The Hidden Fortress – Samurai Movie

The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 samurai movie that features two greedy peasants lusting for gold. However, they do not realize that their traveling companions are a princess and general from a defeated clan. This movie stars Toshiro Mifune (who starred in many highly-rated samurai classics such as the Seven Samurai) and was directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa.

This movie is a highly-rated samurai classic. For example, The Hidden Fortress received a perfect 100 from the movie review website, Rotten Tomatoes.

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The Hidden Fortress – Movie Trailer

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