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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.

Director(s)

Yoji Yamada

Kinichi Hanawa

Mikito Tanaka

Ayato Kurokawa

Emiko Hiramatsu

Yasutaka Maehara

Tadafumi Ito

Masaki Arai

Cast & Crew

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Yaichirô Hazama

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Samon Shimada

Min Tanaka

Kansai Toda

Mantaro Koichi

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Takashi Sasano

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Masatoshi Nagase

Munezô Katagiri

Takako Matsu

Kie

Tomoko Tabata

Shino Katagiri

Chieko Baisho

Mrs. Katagiri

Kunie Tanaka

Kanbê Katagiri

Sachiko Mitsumoto

Mrs. Iseya

Reiko Takashima

Hazama's Wife

Nana Saito

Bun

Nenji Kobayashi

Kôda

Ken Ogata

Chief Retainer Hori

Toshiki Ayata

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Hiroshi Kanbe

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Satoko Yamamura

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Kazuhiko Kasai

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Ryota Sato

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Yoshiko Shinohara

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Koichi Kira

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Toru Iwasu

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Yuuki Natsusaka

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Ryuji Komine

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Tsukasa Sugawara

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Tamami Kaneko

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Makoto Akatsuka

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Masayasu Kitayama

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Yoji Matsuda

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Koen Kondo

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Yusuke Izumi

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Yoji Yamada

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Kinichi Hanawa

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Mikito Tanaka

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Ayato Kurokawa

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Emiko Hiramatsu

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Yasutaka Maehara

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Tadafumi Ito

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Masaki Arai

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Details

GenresDrama, Romance

Runtime2h 12 mins

Released on30 Oct 2004

Languageja

Produced InJapan

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the hidden blade - Kakushi ken oni no tsume (2004)_trailer

Part of the Series

The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai

2002•JA

Love and Honor

Love and Honor

2006•JA