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
Sachiko Mitsumoto
Mrs. Iseya
Reiko Takashima
Hazama's Wife
Nana Saito
Bun
Nenji Kobayashi
Kôda
Ken Ogata
Chief Retainer Hori
Min Tanaka
Kansai Toda
Yoji Yamada
Director / Screenplay
Yoshitaka Asama
Screenplay
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Design
Isao Tomita
Original Music Composer
Iwao Ishii
Editor
Mutsuo Naganuma
Director of Photography
Shuhei Fujisawa
Original Story
Hiroshi Fukazawa
Producer
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Art Direction
Gengon Nakaoka
Lighting Technician
Yasushi Yamazaki
Other
Naoko Asari
Sound Editor
Shigeyuki Onodera
Music Producer
Yukio Hokari
Sound Effects
Kinichi Hanawa
Assistant Director
Mikito Tanaka
Assistant Director
Ayato Kurokawa
Assistant Director
Emiko Hiramatsu
Assistant Director
Yasutaka Maehara
Assistant Director
Tadafumi Ito
Assistant Director
Masaki Arai
Assistant Director
Yukitomo Tochino
Gun Wrangler
Etsuko Egawa
Special Effects
Ichiro Yamamoto
Producer
Junichi Sakomoto
Executive Producer
Ryuji Komine
Yoji Matsuda
Toshiki Ayata
Hiroshi Kanbe
Ryota Sato
Tsukasa Sugawara
Koichi Kira
Toru Iwasu
Yuuki Natsusaka
Yoshiko Shinohara
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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