

The Hidden Fortress
What you make of another's kindness is up to you.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $57.7K
- Language
- Japanese
- japan
- male friendship
- border crossing
- jidaigeki
- sengoku period
- feudal japan
- 16th century
- mountain fortress
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Release dates
United KingdomGB
- PhysicalPGRe-release1 Feb 2002
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical (limited)PGRe-Release26 Oct 2024
BrazilBR
- Theatrical14IMDB25 Dec 1960
CzechiaCZ
- TVČT230 Nov 2008
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1518 Jan 1960
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP28 Dec 1958
- Physical8 Mar 2017
ItalyIT
- Theatrical9 Feb 1960
JapanJP
- Theatrical28 Dec 1958
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD16 Nov 2004
SpainES
- TheatricalA5 Apr 1984
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The Hidden Fortress was released on 28 December 1958.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
1/24/2023
Now though top billing and much of the screen time is afforded to Kurosawa regular Toshirô Mifune ("Gen. Makabe") this film really belongs to the two opportunistic farmers "Matakichi" (Kamatari Fujiwara) and "Tahei" (Minori Chiaki). These two chancers learn of a fortune in gold hidden away after their land is invaded by their neighbours. Off they set to discover it, and along the way stumble upon the general in his m…
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