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 & Shinobu Hashimoto & Ryūzō Kikushima
Runtime: 139 minutes
Critics score:
Cast:
Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune
General Rokurota Makabe 
Minoru Chiaki Minoru Chiaki
Tahei 
Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura
General Izumi Nagakura 
Susumu Fujita Susumu Fujita
General Hyoe Tadokoro 
Kamatari Fujiwara Kamatari Fujiwara
Matashichi 
Takeshi Katō Takeshi Katō
Samurai (uncredited) 
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Also known as:
  • The Hidden Fortress
  • Three Bad Men in a Hidden Fortress
  • Three Rascals in the Hidden Fortress
  • La fortaleza escondida
  • かくしとりでのさんあくにん
  • 숨은 요새의 세 악인