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.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
General Rokurota Makabe
Minoru Chiaki
Tahei
Kamatari Fujiwara
Matashichi
Misa Uehara
Princess Yuki
Susumu Fujita
General Hyoe Tadokoro
Takashi Shimura
General Izumi Nagakura
Ikio Sawamura
Gambler (uncredited)
Kōji Mitsui
Guard (uncredited)
Takeo Oikawa
Guard (uncredited)
Yū Fujiki
Guard (uncredited)
Yutaka Sada
Guard (uncredited)
Haruo Suzuki
Horseman (uncredited)
Haruya Sakamoto
Horseman (uncredited)
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Horseman (uncredited)
Minoru Itō
Horseman (uncredited)
Shigekatsu Kanazawa
Horseman (uncredited)
Shin Ōtomo
Horseman (uncredited)
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Horseman (uncredited)
Eiko Miyoshi
Maid (uncredited)
Toranosuke Ogawa
Magistrate (uncredited)
Kokuten Kōdō
Old Man (uncredited)
Etsurō Saijō
Samurai (uncredited)
Fuminori Ōhashi
Samurai (uncredited)
Masayoshi Nagashima
Samurai (uncredited)
Takeshi Katō
Samurai (uncredited)
Toshiko Higuchi
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Kichijirō Ueda
Slave Trader (uncredited)
Nakajirō Tomita
Slave Buyer (uncredited)
Yoshibumi Tajima
Slave Buyer (uncredited)
Akira Tani
Soldier (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
Soldier (uncredited)
Ichirō Chiba
Soldier (uncredited)
Makoto Satō
Soldier (uncredited)
Ryū Kuze
Soldier (uncredited)
Sachio Sakai
Soldier (uncredited)
Senkichi Ōmura
Soldier (uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
Soldier (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
Soldier (uncredited)
Yoshio Kosugi
Soldier (uncredited)
Rinsaku Ogata
Young Man (uncredited)
Tadao Nakamaru
Young Man (uncredited)
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Ryuzo Kikushima
Screenplay
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Kazuo Yamasaki
Director of Photography
Yoshimitsu Banno
Assistant Director
Yōichi Matsue
Assistant Director
Masaji Nonagase
Assistant Director
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Producer
Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design
Masahiro Katō
Costume Designer
Yoshiko Matsumoto
Hairstylist
Junjirō Yamada
Hairstylist
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Ichirō Inohara
Gaffer
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