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Dominican Rep. The Hidden Blade
- Original title
- Kakushi-ken: oni no tsume (The Hidden Blade)
- Year
- 2004
- Running time
- 132 min.
- Country
Japan- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Masatoshi Nagase
Takako Matsu
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Tomoko Tabata
Reiko Takashima
Min Tanaka
Nenji Kobayashi
Ken Ogata
Kôen Kondô
Sachiko Mitsumoto
Chieko Baisho- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Feudal Japan. 19th Century. Samurai
- Synopsis
- Nagase Masatoshi stars as a samurai, whose adherence to his code of honor is tested by the forces around him. It is mid-nineteenth century Japan, and the way of the samurai is fading, as Western influences and corruption are slowly taking hold in Japan. The samurai rescues a woman (Matsu Takako) who's being abused in her married life, but as a silent romance blossoms between them, his corrupt superiors challenge the samurai's honor. And when his clan orders him to kill a fellow samurai fallen to corruption, can this man of honor - who has never killed - complete his duty? Like in The Twilight Samurai, Yamada Yoji explores complex themes in his depiction of the simple, yet conflicted life of a man following the strictest moral code.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2005: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection2005: Festival of Valladolid - Seminci: nominated to Best Picture - Golden Spike.2005: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Best Art Direction. 12 nominations
- Critics' reviews
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"A tenacious survival tale in which passionate lovers are held apart by outmoded traditions. How they overcome obstacles to happiness is what makes the film so dramatically engaging"
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"A movie that deftly balances the obligations of samurai history with love story."
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"An affecting portrait of the impact of profound change on people with limited options."
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"'The Hidden Blade' bears more than a passing resemblance in story and form to The Twilight Samurai, but stands on its own as a pleasant, if unremarkable, romance."
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"Both epic and intimate, this impassioned samurai drama is for anyone who's ever watched a movie and muttered, 'They just don't make 'em like they used to.'"
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 92 My Favorite Japanese Movies (21)
- 96 My Top 10 Movies from 2004 (20)
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