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.
- Released
- 2004-10-30
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Yoji Yamada, Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 from 131 votes
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
- Kunie Tanaka as Kanbê Katagiri
- Sachiko Mitsumoto as Mrs. Iseya
- Reiko Takashima as Hazama's Wife
- Nana Saito as Bun
- Nenji Kobayashi as Kôda
- Ken Ogata as Chief Retainer Hori
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