The Hidden Fortress
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Starring Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takashi Shimura, Ikio Sawamura
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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.
- Original title
- 隠し砦の三悪人
- Original language
- Japanese
- Screenplay
- Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Ryūzō Kikushima, Shinobu Hashimoto
- Cast
- Takashi Shimura, Ikio Sawamura
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Updated July 22, 2026
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