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The Hidden Blade

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Calorie Rating: 185
Released: 2004-10-30
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 132 Minutes
Studios: Eisei Gekijo, Shochiku, MAKE-UP DIMENSIONS, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Nippan Group Holdings, Tokyo Laboratory,


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 / Directors

Yoji Yamada
Director
Kinichi Hanawa
Assistant Director
Mikito Tanaka
Assistant Director

Ayato Kurokawa
Assistant Director
Emiko Hiramatsu
Assistant Director
Yasutaka Maehara
Assistant Director

Tadafumi Ito
Assistant Director
Masaki Arai
Assistant Director


Cast

Masatoshi Nagase
Character: Munezô Katagiri
Takako Matsu
Character: Kie
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Character: Samon Shimada

Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Character: Yaichirô Hazama
Tomoko Tabata
Character: Shino Katagiri
Chieko Baisho
Character: Mrs. Katagiri

Kunie Tanaka
Character: Kanbê Katagiri
Sachiko Mitsumoto
Character: Mrs. Iseya
Reiko Takashima
Character: Hazama's Wife

Nana Saito
Character: Bun
Nenji Kobayashi
Character: Kôda
Ken Ogata
Character: Chief Retainer Hori

Min Tanaka
Character: Kansai Toda








Production and Crew

Yoji Yamada
Screenplay

Shuhei Fujisawa
Original Story
Mutsuo Naganuma
Director of Photography
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Design

Isao Tomita
Original Music Composer
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Art Direction

Gengon Nakaoka
Lighting Technician
Naoko Asari
Sound Editor

Shigeyuki Onodera
Music Producer
Yukio Hokari
Sound Effects
Yukitomo Tochino
Gun Wrangler

Etsuko Egawa
Special Effects
Junichi Sakomoto
Executive Producer