Movies Like The Hidden Fortress

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Lower Depths

1957·2h 5m·★ 7.2·Akira Kurosawa

4 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Minoru Chiaki2 shared crewDir. Akira Kurosawa

Seven Samurai

1954·3h 27m·★ 8.6·Akira Kurosawa

4 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraThemes: 16th century, jidaigekiDir. Akira Kurosawa

Throne of Blood

1957·1h 48m·★ 8.0·Akira Kurosawa

3 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraThemes: sengoku period, feudal japan, jidaigekiDir. Akira Kurosawa

Sanjuro

1962·1h 36m·★ 8.0·Akira Kurosawa

3 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraThemes: feudal japan, jidaigekiDir. Akira Kurosawa

Ikiru

1952·2h 23m·★ 8.3·Akira Kurosawa

3 shared cast incl. Takashi Shimura & Minoru ChiakiDir. Akira Kurosawa

Yojimbo

1961·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Akira Kurosawa

Themes: feudal japan, jidaigekiBoth star Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira Kurosawa

Rashomon

1950·1h 28m·★ 8.1·Akira Kurosawa

3 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira Kurosawa

The Bad Sleep Well

1960·2h 30m·★ 7.9·Akira Kurosawa

3 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Kamatari FujiwaraDir. Akira Kurosawa

The Idiot

1951·2h 46m·★ 7.1·Akira Kurosawa

3 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira Kurosawa

Scandal

1950·1h 44m·★ 7.2·Akira Kurosawa

3 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira Kurosawa

Ugetsu

1953·1h 36m·★ 8.1·Kenji Mizoguchi

4 shared themes: sengoku period, 16th century, feudal japan...Fans also liked

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Hiroshi Inagaki

3 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraAction & Adventure & Drama

Ran

1985·2h 40m·★ 8.2·Akira Kurosawa

Themes: feudal japan, jidaigekiDir. Akira KurosawaAction & Drama

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

1952·59m·★ 6.7·Akira Kurosawa

Both star Susumu Fujita & Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira KurosawaDrama & Adventure

High and Low

1963·2h 22m·★ 8.4·Akira Kurosawa

Both star Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira Kurosawa

Stray Dog

1949·2h 2m·★ 7.8·Akira Kurosawa

Both star Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira Kurosawa

Drunken Angel

1948·1h 38m·★ 7.6·Akira Kurosawa

Both star Takashi Shimura & Toshirō MifuneDir. Akira Kurosawa

The Quiet Duel

1949·1h 35m·★ 7.3·Akira Kurosawa

Both star Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira Kurosawa

Sanshiro Sugata

1943·1h 20m·★ 6.7·Akira Kurosawa

Both star Susumu Fujita & Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira Kurosawa

The Twilight Samurai

2002·2h 9m·★ 8.0·Yoji Yamada

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