The Hidden Fortress
Two cowardly peasants agree to guide a mysterious man and his captive princess through hostile territory for a promised fortune, only to discover they’re unwittingly aiding a legendary general in a deadly clash between rival clans.
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Synopsis
Set in feudal Japan during a brutal conflict between rival clans, two timid and avaricious peasant soldiers, who have survived the defeat of their army, encounter a mysterious man who leads them to a secluded fortress deep in the mountains.
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A crew of 49+ credited
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Edited by Akira KurosawaShot by Kazuo YamazakiScored by Masaru SatoDesigned by Yoshiro Muraki
Box Office
1958 · Box office
Grossed $58K worldwide
Worldwide gross
$58K
Also known as
- Die verborgene Festungde
- The Hidden Fortressen
- La fortaleza escondidaes
- La Forteresse cachéefr
- La fortezza nascostait
- Kakushi-toride no san-akuninja
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Cast & Crew
49 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Toshiro Mifune
as General Rokurota Makabe
Misa Uehara
as Princess Yuki
Minoru Chiaki
as Tahei
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Matashichi
Susumu Fujita
as General Hyoe Tadokoro
Takashi Shimura
as The Old General, Izumi Nagakura
Eiko Miyoshi
as Old Lady-in-Waiting
Ikio Sawamura
as Gambler (uncredited)
Toshiko Higuchi
as Farmer's Daughter bought from slave trader
Koji Mitsui
as Guard (uncredited)
Yu Fujiki
as Barrier guard
Takeo Oikawa
as Guard (uncredited)
Supporting cast
29Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Samurai on horse
Yutaka Sada
as Guard (uncredited)
Haruo Suzuki
as Horseman (uncredited)
Haruya Sakamoto
as Horseman (uncredited)
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
as Horseman (uncredited)
Minoru Ito
as Horseman (uncredited)
Shigekatsu Kanazawa
as Horseman (uncredited)
Shin Otomo
as Horseman (uncredited)
Toranosuke Ogawa
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Kokuten Kodo
as Old Man (uncredited)
Etsuro Saijo
as Samurai (uncredited)
Fuminori Ohashi
as Samurai (uncredited)
Masayoshi Nagashima
as Samurai (uncredited)
Takeshi Kato
as Samurai (uncredited)
Kichijiro Ueda
as Slave Trader (uncredited)
Nakajiro Tomita
as Slave Buyer (uncredited)
Yoshibumi Tajima
as Slave Buyer (uncredited)
Akira Tani
as Soldier (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
as Soldier (uncredited)
Ichiro Chiba
as Soldier (uncredited)
Makoto Sato
as Soldier (uncredited)
Ryu Kuze
as Soldier (uncredited)
Sachio Sakai
as Soldier (uncredited)
Senkichi Omura
as Soldier (uncredited)
Shoichi Hirose
as Soldier (uncredited)
Takuzo Kumagai
as Soldier (uncredited)
Yoshio Kosugi
as Soldier (uncredited)
Rinsaku Ogata
as Young Man (uncredited)
Tadao Nakamaru
as Young Man (uncredited)
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