Drama ·Romance · Japan · 2004 · 2h 12m

The Hidden Blade

隠し剣 鬼の爪

The Hidden Blade poster
Director
Yoji Yamada
Cast
Masatoshi Nagase as Munezô Katagiri Takako Matsu as Kie Hidetaka Yoshioka as Samon Shimada Yukiyoshi Ozawa as Yaichirô Hazama Tomoko Tabata as Shino Katagiri Chieko Baisho as Mrs. Katagiri
Crew
Mutsuo Naganuma — Director of Photography Iwao Ishii — Editor Isao Tomita — Original Music Composer Yoji Yamada — Screenplay Yoshitaka Asama — Screenplay Hiroshi Fukazawa — Producer
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.

Trailer The Hidden Blade — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
samuraibased on novel or booksword fightrevengehonorperiod dramahistoricalcaste systemjidaigekiedo periodsocial classfeudal japan
Key Collaborators
Yoji Yamada Director Mutsuo Naganuma Director of Photography Iwao Ishii Editor Isao Tomita Original Music Composer Yoji Yamada Screenplay Yoshitaka Asama Screenplay Hiroshi Fukazawa Producer Ichiro Yamamoto Producer Kazuko Kurosawa Costume Design
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