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Kurosawa's tale of a samurai's efforts to rescue a kidnapped princess (said to have inspired "Star Wars"). Toshiro Mifune. Princess: Misa Uehara. Tahei: Minoru Chiaki. Matashichi: Kamatari Fujiwara. Izumi: Takashi Shimura. Hyoe: Susumu Fujita.