The Hidden Blade
Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend.
Year: 2004
Studio: Eisei Gekijo, Shochiku, MAKE-UP DIMENSIONS, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Nippan Group Holdings, Tokyo Laboratory
Director: Yoji Yamada
Cast: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Tomoko Tabata, Chieko Baisho
Crew: Yoji Yamada (Director), Yoji Yamada (Screenplay), Yoshitaka Asama (Screenplay), Hiroshi Fukazawa (Producer), Shuhei Fujisawa (Original Story), Mutsuo Naganuma (Director of Photography)
Runtime: 132 minutes
Release: Oct 30, 2004
IMDb: 7.43/10 by 128 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : samurai, based on novel or book, sword fight, revenge, honor, period drama, historical, caste system, jidaigeki, edo period, social class, feudal japan, bushi, bakumatsu
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