The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

隠し砦の三悪人

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

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.

Date of release
1958-12-28
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (749)
Runtime
2h 19m
Genres
Drama, Action, Adventure
Director
Akira Kurosawa

Casting

  • 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)

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