The Hidden Fortress
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The Hidden Fortress (1958)

PG
01/02/2002 (GB)
Drama, Action, Adventure
2h 19m

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

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.

  • Akira KurosawaDirector, Screenplay
  • Shinobu HashimotoScreenplay
  • Hideo OguniScreenplay
  • Original Title

    隠し砦の三悪人

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

  • Revenue

    $57,673

Keywords

  • japan
  • male friendship
  • jidaigeki
  • sengoku period
  • feudal japan
  • 16th century
  • mountain fortress

Top Billed 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

Guard (uncredited)

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Guard (uncredited)

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