Full awards and nominations of The Hidden Blade
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Drama
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 ... [+]
- 55th Berlin International Film Festival 2005
- 50th Valladolid International Film Festival - Seminci 2005
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28th Japan Academy Film Prize
- nom. Best Film
- nom. Best Director (Yôji Yamada)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Yôji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama)
- nom. Best Actor (Masatoshi Nagase)
- nom. Best Actress (Takako Matsu)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (Hidetaka Yoshioka)
- nom. Best Music (Isao Tomita)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Mutsuo Naganuma)
- nom. Best Lighting Direction (Gengon Nakaoka)
- winner Best Art Direction (Mitsuo Degawa, Yoshinobu Nishioka)
- nom. Best Sound Recording (Kazumi Kishida)
- nom. Best Film Editing (Iwao Ishii)