The Hidden Fortress
E424006
The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its innovative storytelling, dynamic action, and major influence on later works such as Star Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hidden Fortress canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4245830 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hidden Fortress Context triple: [Akira Kurosawa, notableWork, The Hidden Fortress]
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A.
47 Ronin
47 Ronin is a 2013 fantasy action film loosely inspired by the Japanese legend of the forty-seven rōnin, blending samurai drama with supernatural elements.
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B.
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai is a 2003 historical epic film directed by Edward Zwick that follows an American military advisor who becomes immersed in samurai culture during Japan’s Meiji Restoration.
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C.
Blade of the 47 Ronin
Blade of the 47 Ronin is a modern action-fantasy film that continues the samurai-themed story of the original 47 Ronin with a contemporary, supernatural twist.
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D.
Akira
Akira is a common Japanese given name used for people of any gender and borne by many notable figures in fields such as science, arts, and entertainment.
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E.
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! is the famous coded Japanese radio signal sent by air commander Mitsuo Fuchida to indicate complete surprise had been achieved during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hidden Fortress Target entity description: The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its innovative storytelling, dynamic action, and major influence on later works such as Star Wars.
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A.
47 Ronin
47 Ronin is a 2013 fantasy action film loosely inspired by the Japanese legend of the forty-seven rōnin, blending samurai drama with supernatural elements.
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B.
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai is a 2003 historical epic film directed by Edward Zwick that follows an American military advisor who becomes immersed in samurai culture during Japan’s Meiji Restoration.
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C.
Blade of the 47 Ronin
Blade of the 47 Ronin is a modern action-fantasy film that continues the samurai-themed story of the original 47 Ronin with a contemporary, supernatural twist.
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D.
Akira
Akira is a common Japanese given name used for people of any gender and borne by many notable figures in fields such as science, arts, and entertainment.
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E.
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! is the famous coded Japanese radio signal sent by air commander Mitsuo Fuchida to indicate complete surprise had been achieved during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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adventure film ⓘ black-and-white film ⓘ film ⓘ jidaigeki film ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Kazuo Yamasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| director | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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adventure ⓘ jidaigeki ⓘ |
| hasAward | Silver Bear for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
General Rokurota Makabe
NERFINISHED
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Matashichi NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Yuki NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Criterion Collection Blu-ray
NERFINISHED
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Criterion Collection DVD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Star Wars
NERFINISHED
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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn | George Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Masaru Sato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | story told from peasants’ point of view ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of comedy and adventure
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dynamic action sequences ⓘ innovative use of widescreen composition ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| presentedAt | 8th Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Sōjirō Motoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtime | 139 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Akira Kurosawa
NERFINISHED
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Hideo Oguni NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryūzō Kikushima NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinobu Hashimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Sengoku period Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Kamatari Fujiwara
NERFINISHED
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Minoru Chiaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Misa Uehara NERFINISHED ⓘ Susumu Fujita NERFINISHED ⓘ Takashi Shimura NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshiro Mifune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Hidden Fortress Description of subject: The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its innovative storytelling, dynamic action, and major influence on later works such as Star Wars.
Referenced by (3)
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