December 28, 1958 –
Toho Company Ltd. released Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress, starring Toshiro Mifune and Misa Uehara to theaters in Japan on this date.
Misa Uehara, who played the princess, described her first makeup session involving Akira Kurosawa walking into the dressing room with a picture of Elizabeth Taylor, using it to explain what he was looking for in his princess with regards to makeup.
The Haus of Dcaligari 