The Hidden Blade (2004)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently The Hidden Blade is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
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Cast & Crew.
Masatoshi Nagase
Munezô Katagiri
Takako Matsu
Kie
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Samon Shimada
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Yaichirô Hazama
Tomoko Tabata
Shino Katagiri
Chieko Baisho
Mrs. Katagiri
Kunie Tanaka
Kanbê Katagiri
Reiko Takashima
Hazama's Wife
Toshiki Ayata
Actor
Nana Saito
Bun
Hiroshi Kanbe
Naota
Sachiko Mitsumoto
Mrs. Iseya
Nenji Kobayashi
Kôda
Yoji Yamada
Director
Ken Ogata
Chief Retainer Hori
Min Tanaka
Kansai Toda
Yoshitaka Asama
Writer
Shuhei Fujisawa
Writer
Hiroshi Fukazawa
Producer
Isao Tomita
Composer
Mutsuo Naganuma
Cinematographer
Iwao Ishii
Editor
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Design
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Art Direction
Gengon Nakaoka
Lighting Technician
Masayasu Kitayama
Mantaro Koichi
Makoto Akatsuka
Tamami Kaneko
Kazuhiko Kasai
Satoko Yamamura
Tsukasa Sugawara
Koen Kondo
Takashi Sasano
Yoshiko Shinohara
Yuuki Natsusaka
Toru Iwasu
Koichi Kira
Ryota Sato
Youji Matsuda
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 30, 2004
Original Name隠し剣 鬼の爪
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 12m
Content RatingR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
samurai
based on novel or book
sword fight
revenge
honor
period drama
historical
caste system
jidai geki
edo period
social class
feudal japan
bushi
bakumatsu
Wiki.
The Hidden Blade (隠し剣 鬼の爪, Kakushi ken: Oni no tsume, literally "Hidden Blade: Oni's Claw") is a 2004 film set in 1860s Japan, directed by Yoji Yamada. The plot revolves around several samurai during a time of change in the ruling and class structures of Japan. The film was written by Yamada with Yoshitaka Asama and, like its predecessor The Twilight Samurai (2002), based on a short story by Shūhei Fujisawa. The soundtrack is an original composition by Isao Tomita.
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