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The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

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

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DramaActionAdventure

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$57673

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

139 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

28 December 1958

Country

Japan

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)

Shigekatsu Kanazawa

Shigekatsu Kanazawa

Horseman (uncredited)

Shin Ōtomo

Shin Ōtomo

Horseman (uncredited)

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Horseman (uncredited)

Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshi

Maid (uncredited)

Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

Magistrate (uncredited)

Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

Old Man (uncredited)

Etsurō Saijō

Etsurō Saijō

Samurai (uncredited)

Fuminori Ōhashi

Fuminori Ōhashi

Samurai (uncredited)

Masayoshi Nagashima

Masayoshi Nagashima

Samurai (uncredited)

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Samurai (uncredited)

Toshiko Higuchi

Toshiko Higuchi

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Slave Trader (uncredited)

Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

Slave Buyer (uncredited)

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi Tajima

Slave Buyer (uncredited)

Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Soldier (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Soldier (uncredited)

Ichirō Chiba

Ichirō Chiba

Soldier (uncredited)

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Soldier (uncredited)

Ryū Kuze

Ryū Kuze

Soldier (uncredited)

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Soldier (uncredited)

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Soldier (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Soldier (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Soldier (uncredited)

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Soldier (uncredited)

Rinsaku Ogata

Rinsaku Ogata

Young Man (uncredited)

Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

Young Man (uncredited)

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