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The Hidden Fortress(1958)
Status: Released
Date: 1958-12-28
79%
602 Votes
Time: 2h 19m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Hidden Fortress
Top 10 Billed Cast
三船敏郎
General Rokurota Makabe
千秋実
Tahei
藤原釜足
Matashichi
藤田進
General Hyoe Tadokoro
志村喬
General Izumi Nagakura
沢村いき雄
Gambler (uncredited)
三井弘次
Guard (uncredited)
藤木悠
Guard (uncredited)
Video Trailer The Hidden Fortress
Video: Hidden Fortress | 1958 Trailer - Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki
Hidden Fortress | 1958 Trailer - Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki
Brian Trenchard-Smith on The Hidden Fortress
Steven Berkoff on The Hidden Fortress
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