The Hidden Fortress (1958)

12/28/1958 (JP) • 2h 19m

Drama, Action, Adventure

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.

Top Billed Cast

Toshirō Mifune

General Rokurota Makabe

Misa Uehara

Princess Yuki

Susumu Fujita

General Hyoe Tadokoro

Takashi Shimura

General Izumi Nagakura

Ikio Sawamura

Gambler (uncredited)

Kōji Mitsui

Guard (uncredited)

Takeo Oikawa

Guard (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

$57,673.00

Keywords

japan

male friendship

jidaigeki

sengoku period

feudal japan

16th century

mountain fortress

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