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movie The Hidden Fortress (1958)

Released: December 28, 1958
Runtime: 2 hours 19 minutes
Drama Action Adventure

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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