The Hidden Fortress
Overview:
Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants don't know that Rokurota is a general and Yuki is a princess, the peasants agree to accompany the pair to safety in return for gold. Along the way, the general must prove his expertise in battle while also hiding his identity. Released: 1958
Casts:
Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Misa Uehara, Susumu Fujita, Takashi Shimura, Eiko Miyoshi, Toshiko Higuchi, Yû Fujiki, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kokuten Kôdô, Takeshi Katô, Kôji Mitsui, Toranosuke Ogawa, Kichijirô Ueda, Nakajirô Tomita, Yoshifumi Tajima, Ikio Sawamura, Senkichi Ômura, Sachio Sakai, Makoto Satō, Yoshio Kosugi, Akira Tani, Yutaka Sada, Takeo Oikawa, Tadao Nakamaru, Takuzô Kumagai, Shôichi Hirose, Etsurô Saijô, Masayoshi Nagashima, Fuminori Ôhashi, Shin Ôtomo, Minoru Itô, Haruo Suzuki, Shigekatsu Kanazawa, Kazuo Higata, Haruo Nakajima, Ryû Kuze, Ichirô Chiba, Shigemi Sunagawa, Rinsaku Ogata, Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi, Haruya Sakamoto
