The Hidden Blade
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Not to be confused with Hidden Blade.
The Hidden Blade (隠し剣 鬼の爪, Kakushi ken: Oni no tsume, literally "Hidden Blade: Oni's Claw") is a 2004 film set in 1860s Japan, directed by Yoji Yamada. The plot revolves around several samurai during a time of change in the ruling and class structures of Japan. The film was written by Yamada with Yoshitaka Asama and, like its predecessor The Twilight Samurai (2002), based on a short story by Shūhei Fujisawa. The soundtrack is an original composition by Isao Tomita.
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Directed by | Yōji Yamada |
Written by | Yoshitaka Asama Yōji Yamada |
Story by | Shūhei Fujisawa |
Produced by | Hiroshi Fukazawa |
Starring | Masatoshi Nagase Takako Matsu Yukiyoshi Ozawa |
Cinematography | Mutsuo Naganuma |
Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
Music by | Isao Tomita |
Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | $8,043,781[1] |
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