The Hidden Fortress (1958)
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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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... Rokurota Makabe
... Tahei
... Matashichi
... Princess Yuki
... General Hyoe Tadokoro
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Writer:
Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay)
Akira Kurosawa (Writer)
Shinobu Hashimoto (Writer)
Hideo Oguni (Writer)
Ryûzô Kikushima (Writer)
Release Date:
1958-12-28
Run Time:
139 min
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The Hidden Fortress
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The Hidden Fortress
Cast
... Rokurota Makabe
... Tahei
... Matashichi
... Princess Yuki
... General Hyoe Tadokoro
... Izumi Nagakura
... Old Lady-in-Waiting
... Farmer's Daughter bought from slave trader
... Barrier guard
... Samurai on horse
... Old man in front of sign
... Fleeing, bloody samurai
... Guard
... Magistrate of the bridge barrier
... Slave Trader
... Potential slave buyer
... Potential slave buyer
... Gambler
... Soldier
... Captured foot soldier
... Yamada foot soldier
... Akisuki soldier
... Captured foot soldier
... Guard at bridge barrier
... Guard at pass barrier
... Young Man
... Yamana foot soldier (as Jirô Kumagai)
... Yamana soldier
... Yamana samurai
... Yamana samurai
... Samurai
... Samurai on horseback
... Samurai on horseback
... Samurai on horseback
... Samurai on horseback
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... Akisuki soldier
... Akitsuki soldier
... Yamana foot soldier
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... Second Young Man
... Samurai on horseback
... Samurai on horseback
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... Director
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... Writer
... Writer
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... Director of Photography
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... Hairstylist
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