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The Hidden Fortress

Akira Kurosawa

1958 • 2h 19m

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.

The Hidden Fortress

Hidden Fortress | 1958 Trailer - Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki

1 REVIEW ON THE BACKLOT

★ 5 AVG

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō MifuneGeneral Rokurota Makabe

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru ChiakiTahei

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari FujiwaraMatashichi

Misa Uehara

Misa UeharaPrincess Yuki

Susumu Fujita

Susumu FujitaGeneral Hyoe Tadokoro

Takashi Shimura

Takashi ShimuraGeneral Izumi Nagakura

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio SawamuraGambler (uncredited)

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji MitsuiGuard (uncredited)

Takeo OikawaGuard (uncredited)

Yū Fujiki

Yū FujikiGuard (uncredited)

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka SadaGuard (uncredited)

Haruo Suzuki

Haruo SuzukiHorseman (uncredited)

Haruya SakamotoHorseman (uncredited)

Hiroyoshi YamaguchiHorseman (uncredited)

Minoru ItōHorseman (uncredited)

Crew

Akira Kurosawa

Akira KurosawaDirector

Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō MurakiProduction Design

Masaru Satō

Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects

Ryuzo Kikushima

Ryuzo KikushimaScreenplay

Shinobu Hashimoto

Shinobu HashimotoScreenplay

Yoshimitsu Banno

Yoshimitsu BannoAssistant Director

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