The Hidden Fortress

"Shitworms can't smell shit."

"Hey! [Rokurota looks curiously towards the peasants. Tahei and Matashichi shrink back in fear]... Evening."

"Matashichi? Let's stay friends in Heaven, too."

"Hide a stone among stones and a man among men."

"What you make of another's kindness is up to you."

"You cannot make my heart mute too!"

"I have enjoyed the journey. The happiness of these days, I would have never known living in the castle. I've seen people as they are, without pretense. I've seen their beauty and their ugliness with my own eyes."

"General Hyoe Tadokoro: Why did you let me survive the shame of my defeat? To defeat an enemy yet let him live may seem kind, but it's cruel!"

"Toshiro Mifune – General Rokurota Makabe"

"Minoru Chiaki – Tahei"

"Kamatari Fujiwara – Matashichi"

"Susumu Fujita – General Hyoe Tadokoro"

"Takashi Shimura – The Old General, Izumi Nagakura"

"Misa Uehara – Princess Yuki"

"Eiko Miyoshi – Old Lady-in-Waiting"

"Toshiko Higuchi – Farmer's Daughter bought from slave trader"

"Yū Fujiki – Barrier guard"

"Yoshio Tsuchiya – Samurai on horse"

"Kokuten Kōdō – Old man in front of sign"