The Hidden Blade

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Director Yoji Yamada
Writer Yoji Yamada (Screenplay), Yoshitaka Asama (Screenplay), Shuhei Fujisawa (Original Story)
Original Title ้š ใ—ๅ‰ฃ ้ฌผใฎ็ˆช
Release Date October 30, 2004
Runtime 132 min (2h 12m)
Country Japan
Language JA
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Eisei Gekijo โ€ข Shochiku โ€ข MAKE-UP DIMENSIONS

The Hidden Blade (2004)

Directed by Yoji Yamada
โ€ข Written by Yoji Yamada , Yoshitaka Asama , Shuhei Fujisawa
โญ 3.7 / 5 (131 votes) โฑ๏ธ 132 min ๐ŸŽฌ Drama, Romance

Ratings Breakdown:

131 ratings
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Synopsis

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.

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Director Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Director
 Screenplay Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Screenplay
 Screenplay Yoshitaka Asama
Yoshitaka Asama
Screenplay
 Masatoshi Nagase
Masatoshi Nagase
Munezรด Katagiri
 Takako Matsu
Takako Matsu
Kie
 Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Samon Shimada
 Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Yaichirรด Hazama
 Tomoko Tabata
Tomoko Tabata
Shino Katagiri
 Chieko Baisho
Chieko Baisho
Mrs. Katagiri
 Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Kanbรช Katagiri
 Sachiko Mitsumoto
Sachiko Mitsumoto
Mrs. Iseya
 Reiko Takashima
Reiko Takashima
Hazama's Wife
 Nana Saito
Nana Saito
Bun
 Nenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi
Kรดda
 Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
Chief Retainer Hori