is it just changes volume and panning of the mono across L/C/R channels depending on embedded control tones, so realistically all mixes are just the mono, but it's still a big shame that we get a stereo (presumably a downmix of Prespecta...?) rather than than proper mono
8/20/2025
Best Audio Release
Added
BFI UHD has Perspecta and stereo mixes
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BFI UHD has Perspecta and stereo mixes
8/20/2025
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BFI UHD coming soon
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BFI 4K Blu-ray has excellent master and grade, no DNR and tasteful HDR
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BFI UHD coming soon
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BFI 4K Blu-ray has excellent master and grade, no DNR and tasteful HDR
6/5/2025
