The Hidden Fortress

Synopsis

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.

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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)

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Takeo Oikawa

Guard (uncredited)

Yū Fujiki

Guard (uncredited)

Yutaka Sada

Guard (uncredited)

Haruo Suzuki

Horseman (uncredited)

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Haruya Sakamoto

Horseman (uncredited)

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Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Horseman (uncredited)

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Minoru Itō

Horseman (uncredited)

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Shigekatsu Kanazawa

Horseman (uncredited)

Shin Ōtomo

Horseman (uncredited)

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Horseman (uncredited)

Eiko Miyoshi

Maid (uncredited)

Toranosuke Ogawa

Magistrate (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Yoshirō Muraki Production Design

Camera

• Kazuo Yamasaki Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Masahiro Katō Costume Designer
• Junjirō Yamada Hairstylist
• Yoshiko Matsumoto Hairstylist

Directing

• Akira Kurosawa Director
• Masaji Nonagase Assistant Director
• Yoshimitsu Banno Assistant Director
• Yōichi Matsue Assistant Director

Editing

• Akira Kurosawa Editor

Lighting

• Ichirō Inohara Gaffer

Production

• Akira Kurosawa Producer
• Sanezumi Fujimoto Producer

Sound

• Masaru Satō Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

• Eiji Tsuburaya Visual Effects

Writing

• Akira Kurosawa Screenplay
• Hideo Oguni Screenplay
• Ryuzo Kikushima Screenplay
• Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay