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The Hidden Fortress
1958Age guide: 7+
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See it on the shelfIn 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.
★ 8/10 · 752 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Toshirō MifuneGeneral Rokurota Makabe
Minoru ChiakiTahei
Kamatari FujiwaraMatashichi
Misa UeharaPrincess Yuki
Susumu FujitaGeneral Hyoe Tadokoro
Takashi ShimuraGeneral Izumi Nagakura
Ikio SawamuraGambler (uncredited)
Kōji MitsuiGuard (uncredited)
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
CinemaSerf: Now though top billing and much of the screen time is afforded to Kurosawa regular Toshirô Mifune ("Gen. Makabe") this film really belongs… Read full review