The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Original title: 隠し砦の三悪人
The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Akira Kurosawa, with a running time of 2h 19m. It stars Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara.
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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Cast
- Toshirō Mifune as General Rokurota Makabe
- Minoru Chiaki as Tahei
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Matashichi
- Misa Uehara as Princess Yuki
- Susumu Fujita as General Hyoe Tadokoro
- Takashi Shimura as General Izumi Nagakura
- Ikio Sawamura as Gambler (uncredited)
- Kōji Mitsui as Guard (uncredited)
- Takeo Oikawa as Guard (uncredited)
- Yū Fujiki as Guard (uncredited)
- Yutaka Sada as Guard (uncredited)
- Haruo Suzuki as Horseman (uncredited)
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