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The hidden blade [videorecording (DVD)].

Tartan Video, c2006.

Japan -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.

Video Difference legacy collection.

Alternate title:

Kakushi ken oni no tsume [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (ca. 132 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital DTS Surround sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.

Special features: Behind the scenes with director Yoji Yamada ; Berlin Film Festival premiere ; Yoji Yamada press conference; Japanese theatrical trailer ; U.S. theatrical trailer.

Anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1.

In Japanese with optional English or Spanish subtitles.

Produced by Takeo Hisamatsu ; producers, Hiroshi Fukasawa, Ichirio Yamamoto ; original story, Shuhei Fujisawa ; co-written by Yoshitaka Asama ; written and directed by Yoji Yamada.

Masatoshi Nagase and Takako Matsu.

"The Hidden Blade is the epic tale of Munezo (Masatoshi Nagase), a samurai being displaced in a rapidly changing Japan. He was raised to respect tradition and the demanding moral code of the samurai and now circumstances are forcing him to make difficult personal and political choices. After a political coup fails, he is ordered to prove his innocence by finding and killing Yaichiro, a former friend, samurai and brilliant swordsman. Munezo secretly enlists the help of their former master who entrusts him with the secret of The Hidden Blade. Now he must choose between duty and honor."--Container.

Awards of the Japanese Academy, 2005: Best Art Direction (Mitsu Degawa, Yoshinobu Nishioka).

Japanese films.

Nagase, Masatoshi, 1966-

Matsu, Takako, 1977-

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