Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' 2002

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Hidden Fortress" (1958).

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The cast

Masayuki Yui Narrator

Akira Kurosawa Self

Teruyo Nogami Self

Misa Uehara Self

Takeshi Katō Self

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Masahiro Takase Self

Yoshirō Muraki Self

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Kôichi Hamamura Self

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Daisaku Kimura Self

Yoshio Tsuchiya Self

Toshirō Mifune Self

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Takao Saitō Self

Yū Fujiki Self

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Yōichi Matsue Self

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