The Hidden Blade
隠し剣 鬼の爪
CINEMA2004-10-30
RegionJP
Runtime132 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A moving exploration of unspoken devotion, domestic warmth, and a lethal hidden assassination technique.”
Storyline
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 / Director
Yoji Yamada
KEYWORDS
samuraibased on novel or booksword fightrevengehonorperiod dramahistoricalcaste systemjidaigekiedo periodsocial classfeudal japanbushibakumatsu
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A moving exploration of unspoken devotion, domestic warmth, and a lethal hidden assassination technique.
Collection: Samurai Trilogy (Yoji Yamada) Collection
A series of Samurai films from director Yoji Yamada
