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The Hidden Fortress 1958 Directed by Akira Kurosawa 隠し砦の三悪人

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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Action , Adventure , Drama
Production Company TOHO
Revenue $57,673
Release Date 28 December 1958
139 mins
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune General Rokurota Makabe
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki Tahei
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara Matashichi
Misa Uehara
Misa Uehara Princess Yuki
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita General Hyoe Tadokoro
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura General Izumi Nagakura
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura Gambler (uncredited)
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui Guard (uncredited)
Takeo Oikawa
Takeo Oikawa Guard (uncredited)
Yū Fujiki
Yū Fujiki Guard (uncredited)
Yutaka Sada
Yutaka Sada Guard (uncredited)
Haruo Suzuki
Haruo Suzuki Horseman (uncredited)
Haruya Sakamoto
Haruya Sakamoto Horseman (uncredited)
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi Horseman (uncredited)
Minoru Itō
Minoru Itō Horseman (uncredited)
Shigekatsu Kanazawa
Shigekatsu Kanazawa Horseman (uncredited)
Shin Ōtomo
Shin Ōtomo Horseman (uncredited)
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya Horseman (uncredited)
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi Maid (uncredited)
Toranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke Ogawa Magistrate (uncredited)
Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō Old Man (uncredited)
Etsurō Saijō
Etsurō Saijō Samurai (uncredited)
Fuminori Ōhashi
Fuminori Ōhashi Samurai (uncredited)
Masayoshi Nagashima
Masayoshi Nagashima Samurai (uncredited)
Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō Samurai (uncredited)
Toshiko Higuchi
Toshiko Higuchi Slave Girl (uncredited)
Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda Slave Trader (uncredited)
Nakajirō Tomita
Nakajirō Tomita Slave Buyer (uncredited)
Yoshibumi Tajima
Yoshibumi Tajima Slave Buyer (uncredited)
Akira Tani
Akira Tani Soldier (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima Soldier (uncredited)
Ichirō Chiba
Ichirō Chiba Soldier (uncredited)
Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō Soldier (uncredited)
Ryū Kuze
Ryū Kuze Soldier (uncredited)
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai Soldier (uncredited)
Senkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura Soldier (uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hirose Soldier (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
Takuzō Kumagai Soldier (uncredited)
Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi Soldier (uncredited)
Rinsaku Ogata
Rinsaku Ogata Young Man (uncredited)
Tadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru Young Man (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Writers
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni
Ryuzo Kikushima
Ryuzo Kikushima
Producers
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Cinematography
Kazuo Yamasaki
Kazuo Yamasaki
Composer
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Production Design
Yoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō Muraki
Visual Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
Costume Design
Masahiro Katō
Masahiro Katō
Hairstylists
Yoshiko Matsumoto
Yoshiko Matsumoto
Junjirō Yamada
Junjirō Yamada
Lighting
Ichirō Inohara
Ichirō Inohara
Assistant Directors
Yōichi Matsue
Yōichi Matsue
Masaji Nonagase
Masaji Nonagase
Yoshimitsu Banno
Yoshimitsu Banno