The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress
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1958
2h 19m
8.0(664 votes)
Drama
Action
Adventure

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.

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Cast & Crew

41 members
Acting

三船敏郎

General Rokurota Makabe

三船敏郎
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千秋実

Tahei

千秋実
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藤原釜足

Matashichi

藤原釜足
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上原美佐

Princess Yuki

上原美佐
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藤田進

General Hyoe Tadokoro

藤田進
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志村喬

General Izumi Nagakura

志村喬
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沢村いき雄

Gambler (uncredited)

沢村いき雄
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三井弘次

Guard (uncredited)

三井弘次
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笈川武夫

Guard (uncredited)

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藤木悠

Guard (uncredited)

藤木悠
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佐田豊

Guard (uncredited)

佐田豊
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鈴木治夫

Horseman (uncredited)

鈴木治夫
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坂本晴哉

Horseman (uncredited)

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Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Horseman (uncredited)

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伊藤実

Horseman (uncredited)

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Shigekatsu Kanazawa

Horseman (uncredited)

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大友伸

Horseman (uncredited)

大友伸
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土屋嘉男

Horseman (uncredited)

土屋嘉男
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三好栄子

Maid (uncredited)

三好栄子
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小川虎之助

Magistrate (uncredited)

小川虎之助
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高堂国典

Old Man (uncredited)

高堂国典
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Etsurō Saijō

Samurai (uncredited)

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大橋史典

Samurai (uncredited)

大橋史典
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Masayoshi Nagashima

Samurai (uncredited)

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加藤武

Samurai (uncredited)

加藤武
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樋口年子

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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上田吉二郎

Slave Trader (uncredited)

上田吉二郎
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富田仲次郎

Slave Buyer (uncredited)

富田仲次郎
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田島 義文

Slave Buyer (uncredited)

田島 義文
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谷晃

Soldier (uncredited)

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中島春雄

Soldier (uncredited)

中島春雄
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千葉一郎

Soldier (uncredited)

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佐藤允

Soldier (uncredited)

佐藤允
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久世竜

Soldier (uncredited)

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堺左千夫

Soldier (uncredited)

堺左千夫
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大村千吉

Soldier (uncredited)

大村千吉
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広瀬正一

Soldier (uncredited)

広瀬正一
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熊谷卓三

Soldier (uncredited)

熊谷卓三
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小杉義男

Soldier (uncredited)

小杉義男
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緒方燐作

Young Man (uncredited)

緒方燐作
Acting

中丸忠雄

Young Man (uncredited)

中丸忠雄

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