According to the official site, The Hidden Fortress remake is listed under the title as The Last Princess. In the original black & white 1958 film from director Akira Kurosawa, the story deals with a princess and a general who acquired the assistant of two peasant to escort them to safety while avoiding detection from their enemies. It was critically acclaimed and would later become a major influence on George Lucas for the original Star Wars. Helming the remake is director Shinji Higuchi of Sinking of Japan fame with Abe Hiroshi as General Makabe Rokurota and Nagasawa Masami as Princess Yuki. The two pleasant from the original will be combine as a single character for the remake, played by Matsumoto Jun as Miyamoto Takezou. Check out the new trailer along with the teaser below the break in the Twitch Player.
Toho is schedule to release the samurai film theatrically in Japan on May 10th.
