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The Hidden Fortress (1958)

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  • Drama
  • Action
  • Adventure

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.

Rating
8 / 10 (750 votes)
Release date
December 28, 1958
Runtime
2h 19m
Language
Japanese
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Toshirō MifuneGeneral Rokurota Makabe
  • Minoru ChiakiTahei
  • Kamatari FujiwaraMatashichi
  • Misa UeharaPrincess Yuki
  • Susumu FujitaGeneral Hyoe Tadokoro
  • Takashi ShimuraGeneral Izumi Nagakura
  • Ikio SawamuraGambler (uncredited)
  • Kōji MitsuiGuard (uncredited)
  • Takeo OikawaGuard (uncredited)
  • Yū FujikiGuard (uncredited)
  • Yutaka SadaGuard (uncredited)
  • Haruo SuzukiHorseman (uncredited)

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