The Hidden Fortress (1958)

What you make of another's kindness is up to you.

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.

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa

Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima, Shinobu Hashimoto

Music by: Masaru Satō

Starring: Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Misa Uehara, Susumu Fujita, Takashi Shimura, Ikio Sawamura, Kōji Mitsui, Takeo Oikawa, Yū Fujiki

Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure

Released: 1958-12-28

Runtime: 139 minutes

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