The Hidden Fortress

PG
2h 19m
1958
8 /10 (669)

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.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1958-12-28

Top Billed Cast

Toshirō Mifune

General Rokurota Makabe

Minoru Chiaki

Tahei

Kamatari Fujiwara

Matashichi

Misa Uehara

Princess Yuki

Susumu Fujita

General Hyoe Tadokoro

Takashi Shimura

General Izumi Nagakura

Ikio Sawamura

Gambler (uncredited)

Kōji Mitsui

Guard (uncredited)

Takeo Oikawa

Guard (uncredited)

Yū Fujiki

Guard (uncredited)

Yutaka Sada

Guard (uncredited)

Haruo Suzuki

Horseman (uncredited)

Haruya Sakamoto

Horseman (uncredited)

Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Horseman (uncredited)

Minoru Itō

Horseman (uncredited)

Shigekatsu Kanazawa

Horseman (uncredited)

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