The Hidden Blade
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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Part of Samurai Trilogy (Yoji Yamada) Collection
3 films
Cast
32 people
Masatoshi Nagase
Munezô Katagiri
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Takako Matsu
Kie
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Hidetaka Yoshioka
Samon Shimada
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Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Yaichirô Hazama
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Tomoko Tabata
Shino Katagiri
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Chieko Baisho
Mrs. Katagiri
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Kunie Tanaka
Kanbê Katagiri
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity
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Sachiko Mitsumoto
Mrs. Iseya
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Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
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Reiko Takashima
Hazama's Wife
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Yakuza Apocalypse
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Nana Saito
Bun
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Yumemiru Budo
Nenji Kobayashi
Kôda
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Café Lumière
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Ken Ogata
Chief Retainer Hori
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
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Yoji Yamada Director · Yoshitaka Asama Screenplay Shuhei Fujisawa Story
Worldwide gross $8M · United States release October 16, 2005 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$8,043,781
Production
Eisei Gekijo
Production
Shochiku
Production
MAKE-UP DIMENSIONS
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Sumitomo Corporation
Production
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Production
Nippan Group Holdings
Production
Tokyo Laboratory
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
隠し剣 鬼の爪
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 30, 2004
Theatrical
United States · October 16, 2005
Theatrical
Czechia
November 15, 2009 · TV · ČT2
France
November 9, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
February 15, 2005 · Theatrical
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