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Auction History Result 4b0136 HIDDEN FORTRESS linen 1sh R1984 Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune, samurai classic, uncut, rare! Date Sold 4/28/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1984 Re-Release Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 26" x 40" [66 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) Kakushi Toride no San Akunin (released in the U.S. in 1960 as "Hidden Fortress"), the classic 1958 Akira Kurosawa Japanese samurai warrior adventure thriller (George Lucas "borrowed" the plot of the film to make "Star Wars"), starring Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Susumu Fujita, and Takashi Shimura. Note that this well regarded Akira Kurosawa Japanese movie surprisingly only received a limited first release in the U.S., and movie paper from that U.S. release is incredibly rare, for unknown reasons. It also apparently had a limited first release in all other English-speaking countries, again for unknown reasons. In 1984, perhaps because it had been the inspiration for "Star Wars" in 1977, an uncut version of the movie was released in the U.S., with the tagline "U.S. Premiere Uncut Version". This restored version was the full 139-minute original version (previously releases had between 15 minutes and 40 minutes cut). Everyone agrees the uncut version is a masterpiece! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have only auctioned this rare poster (see above) twice before. One of them was this very same poster, which has been reconsigned, and the other one was in lesser condition, with significant paper loss in the right border. Also note that this one-sheet measures 26" x 40" [66 x 102 cm], but it has not been trimmed. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster was never folded. It had two small vertical creases in the bottom of the first "R" of "FORTRESS". Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was well backed, and looks great! Learn More about condition grades 
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