Hidden Blade
One of Japan's most celebrated filmmakers, Yoji Yamada (director of the Oscar-nominated 'Twilight Samurai') has once again created stunning cinema with this tale of the decline of the shogunates and with them, the samurai, in the mid-19th Century. An engaging and beautiful drama following the life of a low-caste samurai as he struggles to come to terms with a new world.
Year: 2004
Genre: Drama, Foreign Language Films, Japanese Cinema, Samurai
Country: Japan
Director: Yoji Yamada
Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Min Tanaka
Duration: 130 Minutes
Rating: R16 - Contains violence.
Subtitles: Yes
7.8/10
Location in store: Foreign (Japan)
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