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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   1,856 votes
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Director:
Yôji Yamada
Writers:
Yôji Yamada (screenplay) &
Yoshitaka Asama (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
30 October 2004 (Japan) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
During the time of change of the mid-19th Century, Yaichiro is bid farewell by his fellow samurai friends... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 13 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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Japanese idea of love is very touching more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Masatoshi Nagase ... Munezô Katagiri
Takako Matsu ... Kie
Hidetaka Yoshioka ... Samon Shimada
Yukiyoshi Ozawa ... Yaichirô Hazama
Tomoko Tabata ... Shino Katagiri
Chieko Baisho ... Mrs. Katagiri (as Chieko Baishô)
Kunie Tanaka ... Kanbê Katagiri
Toshiki Ayata
Hiroshi Kanbe
Sachiko Mitsumoto ... Mrs. Iseya
Reiko Takashima ... Hazama's Wife
Satoko Yamamura
Nana Saito ... Bun (as Nana Saitô)
Kazuhiko Kasai
Ryôta Satô
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Hidden Blade (International: English title) (USA) (festival title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violent material.
Runtime:
132 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Company:
Shouchiku Co. more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: When Hazama is shot by a rifleman, it blows his arm off. A rifle bullet, particularly one of that era, does not have enough power to cleanly sever a limb in the manner shown. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
Kie: Is that what you command... sir?
Munezo Katagiri: Yes. That is my command.
Kie: If it's your command, then I have no choice but to obey.
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Movie Connections:
Followed by Bushi no ichibun (2006) more

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19 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Japanese idea of love is very touching, 30 July 2005
7/10
Author: wisteria_pearl from Japan

While this movie is set in a samurai period, it's definitely not all sword fights and battle. In fact, there is little to none (sorry all you samurai-anime fans!). But if you would like to get a very good insight into the ideals of Japanese romance and love, I recommend this. It may move slow for people who aren't too in to romance in general, but both men and women can enjoy the relationship that unfolds between the two main characters, with the political sub-plot and climatic fight scene blending in perfectly, and not overrunning the love story. I would also like to add that while younger audiences can enjoy this movie, the fight scene is a bit gory...

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