The Hidden Fortress
1958 · TMDB 8.0 · 隠し砦の三悪人
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
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.
Why it matters
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.
Same director
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Released
- 1958-12-28
- Studio
- TOHO
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- TMDB score
- 8.0
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Key contributors
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Akira Kurosawa
Director
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Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer
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Hideo Oguni
Writer
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Ryuzo Kikushima
Writer
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Toshirō Mifune
General Rokurota Makabe
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Minoru Chiaki
Tahei
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Kamatari Fujiwara
Matashichi
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Misa Uehara
Princess Yuki
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Susumu Fujita
General Hyoe Tadokoro
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Takashi Shimura
General Izumi Nagakura
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Ikio Sawamura
Gambler (uncredited)
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Kōji Mitsui
Guard (uncredited)