The Hidden Fortress


Title
The Hidden Fortress

Also known as
Kakushi toride no san akunin, Three Bad Men in a Hidden Fortress, Three Rascals in the Hidden Fortress

Running Time
139 min.

Released Date
Dec. 28, 1958

Production
Toho

Writer
Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto , Hideo Oguni, Ryujo Kikushima

Director of Photography
Kajyuo Yamajaki

Producer
Masumi Fujimoto, Akira Kurosawa

Music
Masaru Sato

Cast
Toshiro Mifune (As General Makabe)
Takashi Shimura (As General Izumi)
Susumu Fujita (As General Tadokoro)
Misa Uehara (As Princess)

Plot Summary
Two peasant farmers who are refugees, trying to return home after a war. They find gold, join with truned-out princess and her subjects.