

The Hidden Fortress
"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.
Movie Details
Revenue
$58K
$57,673
Languages
Japanese
Studio
TOHO
Key Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Director

Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa
Producer

Hideo Oguni
Screenplay

Ryūzō Kikushima
Screenplay

Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Cast

Toshirō Mifune
General Rokurota Makabe

Minoru Chiaki
Tahei

Kamatari Fujiwara
Matashichi

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)

Yū Fujiki
Guard (uncredited)

Yutaka Sada
Guard (uncredited)

Haruo Suzuki
Horseman (uncredited)
Haruya Sakamoto
Horseman (uncredited)
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Horseman (uncredited)
Minoru Itō
Horseman (uncredited)
Shigekatsu Kanazawa
Horseman (uncredited)

Shin Ōtomo
Horseman (uncredited)

Yoshio Tsuchiya
Horseman (uncredited)

Eiko Miyoshi
Maid (uncredited)
Toranosuke Ogawa
Magistrate (uncredited)