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The Hidden Blade

Original title: 隠し剣 鬼の爪

  • Movie
  • 2004
  • R
  • 2h 12m

Directed by Yoji Yamada

7.4

TMDB audience rating
7.4 out of 10 from 132 votes

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Overview

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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Cast and crew

  • Masatoshi NagaseMunezô Katagiri

  • Takako Matsu

    Takako MatsuKie

  • Hidetaka Yoshioka

    Hidetaka YoshiokaSamon Shimada

  • Yukiyoshi Ozawa

    Yukiyoshi OzawaYaichirô Hazama

  • Tomoko Tabata

    Tomoko TabataShino Katagiri

  • Chieko Baisho

    Chieko BaishoMrs. Katagiri

  • Kunie Tanaka

    Kunie TanakaKanbê Katagiri

  • Sachiko Mitsumoto

    Sachiko MitsumotoMrs. Iseya

  • Reiko Takashima

    Reiko TakashimaHazama's Wife

  • Nana Saito

    Nana SaitoBun

  • Nenji Kobayashi

    Nenji KobayashiKôda

  • Ken Ogata

    Ken OgataChief Retainer Hori

  • Min Tanaka

    Min TanakaKansai Toda

  • Toshiki Ayata

    Toshiki Ayata

  • Hiroshi Kanbe

    Hiroshi Kanbe

  • 山村聪子

  • Kazuhiko Kasai

    Kazuhiko Kasai

  • Ryota Sato

Director
Yoji Yamada
Writer
Yoji Yamada and Yoshitaka Asama
Music
Isao Tomita
Cinematography
Mutsuo Naganuma