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POPS, STONE LOKI, IRONCASTER and SQUEEKA MOUSE discuss THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958)
Talk Hard discusses the classic THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958), an inspiration for Star Wars. George Lucas adopted the narrative technique of telling an epic adventure story through the perspectives of the two lowest-ranking characters (peasants Tahei/Matashichi inspiring R2-D2/C-3PO).
Story: Japanese peasants Matashichi (Kamatari Fujiwara) and Tahei (Minoru Chiaki) try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants don't know that Rokurota (Toshirô Mifune) is a general and Yuki (Misa Uehara) is a princess, the peasants agree to accompany the pair to safety in return for gold. Along the way, the general must prove his expertise in battle while also hiding his identity.
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MUSIC CREDITS (may be included on different videos):
Tune In to Pops/Thank You Outro via Dempsey @drunknpoet
Western Spaghetti Music via Chris Haugen (YT Music license)
Cinematic Memories via YT Music License
Island Dreams by Chris Haugen via YT Music License
Christmas Village by Aaron Kenny via YT Music License
Majestic Hills by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Dramatic Orchestral by JP Bianchini jpbianchini.com
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Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/-dramatic-orchestral
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Misc Credits:
Video/FIlm Strip Background: Video by Tomislav Jakupec via Pixabay
Theater screen for overlay: Bruno from Pixabay
Ship on Ocean, Waves: Background Video by Harrison Miller from Pixabay
Jungle background: Video by Oleksandr Pidvalnyi via Pixabay
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POPS, STONE LOKI, IRONCASTER and SQUEEKA MOUSE discuss THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958)
Talk Hard discusses the classic THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958), an inspiration for Star Wars. George Lucas adopted the narrative technique of telling an epic adventure story through the perspectives of the two lowest-ranking characters (peasants Tahei/Matashichi inspiring R2-D2/C-3PO).
Story: Japanese peasants Matashichi (Kamatari Fujiwara) and Tahei (Minoru Chiaki) try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants don't know that Rokurota (Toshirô Mifune) is a general and Yuki (Misa Uehara) is a princess, the peasants agree to accompany the pair to safety in return for gold. Along the way, the general must prove his expertise in battle while also hiding his identity.
#movies #moviepodcast #talkhard
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Affiliate Links:
The Hidden Fortress Criterion Collection: amzn.to/4ceLfDG
Tommy Boy 4K set: amzn.to/4q8hZUH
Callahan Auto Parts shirt: amzn.to/4biPKhw
Quit Playin with your Dinghy: amzn.to/49nCHch
Time Bandits 4K on Amazon: amzn.to/45iGUMY
Tropic Thunder via Amazon: amzn.to/3YNwtxg
Ghost in a Shell 4k: amzn.to/3G1uXS4
Spirited Away Blu-Ray: amzn.to/3EWCv8x
Spirited Away Limited Steelbook: amzn.to/3EU7fHi
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust - amzn.to/4lYGwKe
Ghost in the Shell 4K set: amzn.to/44pWsiq
Ghost in the Shell HC Collection: amzn.to/3RO8fj2
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CHECK OUT & CONNECT STONE LOKI
@StoneColdLoki
Twitter: twitter.com/StoneLoki1
LOKI Tip Jar - streamelements.com/lokismorningsofmischief/tip
LOKI'S Patreon - patreon.com/user?u=12944929
IRONCASTER
@Ironcaster
Twitter: twitter.com/IroncasterH
SQUEEKA
@squeekamouse
-
SUPPORT POPS:
Paypal: paypal.com/paypalme/bjonesPOPS
POPS STICKER: redbubble.com/i/sticker/POPS-LOGO-by-POPSmerch/90275973.EJUG5
POPS coasters: redbubble.com/i/coasters/POPS-LOGO-by-POPSmerch/90275973.E5I3N
OTHER POPS MERCH: RED BUBBLE
redbubble.com/people/POPSmerch/shop
Email: BjonesPOPS@gmail.com
Facebook Page: facebook.com/Popsonpopculture
Twitter: twitter.com/bjonespops
Send POPS STUFF:
POPS
PO BOX 690
Orange Springs, FL 32182
-
MUSIC CREDITS (may be included on different videos):
Tune In to Pops/Thank You Outro via Dempsey @drunknpoet
Western Spaghetti Music via Chris Haugen (YT Music license)
Cinematic Memories via YT Music License
Island Dreams by Chris Haugen via YT Music License
Christmas Village by Aaron Kenny via YT Music License
Majestic Hills by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Dramatic Orchestral by JP Bianchini jpbianchini.com
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/-dramatic-orchestral
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/o3n1uV48_2Q
Misc Credits:
Video/FIlm Strip Background: Video by Tomislav Jakupec via Pixabay
Theater screen for overlay: Bruno from Pixabay
Ship on Ocean, Waves: Background Video by Harrison Miller from Pixabay
Jungle background: Video by Oleksandr Pidvalnyi via Pixabay
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FAIR USE NOTICE. POPS (Pops on Pop Culture) videos might contain copyrighted material, the use of which may not always be specifically authorized by the copyright owner. In such cases, the material is displayed for commentary and educational purposes. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this video for purposes of your own, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
