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The Hidden Fortress (1958)

12/28/1958 Drama, Action, Adventure 2h 19m
80%
User
Score
8.0/10
96%
89/100

What you make of another's kindness is up to you.

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.

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Ryūzō Kikushima

Screenplay

Shinobu Hashimoto

Screenplay

Top Billed 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)

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Media

Hidden Fortress | 1958 Trailer - Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki

Hidden Fortress | 1958 Trailer - Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki

Steven Berkoff on The Hidden Fortress

Steven Berkoff on The Hidden Fortress

Brian Trenchard-Smith on The Hidden Fortress

Brian Trenchard-Smith on The Hidden Fortress

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on January 24, 2023

Now though top billing and much of the screen time is afforded to Kurosawa regular Toshirô Mifune ("Gen. Makabe") this film really belongs to the two opportunistic farmers "Matakichi" (Kamatari Fujiwara) and "Tahei" (Minori Chiaki). These two chancers learn of a fortune in gold hidden away after their land is invaded by their neighbours. Off they set to discover it, and along the way stumble upon the general in his mountain-top eerie. Now it's not really a fortress, more a big shack at the top of a hill, but they soon discover it hides something way more valuable than gold. The Princess "Yuki" (Misa Uehara) who is wanted by her enemies even more than the treasure. Their bumbling ineptitude and curiosity married with their greed and of course - acute sense of self preservation - leads the...

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