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The Hidden Fortress
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Title: The Hidden Fortress

Release Date: 28 Dec 1958

Runtime: 2h 19m

Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure

Director: TOHO

Production Companies: TOHO

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.

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Average Vote: 8 (621 votes)

Cast

  • General Rokurota Makabe: Toshirō Mifune
  • Tahei: Minoru Chiaki
  • Matashichi: Kamatari Fujiwara
  • Princess Yuki: Misa Uehara
  • General Hyoe Tadokoro: Susumu Fujita
  • General Izumi Nagakura: Takashi Shimura
  • Gambler (uncredited): Ikio Sawamura
  • Guard (uncredited): Kōji Mitsui
  • Guard (uncredited): Takeo Oikawa
  • Guard (uncredited): Yū Fujiki
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