The Hidden Fortress

• Movie

  Type

• 1958

  Year

• 2h 19m

  Runtime

• ★ 8.0

  Rating

• Adventure / Drama / Action

  Genre

Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants don't know that Rokurota is a general and Yuki is a princess, the peasants agree to accompany the pair to safety in return for gold. Along the way, the general must prove his expertise in battle while also hiding his identity.

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Rokurota Makabe

Minoru Chiaki

Tahei

Kamatari Fujiwara

Matashichi

Misa Uehara

Princess Yuki

Susumu Fujita

General Hyoe Tadokoro

Takashi Shimura

Izumi Nagakura

Eiko Miyoshi

Old Lady-in-Waiting

Toshiko Higuchi

Farmer's Daughter bought from slave trader

Yû Fujiki

Barrier guard

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Samurai on horse

Kokuten Kôdô

Old man in front of sign

Takeshi Katô

Fleeing, bloody samurai