DramaRomance
The Hidden Blade
User Score122 votes
74%7.4/10
Release2004→
Runtime2H 12M
LanguageJapanese
StatusReleased
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.
Principal Cast8
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
Media6
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Director
Yoji Yamada
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RKeywords
samuraibased on novel or booksword fightrevengehonorperiod dramahistoricalcaste systemjidaigekiedo periodsocial classfeudal japanbushibakumatsu
Collection
Samurai Trilogy (Yoji Yamada) Collection
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Countries:Japan
Production:Eisei GekijoShochikuMAKE-UP DIMENSIONSNippon Television Network CorporationSumitomo CorporationHakuhodo DY Media PartnersNippan Group HoldingsTokyo Laboratory