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The Hidden Blade is a 2004 film set in 1860s Japan, directed by Yoji Yamada. The plot revolves around several samurai during a time of change in the ruling and class structures of Japan. The film was written by Yamada with Yoshitaka Asama and, like its predecessor The Twilight Samurai (2002), based on a short story by Shūhei Fujisawa. The soundtrack is an original composition by Isao Tomita.
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The Hidden Blade 2004 - a Japanese romantic drama with samurai. Honestly at first, i was reluctant about this movie, thinking it was going to be super boring .... Yep, i still gave it a little chance and to see that i was pleasantly impressed. Yep, from my point of view, it is well worth seeing by fans of the genre, having many beautifully done scenes, alternating drama and even romance. The film i recommend is a mu…More
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In the later days of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Katagiri Munezo (Nagase Masatoshi) is a samurai in the rural Unasaka region. He watches one of his friends go off to Edo, Hazama Yaichiro, (Ozawa Yukiyoshi) destined for great things. His own family is of diminished circumstances following his father’s hari-kiri due to a disappearance of funds on a bridge building project. Despite these circumstances, the family is happy,…More