28 Dec 1958
The Hidden Fortress
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.
Tatara Samurai
Strength Lies In Honor
In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.
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小林直己 
菅田俊 Sakichi
緒方義博 Genzo
津川雅彦 Yohei
Akira Shinnosuke Amago
豊原功補 Heijiro
中村嘉葎雄 Muneyoshi
宮崎美子 Yae
田畑智子 Okyo
石井杏奈 Okuni
笹野高史 Sobee
早乙女太一 Tatsunoshin Inoue
甲本雅裕 Yasuke
青柳翔 Gosuke
山本圭 Chojiro
佐野史郎 Tokugawa’s vassal
奈良岡朋子 Mizuho
橋爪遼 Kumakichi
氏家恵 Kozue
品川徹 Emon Yutaka
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