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The Hidden Fortress

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The Hidden Fortress

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

8.0

2h 19m

1958

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

Synopsis

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.

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Trailer

DramaActionAdventure

japanmale friendshipjidaigekisengoku periodfeudal japan16th centurymountain fortress

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Cast & Crew

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

as General Rokurota Makabe

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

as Tahei

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

as Matashichi

Misa Uehara

Misa Uehara

as Princess Yuki

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

as General Hyoe Tadokoro

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

as General Izumi Nagakura

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

as Gambler (uncredited)

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

as Guard (uncredited)

Takeo Oikawa

as Guard (uncredited)

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