The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

139 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | Dec. 28, 1958

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.

The Hidden Fortress

139 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | Dec. 28, 1958

The Hidden Fortress
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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title 隠し砦の三悪人
Directors Samaji Nonagase, Yoshimitsu Banno, Yôichi Matsue, Akira Kurosawa
Writers Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryûzô Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa

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)

Haruya Sakamoto

as Horseman (uncredited)

Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

as Horseman (uncredited)

Minoru Itô

as Horseman (uncredited)

Shigekatsu Kanazawa

as Horseman (uncredited)

Shin Ôtomo

as Horseman (uncredited)

Yoshio Tsuchiya

as Horseman (uncredited)

Eiko Miyoshi

as Maid (uncredited)

Toranosuke Ogawa

as Magistrate (uncredited)

Kokuten Kōdō

as Old Man (uncredited)

Etsurô Saijô

as Samurai (uncredited)

Fuminori Ôhashi

as Samurai (uncredited)

Masayoshi Nagashima

as Samurai (uncredited)

Takeshi Katō

as Samurai (uncredited)

Toshiko Higuchi

as Slave Girl (uncredited)

Kichijirô Ueda

as Slave Trader (uncredited)

Nakajirô Tomita

as Slave Buyer (uncredited)

Yoshifumi Tajima

as Slave Buyer (uncredited)

Akira Tani

as Soldier (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

as Soldier (uncredited)

Ichirô Chiba

as Soldier (uncredited)

Makoto Satō

as Soldier (uncredited)

Ryū Kuze

as Soldier (uncredited)

Sachio Sakai

as Soldier (uncredited)

Senkichi Ômura

as Soldier (uncredited)

Shôichi Hirose

as Soldier (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai

as Soldier (uncredited)

Yoshio Kosugi

as Soldier (uncredited)

Rinsaku Ogata

as Young Man (uncredited)

Tadao Nakamaru

as Young Man (uncredited)