---
title: 'The Hidden Fortress (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Akira Kurosawa'
released: '1958-12-28'
runtime_minutes: 139
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hidden-fortress-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051808/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hidden Fortress (1958)

1958 · 139 min · Drama, Adventure · Japan

Original title: 隠し砦の三悪人

## Synopsis

The Hidden Fortress  is a 1958 Japanese epic jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It tells the story of two peasants who agree to escort a man and a woman across enemy lines in return for gold, without knowing that he is a general and she is a princess. The film stars Toshiro Mifune as General Makabe Rokurōta and Misa Uehara as Princess Yuki, while the peasants, Tahei and Matashichi, are portrayed by Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara respectively.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Screenplay:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa), [Shinobu Hashimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinobu-hashimoto), [Hideo Oguni](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideo-oguni)
- **Producer:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Editor:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Masaru Sato](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaru-sato)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ichio Yamazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/ichio-yamazaki)

## Cast

- [Toshiko Higuchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshiko-higuchi)
- [Kokuten Kōdō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kokuten-kodo)
- [Takashi Shimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/takashi-shimura)
- [Susumu Fujita](https://cinepixo.com/people/susumu-fujita)
- [Toshirō Mifune](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshiro-mifune)
- [Yoshio Tsuchiya](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshio-tsuchiya)
- [Yū Fujiki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yu-fujiki)
- [Misa Uehara](https://cinepixo.com/people/misa-uehara)
- [Kamatari Fujiwara](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamatari-fujiwara)
- [Minoru Chiaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/minoru-chiaki)

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