Kakushi-toride no san-akunin

Released Year: 1958

Certificate: Not Rated

Runtime: 139 minutes

Genre: Adventure, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 0

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara

No of Votes: 34797

Gross: N/A

Overview: Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.

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