The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

What you make of another's kindness is up to you.

Dec 28, 1958 · 2h 19m · Drama, Action, Adventure

⭐ 8.0· 687 votes

Director Akira Kurosawa

Writer Akira Kurosawa

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Overview

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

General Rokurota Makabe

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Tahei

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Matashichi

Misa Uehara

Misa Uehara

Princess Yuki

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

General Hyoe Tadokoro

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

General Izumi Nagakura

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Gambler (uncredited)

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Guard (uncredited)

Takeo Oikawa

Takeo Oikawa

Guard (uncredited)

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Guard (uncredited)

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Guard (uncredited)

Haruo Suzuki

Haruo Suzuki

Horseman (uncredited)

Haruya Sakamoto

Haruya Sakamoto

Horseman (uncredited)

Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Horseman (uncredited)

Minoru Itō

Minoru Itō

Horseman (uncredited)

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