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The Hidden Fortress

1958·139 min

The Hidden Fortress

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

DramaActionAdventure

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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Toshirō Mifune

General Rokurota Makabe

Tahei

Kamatari Fujiwara

Matashichi

Princess Yuki

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Sanezumi Fujimoto

Producer

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Ryuzo Kikushima

Screenplay

Shinobu Hashimoto

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Takashi Shimura

General Izumi Nagakura

Gambler (uncredited)

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Haruya Sakamoto

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Shigekatsu Kanazawa

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Toranosuke Ogawa

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The Hidden Fortress (1958) is about 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.

Who directed The Hidden Fortress?

Akira Kurosawa directed The Hidden Fortress (1958).

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