The Hidden Fortress (1958)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $57,673.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 1.9728 |
Directed By
Akira Kurosawa
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Yoshirō Muraki
Masaru Satō
Eiji Tsuburaya
Kazuo Yamasaki
Masahiro Katō
Hideo Oguni
Ichirō Inohara
Ryūzō Kikushima
Shinobu Hashimoto
Junjirō Yamada
Yoshiko Matsumoto
Masaji Nonagase
Yoshimitsu Banno
Yōichi Matsue
TOP 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)
Kokuten Kōdō
Old Man (uncredited)
Etsurō Saijō
Samurai (uncredited)
Fuminori Ōhashi
Samurai (uncredited)
Masayoshi Nagashima
Samurai (uncredited)
Takeshi Katō
Samurai (uncredited)
Toshiko Higuchi
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Kichijirō Ueda
Slave Trader (uncredited)
Nakajirō Tomita
Slave Buyer (uncredited)
Yoshifumi Tajima
Slave Buyer (uncredited)
Akira Tani
Soldier (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
Soldier (uncredited)
Ichirō Chiba
Soldier (uncredited)
Makoto Satō
Soldier (uncredited)
Ryū Kuze
Soldier (uncredited)
Sachio Sakai
Soldier (uncredited)
Senkichi Ōmura
Soldier (uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
Soldier (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
Soldier (uncredited)
Yoshio Kosugi
Soldier (uncredited)
Rinsaku Ogata
Young Man (uncredited)
Tadao Nakamaru
Young Man (uncredited)
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