The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人)

TOHO CO., LTD.

THE HIDDEN FORTRESS

Executive Producers SANEZUMI FUJIMOTO & AKIRA KUROSAWA

Starring

TOSHIRO MIFUNE

Directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA

Stay away from me!

You stink of dead bodies.

Give it up. We both smell of corpses.

And it's all your fault!

Your smell makes me want to puke.

Though shitworms can't smell shit.

What?

You're a shitworm. You make me sick.

And you thought we'd make a fortune at the war.

What's funny, you idiot!

It's all funny!

First, we arrived late to the war.

Then they mistook us for the defeated side

and forced us to bury the dead.

We finally escaped and now it's been 2 days we've only had water.

But the funniest thing is your foolish cry baby face.

Let's go home.

Don't you have any pride?

We've even been stripped of the arms we sold our homes for.

We can't go home like this.

Then take it off this dead guy.

Even if I'm desperate, I'm not a thief.

Do what you want. I'm going!

Go. I'll come home after I make a buck.

Don't come crying to me then.

Get caught again and be a gravedigger.

Fool! Go away!

It'll be a blessing to see you go, you shitworm.

We can't cross the border from this road.

It's a Yamana check station.

Not even a mouse could pass through those barricades.

If they find us, we're dead.

What now?

Unless a fog breaks out, we can't move.

What does it say up there?

It's a notice about a reward for 10 pieces of gold.

Read it to me.

''Wanted. Princess Yuki of Akizuki.''

''A reward of ten ryo for her capture.''

''Three ryo for information of her whereabouts.''

''By order of the Lord of Yamana.''

- Move! - Walk!

I'm not one of them.

I'm thankful for the fog but I can't see anything.

Which way is Hayakawa?

Shut up and follow me!

Who is it?

Not grave digging again.

Matashichi!

Listen!

There is 200 kan of pure gold hidden in this castle.

Until you find it, you're no longer men but moles!

So dig! Dig until you drop, moles!

Matashichi, this is hell.

It's the end!

If we're going to die, let's die together.

That way!

Thieves! Rice thieves!

What shall we do now?

Find the Princess.

The Princess?

The sole survivor of the Akizuki clan.

I think the reward on her head is ten ryo.

Ten pieces of gold?

Informers get three.

Three pieces of gold?

It's no good. That's only a dream.

If we get greedy and get caught, we're done for.

I guess we'd better go home.

But how will we cross the border?

Bang and we're dead.

Let's eat.

I can't think on an empty stomach.

Not ready.

These don't burn at all.

What's this?

Why, it's gold!

You're right! It's gold!

But...a piece of gold... inside a stick?

I've heard of a rich man hiding gold in the pillars of his home, but...

What's this? An insignia!

Looks like a crescent.

The crescent is the Akizuki crest!

That's the reserve gold they were digging for in the castle.

You made the fire - where did you get the wood?

Let's split up and look.

I'll go this way. You go over there to the marsh.

The same piece!

What are you doing?

One's mine!

I found both!

I found the stick first.

I threw it!

I picked up the gold!

Liar! I'm the one who noticed it was gold.

- Let's go back. - Back?

There must be more.

If someone else notices it, we're screwed.

He's following us.

Watch out. Maybe he's a bandit.

He's not a bandit. He has no sword.

You can't be sure. He may work for one.

He stopped following us.

Let's go back.

No, better be careful.

It's late, anyway. It won't hurt to wait one night.

It's a big job. Better safe than sorry.

We haven't seen that guy since, so maybe we didn't need to worry.

Probably a lumberjack or a charcoal maker.

So, let's get this straight now.

What?

Don't play dumb. How to split up the gold.

Let's be f air and divide it equally.

You don't like it?

- But I... - Then it's settled! All right?

Let's sleep.

Sleep tight, and let's dream of mountains of gold.

Hey!

Good eve...

Hey!

Cold, isn't it?

What are you doing here in the mountain?

How about you?

- Us? We intend to cross the border. - The border?

- We want to go to Hayakawa. - Hayakawa?

But beyond the mountains it's Yamana.

Yes...but you see...

to go to Hayakawa...

This is Hayakawa.

And this is Akizuki

where we are now.

This is...Yamana.

We want to go from Akizuki to Hayakawa.

But the border is guarded by Yamana soldiers.

So, we'll cross first to Yamana.

And then slip into Hayakawa.

See...

There's no way that survivors of the Akizuki clan

would go to Yamana, the enemy territory.

So the border between Akizuki and Yamana should be open.

That's right.

The Hayakawa-Yamana border must be

easier to cross than the Akizuki-Hayakawa border.

Anyway, we're just peasants.

Even if anything happened, we'd still make it.

All right. I've made up my mind.

Going through Yamana is a good idea.

The 200 gold pieces are useless here, but with three men

and three horses, we can carry it out.

200 gold pieces? What are you talking about?

Be honest.

I've got an eye on that place.

- Don't kick the stones. - You stop grabbing my leg.

What now?

What is he doing?

He's not here.

Where did he go?

That guy can't be trusted.

What is this place?

It's what they call a hidden fortress.

A hidden fortress? The Akizuki one.

Look. You can see all of Yamana.

But...

For a fortress, it's strangely empty.

Someone's here!

What are you doing?

Oh, it's that guy.

Hey. Come down quickly.

How did you get down there?

What are your names?

I'm Matashichi.

I'm Tahei.

Matashichi, put the rice down.

Tahei, you put the rice in the pot.

Hurry up!

Where's the water? I need a drink before the food.

Me too. I can't even spit anymore.

Hey. What's your name?

Me? I'm Rokurota Makabe.

Rokurota Makabe? I've heard that name before.

Makabe...

Rokurota Makabe...

Get out of here. Rokurota Makabe

is a legendary Akizuki samurai general.

You take us for fools.

We shouldn't put up with this.

Hey. Stop fooling around. You're no general, you're just a bully.

What's with the big attitude?

Don't make fun of us. Damn you.

What?

That wasn't very nice.

You could have told us if there was a secret passageway.

We've been partners since last night.

Besides, just because you found this place first,