Title | Hidden Fortress Kakushi-Toride No San-Akunin -blu |
Year | 1958 |
Time | 139 mins |
Genre | Action; Adventure; Foreign |
Director | Akira Kurosawa |
Edition | The Criterion Collection |
Format | Blu-ray Disc |
Actor | Toshir� Mifune as Gen. Rokurota Makabe; Takashi Shimura as Izumi Nagakura; Minoru Chiaki as Tahei; Kamatari Fujiwara as Matakishi; Susumu Fujita as General Hyoe Tadokoro; Misa Uehara as Princess Yuki; Shiten Ohashi as Samurai |
Rating | NR (Not Rated) |
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Language | Japanese |
Plot | 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. |
Producer | Akira Kurosawa; Sanezumi Fujimoto |
Writer | Akira Kurosawa; Ryuzo Kikushima |
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