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1958 | DIRECTED BY AKIRA KUROSAWA

The Hidden Fortress

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Movie Stats
Year
1958
Runtime
 126 minutes (2 hrs 06 mins)
Select Cast
Toshiro Mifune
Minoru Chiaki
Kamatari Fujiwara
Susumu Fujita
Takashi Shimura
Misa Uehara
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First viewed:
16th Aug 2022
Last viewed:
4th Feb 2025
Total views:
19
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
6th October 1960
65 years 1 months 16 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $183.6 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
282,429 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Release
US Box Office
  • Release: 6th Oct '60
  • Debut weekend: 22nd Jun '01
  • Debut position: 37
  • Highest position: 37
  • Debut gross: $60.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
akira kurosawa Akira Kurosawa
Starring
Toshiro MifuneGeneral Rokurota Makabe
Minoru ChiakiTahei
Kamatari FujiwaraMatashichi
Susumu FujitaGeneral Hyoe Tadokoro
Takashi ShimuraThe Old General, Izumi Nagakura
Misa UeharaPrincess Yuki
Eiko MiyoshiOld Lady-in-Waiting
Toshiko HiguchiFarmer's Daughter bought from slave trader
Yu FujikiBarrier guard
Yoshio TsuchiyaSamurai on horse
Kokuten KodoOld man in front of sign
Takeshi KatoFleeing, bloody samurai
Koji MitsuiGuard
Toranosuke OgawaMagistrate of the bridge barrier
Kichijiro UedaSlave Trader
Nakajiro TomitaPotential slave buyer
Yoshifumi TajimaPotential slave buyer
Ikio SawamuraGambler
Senkichi OmuraSoldier
Sachio SakaiCaptured foot soldier
Makoto SatoYamada foot soldier
Yoshio KosugiAkisuki soldier
Akira TaniCaptured foot soldier
Yutaka SadaGuard at bridge barrier
Takeo OikawaGuard at pass barrier
Tadao NakamaruYoung Man
Takuzo KumagaiYamana foot soldier
Shoichi HiroseYamana soldier
Etsuo SaijoYamana samurai
Masayoshi NagashimaYamana samurai
Fuminori OhashiSamurai
Shin OtomoSamurai on horseback
Minoru ItoSamurai on horseback
Haruo SuzukiSamurai on horseback
Shigekatsu KanazawaSamurai on horseback
Kazuo HinataYamana foot soldier on the opposite shore
Haruo NakajimaAkisuki soldier
Ryu KuzeAkitsuki soldier
Ichiro ChibaYamana foot soldier
Shigemi SunagawaYamana foot soldier
Rinsaku OgataSecond Young Man
Hiroyoshi YamaguchiSamurai on horseback
Haruya SakamotoSamurai on horseback
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UK Box Office Chart History
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* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
37
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
2
Total US Gross:
$183,579
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
22 Jun 2001
37N
$60,536
$60,536
6 Jul 2001
57N
$28,440
$183,579

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
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Genres
Action
Action
Adventure
Adventure
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
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  • Brazil Brazil
  • Argentina Argentina
  • China China
  • Venezuela Venezuela
  • Turkey Turkey
  • Ecuador Ecuador
News from around the web
Hidden Fortress, The (BFI) (4K UHD Review)  The Digital Bits Tue, 9th September 2025

The Hidden Fortress  Eye For Film Sun, 17th August 2025

A Minor Classic With A Long Reaching Legacy – The Hidden Fortress (Blu-Ray Review  FILMHOUNDS Magazine Sun, 17th August 2025

THE HIDDEN FORTRESS 隠し砦の三悪人  Film Forum Fri, 20th June 2025

“More of a coincidence than anything else”: The Japanese samurai film that inspired George Lucas and ‘Star Wars’  Far Out Magazine Thu, 29th May 2025

The Hidden Fortress 4K Blu-ray  Blu-ray.com Wed, 23rd July 2025

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