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The Hidden Fortress( 1958)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Toshirō Mifune

      General Rokurota Makabe

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      Minoru Chiaki

      Tahei

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      Kamatari Fujiwara

      Matashichi

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      Misa Uehara

      Princess Yuki

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      Susumu Fujita

      General Hyoe Tadokoro

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      Takashi Shimura

      General Izumi Nagakura

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      Ikio Sawamura

      Gambler (uncredited)

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      Kōji Mitsui

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Takeo Oikawa

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Yū Fujiki

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Yutaka Sada

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Haruo Suzuki

      Horseman (uncredited)

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      Haruya Sakamoto

      Horseman (uncredited)

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      Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

      Horseman (uncredited)

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      Minoru Itō

      Horseman (uncredited)

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      Shigekatsu Kanazawa

      Horseman (uncredited)

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      Shin Ōtomo

      Horseman (uncredited)

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      Yoshio Tsuchiya

      Horseman (uncredited)

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      Eiko Miyoshi

      Maid (uncredited)

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      Toranosuke Ogawa

      Magistrate (uncredited)

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      Kokuten Kōdō

      Old Man (uncredited)

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      Etsurō Saijō

      Samurai (uncredited)

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      Fuminori Ōhashi

      Samurai (uncredited)

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      Masayoshi Nagashima

      Samurai (uncredited)

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      Takeshi Katō

      Samurai (uncredited)

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      Toshiko Higuchi

      Slave Girl (uncredited)

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      Kichijirō Ueda

      Slave Trader (uncredited)

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      Nakajirō Tomita

      Slave Buyer (uncredited)

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      Yoshibumi Tajima

      Slave Buyer (uncredited)

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      Akira Tani

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Haruo Nakajima

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Ichirō Chiba

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Makoto Satō

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Ryū Kuze

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Sachio Sakai

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Senkichi Ōmura

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Shōichi Hirose

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Takuzō Kumagai

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Yoshio Kosugi

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Rinsaku Ogata

      Young Man (uncredited)

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      Tadao Nakamaru

      Young Man (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Jan 24 2023
    Now though top billing and much of the screen time is afforded to Kurosawa regular Toshirô Mifune ("Gen. Makabe") this film really belongs to the two opportunistic farmers "Matakichi" (Kamatari Fujiwara) and "Tahei" (Minori Chiaki). These two chancers learn of a fortune in gold hidden away after their land is invaded by their neighbours. Off they set to discover it, and along the way stumble upon the general in his mountain-top eerie. Now it's not really a fortress, more a big shack at the top of a hill, but they soon discover it hides something way more valuable than gold. The Princess "Yuki" ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    57673.00

    Keywords

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