Feature film — 2004
The Hidden Blade (2004)
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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A high-signal pick with 131 votes.
Eisei Gekijo / Shochiku / MAKE-UP DIMENSIONS / Nippon Television Network Corporation / Sumitomo Corporation / Hakuhodo DY Media Partners / Nippan Group Holdings / Tokyo Laboratory
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Director: Yoji Yamada
On screen
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
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