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The Hidden Fortress (1958)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Akira Kurosawa
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    General Rokurota Makabe Toshirō Mifune
  • Profile picture of Kamatari Fujiwara
    Matashichi Kamatari Fujiwara
  • Profile picture of Misa Uehara
    Princess Yuki Misa Uehara
  • Profile picture of Susumu Fujita
    General Hyoe Tadokoro Susumu Fujita
  • Profile picture of Takashi Shimura
    General Izumi Nagakura Takashi Shimura
  • Profile picture of Ikio Sawamura
    Gambler (uncredited) Ikio Sawamura
  • Profile picture of Kōji Mitsui
    Guard (uncredited) Kōji Mitsui
  • Profile picture of Yū Fujiki
    Guard (uncredited) Yū Fujiki

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Keywords

  • japan
  • male friendship
  • jidaigeki
  • sengoku period
  • feudal japan
  • 16th century
  • mountain fortress