The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

Directed by 黒澤明

2h 19m

Drama

| Action

| Adventure

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.

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)

Crew

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Producer

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Editor

Sanezumi Fujimoto

Sanezumi Fujimoto

Producer

Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō Muraki

Production Design

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Kazuo Yamasaki

Kazuo Yamasaki

Director of Photography

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